--- title: Vercel Sandbox can now run for up to 24 hours | daily.dev description: Vercel Sandbox now supports uninterrupted sessions of up to 24 hours, increased from the previous 5-hour limit. This extended runtime enables workloads like... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vercel-sandbox-can-now-run-for-up-to-24-hours-hkojbczpj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Vercel Sandbox can now run for up to 24 hours | daily.dev og:description: Vercel Sandbox now supports uninterrupted sessions of up to 24 hours, increased from the previous 5-hour limit. This extended runtime enables workloads like... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vercel-sandbox-can-now-run-for-up-to-24-hours-hkojbczpj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hkOjbcZPj.png og:image:alt: Vercel Sandbox can now run for up to 24 hours og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Vercel Sandbox can now run for up to 24 hours **[Vercel](https://daily.dev/sources/vercel)** · 1 min read · 3 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Vercel Sandbox now supports uninterrupted sessions of up to 24 hours, increased from the previous 5-hour limit. This extended runtime enables workloads like large-scale data processing, end-to-end testing pipelines, and long-lived agentic workflows. The feature can be configured via a simple timeout parameter in the SDK and pairs with persistent sandboxes for durable state. Available on Pro and Enterprise plans. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the maximum runtime for a Vercel Sandbox session now? Vercel Sandbox sessions can now run uninterrupted for up to 24 hours, increased from the previous 5-hour limit. This longer duration supports workloads such as large-scale data processing, end-to-end testing pipelines, and long-lived agentic workflows. The new 24-hour max is available on all Pro and Enterprise plans and is set via the timeout parameter when creating a sandbox. _Building long-running agent workflows? See how sandbox runtime limits affect your setup on daily.dev._ ### How do I set a 24 hour timeout when creating a Vercel Sandbox? Pass a timeout value of 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 milliseconds to the Sandbox.create() method from the @vercel/sandbox package. This configures the sandbox to run uninterrupted for the full 24-hour maximum, which is now available on Pro and Enterprise plans, up from the prior 5-hour cap. _Developers tuning sandbox configs for long jobs can track platform limits like this on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@springtofigh** · 0 upvotes > Great to see these powerful features, even though they are just for Pro and Enterprise plans😊🚀 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Vercel Sandbox now supports up to 32 vCPU \+ 64 GB RAM configurations](https://daily.dev/posts/vercel-sandbox-now-supports-up-to-32-vcpu-64-gb-ram-configurations-4xq2dakjt) · Vercel · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Vercel Functions can now run up to 30 minutes](https://daily.dev/posts/vercel-functions-can-now-run-up-to-30-minutes-uo5rq5mjk) · Vercel · 20 upvotes · 0 comments - [Vercel Sandbox now provides 64 GB of storage](https://daily.dev/posts/vercel-sandbox-now-provides-64-gb-of-storage-hvbu8wbyt) · Vercel · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Workflow steps now support extended function durations](https://daily.dev/posts/workflow-steps-now-support-extended-function-durations-lcndamlme) · Vercel · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Vercel Sandbox is now available in all regions](https://daily.dev/posts/vercel-sandbox-is-now-available-in-all-regions-n7qup8mzw) · Vercel · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#serverless](https://daily.dev/tags/serverless), [#vercel](https://daily.dev/tags/vercel) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/vercel-sandbox-can-now-run-for-up-to-24-hours-hkojbczpj) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Vercel Sandbox can now run for up to 24 hours","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/vercel-sandbox-can-now-run-for-up-to-24-hours-hkojbczpj","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/vercel-sandbox-can-now-run-for-up-to-24-hours-hkojbczpj"},"datePublished":"2026-06-16T20:11:50.223Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T09:05:02.009Z","description":"Vercel Sandbox now supports uninterrupted sessions of up to 24 hours, increased from the previous 5-hour limit. 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