Executing Commands

Execute arbitrary shell commands inside a running sandbox.

Usage

curl -X POST https://api.yolocode.ai/api/e2b-sandboxes/<id>/exec \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"command": "npm install && npm run build"}'

Response

{
  "output": "added 150 packages in 12s\n> build\n> next build\n..."
}

Notes

• Commands run in the sandbox's default shell
• The endpoint has a max duration of 300 seconds (5 minutes)
• Long-running processes should be started in the background (e.g., nohup ... &)
• Works identically for both E2B (/api/e2b-sandboxes/<id>/exec) and Daytona (/api/daytona-sandboxes/<id>/exec)