{
  "slug": "render-ea-sandboxes-snapshot-commands-create-get-list-and-restore-sandboxes-9e4e85b40078",
  "title": "render ea sandboxes snapshot commands create, get, list, and restore sandboxes",
  "tools": [
    "render"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-09-10T00:08:40.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-09-10T00:08:40.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When a running sandbox needs preserving, create a snapshot and poll its status with `get` until it is `available`. Then restore it as a new sandbox with `--snapshot-id`; snapshots and restored sandboxes must use the source sandbox’s group.",
    "examples": [
      "render ea sandboxes snapshots create <sandboxId>\nrender ea sandboxes snapshots get <snapshotId>\nrender ea sandboxes snapshots list",
      "render ea sandboxes create --snapshot-id <snapshotId>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v2.27.0",
      "<sandboxId> (required): ID of the running sandbox to snapshot.",
      "<snapshotId> (required): Snapshot ID to retrieve or restore; restore requires an available snapshot.",
      "--snapshot-id (required): Start the new sandbox from this snapshot; it must be available and in the same sandbox group. A runtime snapshot requires `--plan` matching its plan.",
      "--kind: Snapshot kind: `filesystem` (default) or `runtime`.",
      "--group: Sandbox group for `get` or `list`; defaults to the active workspace’s default group.",
      "--status: For `list`, repeatable filter: `creating`, `available`, or `failed`.",
      "Prerequisite: Render Sandboxes must be enabled for the workspace; docs say sandboxes require a valid Render API key and workspace ID.",
      "Prerequisite: The current quickstart requires Render CLI 2.28.0 or later.",
      "Docs conflict: Version discrepancy: release v2.27.0 says these snapshot commands and `--snapshot-id` were added in v2.27.0, while the current Render quickstart states CLI 2.28.0 or later is required. The cited current docs do not establish v2.27.0-specific command behavior."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "When maintaining a repository that uses Render sandboxes, snapshot a running sandbox and restore a sandbox from that snapshot.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/render-oss/cli/releases/tag/v2.27.0",
    "https://render.com/docs/sandboxes-cli-reference",
    "https://render.com/docs/sandboxes"
  ],
  "rank": 0.97015,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2a-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2a-20261017:wave2a-20261017-72f7d17e96ded03f-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "1b33865a176f11cb940a3226e6d70d5da021365a766514ffc49867574d23f992"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "9f69863b5c8ab177d29e69621a27211da7883dc728841c1ac1b03ee6a73daae2",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.97 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.71 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}