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# sandbox ls

> List directory entries in an app's remote sandbox

List the files and directories inside an app's [sandbox](/developers/app-code/local-development/bring-your-own-agent), the cloud environment that holds the app's code. This reads the remote sandbox, not your local files.

Every path is relative to the app root. `sandbox` commands don't require a local project. Target an app by passing [`--app-id`](/developers/references/cli/commands/introduction#select-a-target-app), setting the `BASE44_APP_ID` environment variable, or running the command from a linked project if you have one.

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
base44 sandbox ls [path]
```

## Arguments

| Argument | Description                                                            | Required |
| -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `path`   | Directory to list, relative to the app root. Defaults to the app root. | No       |

## Flags

| Flag               | Description                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--app-id <id>`    | Target the specified app. Defaults to the app linked in the current project. See [Select a target app](/developers/references/cli/commands/introduction#select-a-target-app). |
| `--recursive`      | List nested entries.                                                                                                                                                          |
| `--max-depth <n>`  | Maximum depth to descend when `--recursive` is set, between `1` and `10`. Defaults to `3`.                                                                                    |
| `--include-hidden` | Include dotfiles.                                                                                                                                                             |
| `--json`           | Keep stdout to just the JSON result, without the interactive status line. See [JSON output](/developers/references/cli/commands/introduction#json-output).                    |

## Output

The command returns JSON:

```
{
  "entries": [
    { "name": "pages", "path": "src/pages", "type": "directory" },
    { "name": "Home.jsx", "path": "src/pages/Home.jsx", "type": "file", "size": 1284 }
  ],
  "truncated": false
}
```

Each entry in `entries` has:

| Field  | Description                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `name` | The entry's own name, the last segment of its path.                                                                                                                                       |
| `path` | The entry's full path, relative to the app root. Matches `name` only for a top-level, non-recursive listing; a nested entry's `path` carries the directory prefix that `name` leaves out. |
| `type` | Either `file` or `directory`.                                                                                                                                                             |
| `size` | Size in bytes. Present on files only.                                                                                                                                                     |

The response itself also carries:

| Field       | Description                                                              |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `truncated` | `true` when the listing hit the limit of 1000 entries and was cut short. |

## Example

List the `src` directory two levels deep:

```bash theme={null}
base44 sandbox ls src --recursive --max-depth 2
```

## See also

* [Bring your own agent](/developers/app-code/local-development/bring-your-own-agent): How the sandbox works, and what you can change in it
* [`sandbox read`](/developers/references/cli/commands/sandbox-read): Read file contents from the sandbox
* [`sandbox grep`](/developers/references/cli/commands/sandbox-grep): Search files in the sandbox for a pattern
* [`sandbox run`](/developers/references/cli/commands/sandbox-run): Run a shell command in the sandbox