Execute Command

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POST
/workspaces
/:workspace
/sandboxes
/:sandbox_id
/exec

Run a command in a sandbox and return its result

Info

Limited to 60 seconds and not saved in history. For longer commands, use Run Sandbox Execution.

Request

REQUIRED SCOPES

SANDBOX_WRITE

URL PARAMETERS

workspacerequiredstring

The human-readable ID of the workspace

Example: "my-company"

sandbox_idrequiredstring

The ID of the sandbox

Example: "sb-1234567890abcdef"

BODY PARAMETERS

commandrequiredstring

Command to execute in the sandbox

runtimestring enum

Runtime environment for command execution (default: BASH)

Allowed enum:

BASH,

JAVASCRIPT,

TYPESCRIPT,

PYTHON

Response

RESPONSE BODY

commandstring

Command to execute in the sandbox

runtimestring enum

Runtime environment for command execution (default: BASH)

Allowed enum:

BASH,

JAVASCRIPT,

TYPESCRIPT,

PYTHON

exit_codeinteger

Command exit code

stdoutstring

Everything the command wrote to standard output

stderrstring

Everything the command wrote to standard error

Last modified on Oct 27, 2026

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Request example


curl -X POST "https://api.buddy.works/workspaces/:workspace/sandboxes/:sandbox_id/exec" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "command": "npm test",
  "runtime": "BASH"
}'