bdy sandbox
$bdy sandbox|sb [options] [command]
Create and manage cloud sandboxes: run commands and apps, take snapshots, expose endpoints
OPTIONS
--context <name>
Connection and scope context: default, git, link or a saved name. Overrides the globally active context for this invocation.--examples
Show only examples; with this flag --format accepts text, json or jsonl--verbose
Show REST API requests, responses, timing and retries on stderr-h, --help
display help for commandAVAILABLE COMMANDS
Start a stopped sandbox Required scopes: SANDBOX_WRITE
Stop a running sandbox Required scopes: SANDBOX_WRITE
Manage long-running apps in a sandbox
Copy files and directories between the local machine and a sandbox
(downloading needs only SANDBOX_READ, uploading SANDBOX_WRITE) Required
scopes: SANDBOX_READ, SANDBOX_WRITE
Create a new sandbox. Pre-installed tools: node 24, docker 29, go 1.25, python
3, git, curl, wget, jq, rsync, ripgrep, unzip, nano, bdy Required scopes:
SANDBOX_WRITE
Delete a sandbox Required scopes: SANDBOX_MANAGE
Manage public endpoints that expose sandbox ports
Run commands in a sandbox and manage them
Show sandbox details Required scopes: SANDBOX_READ
List sandboxes Required scopes: SANDBOX_READ
Show the sandbox setup log: stdout/stderr and exit codes from boot commands
(--boot-command) and from each fetch source (--fetch, including the optional
build= step)
Does NOT include:
- application output → use "bdy sb app logs <sandbox-identifier> <app-id>"
- exec output → use "bdy sb exec logs <sandbox-identifier> <command-id>"
Required scopes: SANDBOX_READ
Open this resource in a browser Required scopes: SANDBOX_READ
Restart a sandbox Required scopes: SANDBOX_WRITE
Manage sandbox snapshots
Open an interactive SSH session to a sandbox
Authenticates with the SSH key you added to your Buddy account - the session
always runs as the buddy user, whatever login is sent
Arguments for ssh itself, or a command to run instead of a shell, go after --
Required scopes: SANDBOX_READ
Show sandbox status Required scopes: SANDBOX_READ
Update a sandbox from a YAML definition Required scopes: SANDBOX_WRITE
Print a sandbox definition as YAML Required scopes: SANDBOX_READ
Documentation for bdy v1.25.20
Last modified on Oct 14, 2026