Create Sandbox

Create a new Salesforce sandbox org.

	sfp-pro	sfp (community)
Availability	✅	❌
From	August 24

This command creates a new sandbox org from a source org (production or another sandbox). You can specify the sandbox configuration using command-line options or a definition file.

Usage

$ sfp sandbox:create -v <string> -n <string> -s <string> [flags]
$ sfp org:create:sandbox -v <string> -n <string> -s <string> [flags]

Flags

Flag	Required	Description
-v, --targetdevhubusername=<value>	No	Username or alias of the production org
-n, --name=<value>	Yes (if no definition file)	Name of the sandbox to create
-s, --sourcesandbox=<value>	No	Name of the source sandbox to clone
-f, --definition-file=<value>	No	Path to a sandbox definition file
-d, --description=<value>	No	Description of the sandbox
--json	No	Format output as JSON
--loglevel=<option>	No	Logging level for this command invocation

Examples

$ sfp sandbox:create -v MyDevHub -n MySandbox1 -s SourceSandbox

Sandbox Definition File

If using a definition file, create a JSON file (default location: config/sandbox-def.json) with the following structure:

{
  "sandboxName": "MySandbox",
  "description": "My sandbox description",
  "sourceSandbox": "SourceSandboxName",
  "apexClassId": "01p...",
  "autoActivate": true,
  "copyChatter": true,
  "copyArchivedActivities": true,
  "licenseType": "Developer",
  "templateId": "0TT...",
  "historyDays": 0
}

Note: When using a definition file, the --name and --sourcesandbox flags are ignored.