---
title: "Delete a sandbox snapshot by name (default) or id"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v0beta1/sandbox-snapshots/{ref}"
tags: ["SandboxSnapshots"]
---

# Delete a sandbox snapshot by name (default) or id

`DELETE /api/v0beta1/sandbox-snapshots/{ref}`

## Path parameters

- `ref` string, required — Snapshot reference: its fully-qualified name (default) or row id. Use the `by` query param to choose.

## Query parameters

- `by` 'name' | 'id' | 'ref' | 'name_or_id' — How to interpret the reference: name (default), id, or ref/name_or_id (matches either; rejects ambiguity).

## Response `204`

Deleted.

## Other responses

- `401` — Error
- `403` — Error
- `404` — Error
- `409` — Error
- `502` — Error

---

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