Pause an idle E2B sandbox on schedule
End-of-day routines can pause environments cleanly for tomorrow.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Pause Sandbox
Tool to pause a running E2B sandbox preserving its filesystem and memory state. Use when you need to temporarily suspend a sandbox while maintaining its state for later resumption. Takes approximately 4 seconds per 1 GiB of RAM to pause. Paused sandboxes can be stored for up to 30 days.
Why this helps
Idle sandboxes consume attention and may stay running longer than necessary.
- Preserve sandbox state
- Reduce routine manual actions
- Create a consistent shutdown habit
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect E2B in Notis.
- 2Create a scheduled pause automation.
- 3Tell Notis to pause the named sandbox at the chosen routine time.
- 4Pick the schedule and report channel.
- 5Test with a sandbox that is safe to pause.
Questions about this workflow
Will pausing delete the sandbox?
No. Pausing preserves filesystem and memory state for later resumption.
How long can it remain paused?
Paused sandboxes can be stored for up to 30 days according to E2B.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Slides to E2b. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Slides triggers
E2b actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Connect to Sandbox
Tool to connect to an existing E2B sandbox and retrieve its details. Use when you need to reconnect to a sandbox from different environments or resume a paused sandbox. The TTL is extended upon connection.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Template
Tool to create a new E2B template with specified configuration. Use when you need to define a new sandbox template that can be used to spawn sandbox environments.
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Create Webhook
Tool to register a new webhook to receive sandbox lifecycle events for the team. Use when you need to set up notifications for sandbox lifecycle events such as creation, updates, or termination.
Delete Sandbox
Tool to terminate and permanently delete a running E2B sandbox instance. Use when you need to kill a sandbox that is no longer needed. Once terminated, the sandbox cannot be resumed.
Delete Webhook
Tool to unregister a webhook and stop receiving lifecycle events. Use when you need to remove a webhook that is no longer needed or to clean up webhook registrations.
Check API Health
Tool to check the health status of the E2B API. Use when you need to verify that the API service is operational and accessible.
Get Sandbox
Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific sandbox by its ID. Use when you need to check sandbox status, metadata, or configuration details.
Get Sandbox Logs
Tool to retrieve logs from a specific E2B sandbox instance. Use when you need to debug or monitor sandbox execution by viewing its console output and system logs.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Slides and E2b, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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Do this · Action
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