createsandbox.do

Veracode APIs

The createsandbox.do call creates a sandbox for the specified application. If you have already reached the maximum number of sandboxes for the application, this call fails.

Before using this API, Veracode strongly recommends that you read API Usage and Access Guidelines.

REST API Equivalent

The REST API equivalent of this call is a POST to /appsec/v1/applications/{applicationGuid}/sandboxes using the Development Sandbox API. Veracode strongly recommends that you use the REST API for this action. For new integrations, always use the REST APIs.

Resource URL

https://analysiscenter.veracode.com/api/5.0/createsandbox.do

Parameters

Name Type Description
app_id

Required

 Integer Application ID.
sandbox_name

Required

 String Name of the sandbox.
auto_recreate Boolean If true, creates a new sandbox with the same name when the current sandbox expires. Default is false.

HTTPie Example

Examples use the HTTPie command-line tool. See Using HTTPie with the Python Authentication Library.

http --auth-type=veracode_hmac "https://analysiscenter.veracode.com/api/5.0/createsandbox.do" "app_id==<app id>" "sandbox_name==Project Security"

HTTPie Results

The createsandbox.do call returns the sandboxinfo XML document, which references the sandboxinfo.xsd schema file. You can use the XSD schema file to validate the XML data.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<sandboxinfo xmlns:xsi="http&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;www.w3.org&#x2f;2001&#x2f;XMLSchema-instance" 
      xmlns="https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;analysiscenter.veracode.com&#x2f;schema&#x2f;4.0&#x2f;sandboxinfo" 
      xsi:schemaLocation="https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;analysiscenter.veracode.com&#x2f;schema&#x2f;4.0&#x2f;sandboxinfo 
      https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;analysiscenter.veracode.com&#x2f;resource&#x2f;4.0&#x2f;sandboxinfo.xsd" sandboxinfo_version="1.2" 
      account_id="<account id>" app_id="<app id>">
   <sandbox sandbox_id="<sandbox id>" sandbox_name="Project Security" sandbox_status="sandbox" owner="<Veracodeusername>" 
         modified_date="2019-09-17T14&#x3a;08&#x3a;35-04&#x3a;00" created_date="2019-09-17T14&#x3a;08&#x3a;35-04&#x3a;00">
      <customfield name="Custom 1" value=""/>
      <customfield name="Custom 2" value=""/>
      <customfield name="Custom 3" value=""/>
      <customfield name="Custom 4" value=""/>
      <customfield name="Custom 5" value=""/>
   </sandbox>
</sandboxinfo>
If you exceed the maximum number of sandboxes for the application, the return contains:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<error>An application can have up to 25 sandboxes. To create a new sandbox, you must delete one.</error>