B2C Sandbox Skill

Only create or delete sandboxes when explicitly requested. Always confirm destructive actions.

Use the b2c CLI plugin to manage Salesforce B2C Commerce On-demand sandboxes (ODS). Only create or delete a sandbox if explicitly asked as this may be a billable or destructible action.

Tip: If b2c is not installed globally, use npx @salesforce/b2c-cli instead (e.g., npx @salesforce/b2c-cli sandbox list).

Alias: The ods prefix is still supported as a backward-compatible alias (e.g., b2c ods list works the same as b2c sandbox list).

Sandbox ID Formats

Commands that operate on a specific sandbox accept two ID formats:

• UUID: The full sandbox UUID (e.g., abc12345-1234-1234-1234-abc123456789)
• Realm-instance: The realm-instance format (e.g., zzzv-123 or zzzv_123)

The realm-instance format uses the 4-character realm code followed by a dash or underscore and the instance number. When using a realm-instance format, the CLI will automatically look up the corresponding UUID.

Examples

List Sandboxes

bash
1b2c sandbox list
2
3# for realm zzpq with JSON output
4b2c sandbox list --realm zzpq --json
5
6# filter by status and those created by a specific user, only print the columns id,state,hostname
7b2c sandbox list --filter-params 'state=started,creating&createdBy=clavery@salesforce.com' --realm zzpq --columns id,state,hostname

Create Sandbox

Only create a sandbox if explicitly asked as this may be a billable action.

bash
1# create in realm zzpq with 4 hour TTL (0 = infinite); json output and wait for completion (this may take 5-10 minutes; timeout is 10 minutes)
2b2c sandbox create --realm zzpq --ttl 4 --json --wait
3
4# create in realm zzpq with large profile (medium is default)
5b2c sandbox create --realm zzpq --profile large
6
7# create without automatic OCAPI/WebDAV permissions
8b2c sandbox create --realm zzpq --no-set-permissions
9
10# use a different client ID for default permissions
11b2c sandbox create --realm zzpq --permissions-client-id my-other-client
12
13# custom OCAPI settings (replaces defaults)
14b2c sandbox create --realm zzpq --ocapi-settings '[{"client_id":"my-client","resources":[{"resource_id":"/code_versions","methods":["get"]}]}]'
15
16# with start/stop scheduler
17b2c sandbox create --realm zzpq --start-scheduler '{"weekdays":["MONDAY","TUESDAY"],"time":"08:00:00Z"}' --stop-scheduler '{"weekdays":["MONDAY","TUESDAY"],"time":"19:00:00Z"}'
18
19# get full log trace output to debug
20b2c sandbox create --realm zzpq --log-level trace

Get/Start/Stop/Restart/Delete Sandbox

Commands that operate on a specific sandbox support both UUID and realm-instance formats:

bash
1# Using UUID
2b2c sandbox get abc12345-1234-1234-1234-abc123456789
3b2c sandbox start abc12345-1234-1234-1234-abc123456789
4b2c sandbox stop abc12345-1234-1234-1234-abc123456789
5
6# Using realm-instance format
7b2c sandbox get zzzv-123
8b2c sandbox start zzzv_123
9b2c sandbox stop zzzv-123
10b2c sandbox restart zzzv-123
11b2c sandbox delete zzzv-123 --force

More Commands

See b2c sandbox --help for a full list of available commands and options in the sandbox topic.