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VMStartResponse

Response from starting a CodeSandbox virtual machine (devbox).

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Properties

Name Type Description
success boolean Whether the request was successful
errors array List of errors, if any
data object VM start data
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JSON Schema

codesandbox-vm-start-response-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api.codesandbox.io/schemas/vm-start-response",
  "title": "VMStartResponse",
  "description": "Response from starting a CodeSandbox virtual machine (devbox).",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "success": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the request was successful"
    },
    "errors": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "oneOf": [
          {"type": "string"},
          {"type": "object", "additionalProperties": true}
        ]
      },
      "description": "List of errors, if any"
    },
    "data": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "VM start data",
      "required": [
        "bootup_type", "cluster", "id", "latest_pitcher_version",
        "pitcher_manager_version", "pitcher_token", "pitcher_url",
        "pitcher_version", "reconnect_token", "use_pint",
        "user_workspace_path", "workspace_path"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The sandbox/VM ID"
        },
        "cluster": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The cluster where this VM is running (e.g., eu, us-east)"
        },
        "bootup_type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "How the VM was started (fresh, hibernated snapshot, etc.)"
        },
        "pitcher_url": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "WebSocket URL to connect to the Pitcher agent inside the VM"
        },
        "pitcher_token": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Authentication token for connecting to Pitcher"
        },
        "pitcher_version": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Version of the Pitcher agent running in this VM"
        },
        "pitcher_manager_version": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Version of the Pitcher manager"
        },
        "latest_pitcher_version": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Latest available Pitcher version"
        },
        "reconnect_token": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Token to reconnect to the same VM session"
        },
        "workspace_path": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Path to the main workspace directory inside the VM"
        },
        "user_workspace_path": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Path to the user-specific workspace directory"
        },
        "use_pint": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the sandbox uses the Pint bundler"
        },
        "pint_url": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "URL for Pint (if use_pint is true)"
        },
        "pint_token": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Authentication token for Pint (if use_pint is true)"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}