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# Create Snapshot

Create a pre-built sandbox environment from a declarative image manifest.

<ParamField body="name" type="string" required>
  Unique snapshot name
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="image" type="object" required>
  Declarative image manifest (see [Image builder](/sandboxes/templates#image-configuration))
</ParamField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 201 theme={null}
  {
    "id": "snap-abc123",
    "name": "data-science",
    "status": "building",
    "contentHash": "sha256:...",
    "checkpointId": "",
    "manifest": { "steps": [] },
    "createdAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "lastUsedAt": ""
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>