generated: '2026-10-18'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://docs.latitude.so/observability/features/sandbox.md
sources:
- https://docs.latitude.so/observability/features/sandbox.md
- https://docs.latitude.so/test-and-fix/simulations.md
description: Latitude provides a single sandbox environment for trace‑level debugging.
modes:
- name: sandbox
  how_to_get_access: 'Create a sandbox key in the Latitude UI under **Sandbox configuration** (shown on the sandbox traces empty state) or via
    **Settings → Keys**. The sandbox key is organization‑scoped and prefixed `lat_sandbox_`.


    Use the key to write to or read from the sandbox via the regular Latitude API (`https://api.latitude.so/...`) or the Latitude CLI with a sandbox
    profile (`latitude profiles create sandbox`).


    Export the key with `LATITUDE_API_KEY=lat_sandbox_...` for ad‑hoc use.


    The key alone determines the environment; no separate endpoint or URL is required beyond the standard API base URL.


    **Key prefix**: `lat_sandbox_` (e.g., `LATITUDE_API_KEY=lat_sandbox_...`).


    **Rate limit**: 60 requests/min, 64 MB/min.


    **Retention**: spans are retained for 7 days.


    **Span quota**: 100,000 spans per period on Free plan, 1,000,000 on Pro, unlimited on Enterprise.


    **Sleep behavior**: sandbox is archived after 7 days of inactivity; ingestion to a sleeping sandbox returns HTTP 403.


    **Billing**: completely free; sandbox usage is never metered or charged.


    **Available features**: trace‑level debugging (Traces, Sessions, grouping, filters, per‑trace detail). Production monitoring features (search,
    alerts, evaluations, outbound notifications, etc.) are not available.


    **CLI usage**: `latitude profiles create sandbox`, `latitude auth login --with-token -p sandbox`, then commands with `-p sandbox` or by exporting
    the sandbox key.


    **API usage**: use the same Latitude API base URL (`https://api.latitude.so`) with the sandbox key; the key routes all reads/writes to the
    sandbox.


    **No test‑specific values** (cards, accounts, tokens, amounts) are published; therefore the `test_values` list is empty.'
docs:
- https://docs.latitude.so/observability/features/sandbox.md
- https://docs.latitude.so/test-and-fix/simulations.md