codesandbox / codesandbox/codesandbox-client

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Description

🐛 bug report

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Description of the problem

We create sandbox previews for user generated code by hitting a POST at https://codesandbox.io/api/v1/sandboxes/define?json=1 endpoint and receive sandbox id as response when request is successful. But now we're frequently getting error response as

{
"error": "Could not connect to sandbox creation service. Please try again in a bit See https://codesandbox.io/docs/importing#create-wizard for more details."
}

Link to sandbox: link (optional)

https://codesandbox.io/embed/undefined?fontsize=14&hidenavigation=1&theme=dark
Screenshot 2024-01-23 at 3 53 51 PM

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Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the POST request to https://codesandbox.io/api/v1/sandboxes/define?json=1 and compare successful and failing responses. Review the linked create-wizard documentation and trace the sandbox creation service involved in returning the connection error. Done means valid user-generated code consistently receives a sandbox id and produces a working preview instead of an undefined embed URL.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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