Get started with Sandbox CLI

Commands enable you to quickly set up Sandbox, an isolated development environment for testing.

Sandbox CLI expedites the process of creating an isolated development environment for testing site changes or Akamai property configurations.

Technical setup requirements

In order to use this tool, you need to have:
  • Akamai CLI installed. If you have a Mac with brew installed, enter brew install akamai.
  • An API client for both Property Manager API (PAPI) and Sandbox API with read-write access. Follow the steps in Get Started with APIs to learn how to configure authentication credentials to access the API.
  • Node version 8+.
  • Java version 8+.
  • Set the Java HOME variable.