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Python / Salesforce Platform APIs / Create/Clone Sandbox

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import sys
import chilkat

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "SandboxName": "devSandbox",
#   "LicenseType": "DEVELOPER",
#   "TemplateId": null,
#   "HistoryDays": 0,
#   "CopyChatter": false,
#   "AutoActivate": false,
#   "ApexClassId": null,
#   "Description": "My new fresh sandbox",
#   "SourceId": null
# }

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.UpdateString("SandboxName","devSandbox")
json.UpdateString("LicenseType","DEVELOPER")
json.UpdateNull("TemplateId")
json.UpdateInt("HistoryDays",0)
json.UpdateBool("CopyChatter",False)
json.UpdateBool("AutoActivate",False)
json.UpdateNull("ApexClassId")
json.UpdateString("Description","My new fresh sandbox")
json.UpdateNull("SourceId")

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.put_AuthToken("<access_token>")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/SandboxInfo","application/json",json)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

sbResponseBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

jResp = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(False)

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.emit())

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.header())
    print("Failed.")

    sys.exit()

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "id": "0GQ4H000000CxSzWAK",
#   "success": true,
#   "errors": [
#   ],
#   "warnings": [
#   ],
#   "infos": [
#   ]
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

id = jResp.stringOf("id")
success = jResp.BoolOf("success")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("errors")
while i < count_i :
    jResp.put_I(i)
    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("warnings")
while i < count_i :
    jResp.put_I(i)
    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("infos")
while i < count_i :
    jResp.put_I(i)
    i = i + 1

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "SandboxName": "devSandbox",
    "LicenseType": "DEVELOPER",
    "TemplateId": null,
    "HistoryDays": 0,
    "CopyChatter": false,
    "AutoActivate": false,
    "ApexClassId": null,
    "Description": "My new fresh sandbox",
    "SourceId": null
}'
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/SandboxInfo

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Create/Clone Sandbox",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"SandboxName\": \"devSandbox\",\n    \"LicenseType\": \"DEVELOPER\",\n    \"TemplateId\": null,\n    \"HistoryDays\": 0,\n    \"CopyChatter\": false,\n    \"AutoActivate\": false,\n    \"ApexClassId\": null,\n    \"Description\": \"My new fresh sandbox\",\n    \"SourceId\": null\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/SandboxInfo",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "tooling",
        "sobjects",
        "SandboxInfo"
      ]
    },
    "description": "Creates or clones a sandbox. If you wish to clone, fill the SourceId body field with the org Id of the source sandbox."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Create Sandbox",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"SandboxName\": \"devSandbox\",\n    \"LicenseType\": \"DEVELOPER\",\n    \"TemplateId\": null,\n    \"HistoryDays\": 0,\n    \"CopyChatter\": false,\n    \"AutoActivate\": false,\n    \"ApexClassId\": null,\n    \"Description\": \"My new fresh sandbox\",\n    \"SourceId\": null\n}",
          "options": {
            "raw": {
              "language": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/tooling/sobjects/SandboxInfo",
          "host": [
            "{{_endpoint}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "data",
            "v{{version}}",
            "tooling",
            "sobjects",
            "SandboxInfo"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:44:57 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Robots-Tag",
          "value": "none"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Sforce-Limit-Info",
          "value": "api-usage=312/15000"
        },
        {
          "key": "Location",
          "value": "/services/data/v59.0/tooling/sobjects/SandboxInfo/0GQ4H000000CxSzWAK"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"id\": \"0GQ4H000000CxSzWAK\",\n    \"success\": true,\n    \"errors\": [],\n    \"warnings\": [],\n    \"infos\": []\n}"
    }
  ]
}