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

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

`GET /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 `200`

Snapshot.

- SandboxSnapshot
  - `id` string, required
  - `snapshot` string, required
  - `provider` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `source_sandbox_id` string, nullable, required
  - `source_sandbox_name` string, nullable, required
  - `repository_id` string, nullable, required
  - `repository_url` string, nullable, required
  - `base_snapshot` string, nullable, required
  - `sandbox_preset` string, nullable, required
  - `sandbox_size` string, nullable, required
  - `capture_mode` string, nullable, required
  - `state` string, required
  - `error_message` string, nullable, required
  - `created_at` union, required
    - string
    - string, date-time
  - `updated_at` union, required
    - string
    - string, date-time
  - `daytona` ExperimentalDaytonaSnapshot, nullable, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `state` string
    - `imageName` string
    - `cpu` number
    - `memory` number
    - `disk` number
    - `createdAt` union
      - string
      - string, date-time
    - `updatedAt` union
      - string
      - string, date-time

## Other responses

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

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