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# Destroy a managed sandbox deployment

DELETE https://api.runtype.com/v1/sandbox-deployments/{id}

Records terminal intent, revokes future admission, advances the fence and enqueues cleanup. Idempotent retries return the same terminal intent.

Reference: https://docs.runtype.com/api-reference/runtype-api/sandbox-deployments/destroy-a-managed-sandbox-deployment

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — API key or Clerk session token

## Servers

- `https://api.runtype.com` (Production, default)
- `https://api.runtype-staging.com` (Staging)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required)

### Headers

- `idempotency-key` (string, optional) — Replays the stored response for the same authored body for seven days. Reusing a key with a different body returns 409.

## Response

### 202

Terminal intent recorded

- `deployment` (V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeployment, required)
- `operationId` (string, required, nullable)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Validation error

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 402 Payment Required Error

Blocked by the organization managed deployment spend budget or credits

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 403 Forbidden Error

Insufficient permissions

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

Not found

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflict

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 412 Precondition Failed Error

Resource version precondition failed

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Blocked by credential, source, or profile admission

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Organization quota exhausted

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal server error

- `error` (string, required)
- `details` (list of ErrorDetailsItems, optional)

## Types

### V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeployment

- `activeOperationId` (string, required, nullable)
- `activeProviderInstanceId` (string, required, nullable)
- `counters` (V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentCounters, required)
- `createdAt` (string, required)
- `createdByUserId` (string, required, nullable)
- `deploymentId` (string, required)
- `desiredState` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `active`, `suspended`, `destroyed`, `expired`
- `displayName` (string, required, nullable)
- `effectivePolicy` (V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentEffectivePolicy, required)
- `environment` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `development`, `staging`, `production`
- `expiresAt` (string, required, nullable)
- `ingressEnabled` (boolean, required)
- `organizationId` (string, required)
- `profile` (V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentProfile, required)
- `retentionAnchorAt` (string, required)
- `specHash` (string, required)
- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `provisioning`, `running`, `sleeping`, `suspended`, `degraded`, `failed`, `blocked`, `destroying`, `destroyed`, `expired`
- `statusReason` (string, required, nullable)
- `updatedAt` (string, required)
- `url` (string, required, nullable)

### ErrorDetailsItems

- `message` (string, required)
- `code` (string, optional) — Stable Runtype validation code (e.g. MISSING_REQUIRED_FIELD, INVALID_ENUM).
- `path` (string, optional) — Dotted JSON path to the offending field.
- `suggestion` (string, optional) — Actionable hint (allowed values, accepted range, …).

### V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentCounters

- `desiredRevision` (integer, required)
- `observedRevision` (integer, required, nullable)
- `providerGeneration` (integer, required)
- `resourceVersion` (integer, required)
- `runtimeEpoch` (integer, required)

### V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentEffectivePolicy

- `access` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `bearer`, `public`
- `availability` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `on-demand`, `warm`
- `restartPolicy` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `never`, `process`, `replace-sandbox`
- `retention` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `10m`, `1h`, `24h`, `unlimited`
- `sleepPolicy` (V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentEffectivePolicySleepPolicy, required)
- `networkAccess` (V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentEffectivePolicyNetworkAccess, optional)

### V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentProfile

- `accountTier` (string, required)
- `environment` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `development`, `staging`, `production`
- `profileId` (string, required)
- `providerId` (string, required)
- `runtimeClass` (string, required)
- `sdkVersion` (string, required)

### V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentEffectivePolicySleepPolicy

### V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentEffectivePolicyNetworkAccess

### V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentEffectivePolicySleepPolicy0

- `mode` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `never`

### V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentEffectivePolicySleepPolicy1

- `after` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `5m`, `15m`, `30m`, `1h`
- `mode` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `idle`

### V1SandboxDeploymentsIdDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDeploymentEffectivePolicyNetworkAccess1

- `allow` (list of string, optional)
- `profile` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `none`, `essentials`, `open`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "deployment": {
    "activeOperationId": "op_01HX9K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9U0V",
    "activeProviderInstanceId": "string",
    "counters": {
      "desiredRevision": 3,
      "observedRevision": 2,
      "providerGeneration": 1,
      "resourceVersion": 7,
      "runtimeEpoch": 1
    },
    "createdAt": "2024-03-15T10:22:00Z",
    "createdByUserId": "user_01HX9K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9U0V",
    "deploymentId": "dep_01HX9K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9U0V",
    "desiredState": "destroyed",
    "displayName": "my-api-sandbox",
    "effectivePolicy": {
      "access": "bearer",
      "availability": "on-demand",
      "restartPolicy": "never",
      "retention": "1h",
      "sleepPolicy": {
        "mode": "never"
      },
      "networkAccess": "essentials"
    },
    "environment": "development",
    "expiresAt": "2024-03-15T11:22:00Z",
    "ingressEnabled": true,
    "organizationId": "org_01HX9K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9U0V",
    "profile": {
      "accountTier": "pro",
      "environment": "development",
      "profileId": "prof_01HX9K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9U0V",
      "providerId": "prov_01HX9K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9U0V",
      "runtimeClass": "standard",
      "sdkVersion": "1.4.2"
    },
    "retentionAnchorAt": "2024-03-15T10:22:00Z",
    "specHash": "sha256:a3f1c2e4b5d6e7f8a9b0c1d2e3f4a5b6c7d8e9f0a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2",
    "status": "destroying",
    "statusReason": "Destroy requested by user",
    "updatedAt": "2024-03-15T10:45:30Z",
    "url": "https://dep-01hx9k2m3n4p5q6r7s8t9u0v.sandbox.runtype.com"
  },
  "operationId": "op_01HX9K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9U0V"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.runtype.com/v1/sandbox-deployments/id"

payload = {}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.delete(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.runtype.com/v1/sandbox-deployments/id';
const options = {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.runtype.com/v1/sandbox-deployments/id"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.runtype.com/v1/sandbox-deployments/id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.delete("https://api.runtype.com/v1/sandbox-deployments/id")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('DELETE', 'https://api.runtype.com/v1/sandbox-deployments/id', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.runtype.com/v1/sandbox-deployments/id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.DELETE);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.runtype.com/v1/sandbox-deployments/id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "DELETE"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```