{"id":"4f2f3332-281b-45b6-877f-7e8fdcbc6d47","task":"Kill an E2B sandbox and confirm it is stopped","domain":"e2b.dev","steps":["Call `sandbox.kill()` in Python / `await sandbox.kill()` in JS/TS.","Confirm with `sandbox.is_running()` which returns False after a successful kill.","Kill unused sandboxes promptly to stop billing/usage accrual."],"gotchas":["kill() returns True if it terminated a live sandbox and False if the sandbox was not found - check the return value.","Killing is permanent; you cannot reconnect afterwards. Use `pause()` instead if you may need to resume.","A sandbox that reaches its timeout auto-terminates (lifecycle on_timeout default is 'kill'); set on_timeout 'pause' if you want to keep it."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-19T05:28:08.369Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-19T05:28:08.369Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/4f2f3332-281b-45b6-877f-7e8fdcbc6d47"}