---
aid: codesandbox
name: CodeSandbox
description: >-
  CodeSandbox is a browser-based development environment platform that enables
  developers to create, share, and collaborate on interactive coding sandboxes
  instantly in the browser. The platform provides a cloud-based IDE with
  Firecracker microVM infrastructure that supports snapshotting, cloning, and
  running isolated development environments at scale. CodeSandbox offers the
  CodeSandbox SDK for programmatically spinning up AI sandboxes and development
  environments, the Sandpack component toolkit for embedding live-running code
  editing experiences, and a browser sandbox Define API for generating sandboxes
  on the fly from code examples. Trusted by over 4.5 million developers monthly,
  it serves individual developers, professional teams, and AI product builders
  needing concurrent sandboxed environments.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Developer Tools
  - Cloud IDE
  - Code Sandboxes
  - Browser Development
  - AI Sandboxes
  - Code Embedding
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/codesandbox/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'

specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: codesandbox:sdk
    name: CodeSandbox SDK API
    description: >-
      The CodeSandbox SDK provides programmatic access to spin up isolated
      Firecracker microVM-backed development environments and run untrusted code
      securely. It supports VM snapshotting and cloning in under 2 seconds,
      terminal and shell access, container support via Dockerfile, and Git/GitHub
      integration. Authenticated via API key token obtained from
      codesandbox.io/t/api and provided as CSB_API_KEY environment variable.
    humanURL: https://codesandbox.io/docs/sdk
    baseURL: https://api.codesandbox.io
    tags:
      - SDK
      - Virtual Machines
      - AI Sandboxes
      - Code Execution
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://codesandbox.io/docs/sdk
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/codesandbox/codesandbox-sdk
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/codesandbox-sdk-openapi.yml
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/codesandbox-sandbox-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/codesandbox-vm-start-response-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/codesandbox-preview-token-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/codesandbox-meta-information-schema.json
      - type: Vocabulary
        url: vocabulary/codesandbox-vocabulary.yml
      - type: JSONLDContext
        url: json-ld/codesandbox-context.jsonld
  - aid: codesandbox:define-api
    name: CodeSandbox Define API
    description: >-
      The Define API allows programmatic creation of browser sandboxes from code
      files, useful for documentation sites and code examples that need to
      generate a sandbox on the fly. Supports both GET and POST requests to
      https://codesandbox.io/api/v1/sandboxes/define, accepting a files
      parameter containing the sandbox file structure and returning either a
      rendered sandbox or JSON with sandbox_id when using the ?json=1 query
      parameter.
    humanURL: https://codesandbox.io/docs/learn/browser-sandboxes/cli-api
    baseURL: https://codesandbox.io/api/v1
    tags:
      - Browser Sandboxes
      - REST API
      - Code Examples
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://codesandbox.io/docs/learn/browser-sandboxes/cli-api
  - aid: codesandbox:sandpack
    name: Sandpack Embed Toolkit
    description: >-
      Sandpack is an open-source component toolkit for creating live-running code
      editing experiences powered by CodeSandbox. It supports React via
      @codesandbox/sandpack-react and plain JavaScript via
      @codesandbox/sandpack-client, enabling developers to embed interactive code
      editors and previews with built-in support for Next.js, Remix, Vite, Astro,
      hot module reloading, and npm dependency support. Also supports iframe-based
      sandbox embedding.
    humanURL: https://sandpack.codesandbox.io/docs
    tags:
      - Embedding
      - Code Editor
      - React
      - JavaScript
      - Component Toolkit
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://sandpack.codesandbox.io/docs
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/codesandbox/sandpack
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://codesandbox.io
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://codesandbox.io/docs/learn
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/codesandbox
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/codesandbox
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/codesandbox
  - type: Blog
    url: https://codesandbox.io/blog
  - type: Changelog
    url: https://codesandbox.io/changelog
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://codesandbox.io/pricing
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.codesandbox.io
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/codesandbox-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/codesandbox-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/codesandbox-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com