# Pause a sandbox

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

Pause a sandbox while retaining its state.

Tool: sandboxes_pause
Input: {"sandboxId":"SANDBOX_ID"}
Permission: MACHINE_UPDATE.
Resume the sandbox before requesting fresh data-plane work.

Example:

```
{"name":"sandboxes_pause","arguments":{"sandboxId":"SANDBOX_ID"}}
```