# Stop a sandbox

Collection: api
Human docs: https://zei.sh/docs/api

Stop a sandbox runtime while retaining the sandbox record.

POST /public/sandboxes/:sandboxId/stop
Permission: MACHINE_UPDATE.
Stop releases the active runtime and preserves the sandbox configuration.
Response: The lifecycle result.

Example:

```
curl -X POST https://api.zei.sh/api/v1/public/sandboxes/:sandboxId/stop \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ZEISH_API_KEY"
```