# TimeoutAction


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API version: v1


> This API is experimental. Features, interfaces,
> and behavior may change.




Schema constraints and annotations:

```json
{
  "description": "TimeoutAction selects the lifecycle action taken at the reported deadline.\n\nValues:\nunspecified: unspecified is invalid when explicitly supplied.\ndelete: delete deletes the sandbox at expiry.\nstop: stop applies the sandbox's persisted stop guarantee at expiry.\nkeep: Deprecated alias for the restart action, still accepted on input and output. New clients should use the canonical restart action.\nrestart: Preserves memory through backend-managed stop/resume cycles at expiry. Requires memory preservation and the always-on entitlement.",
  "enum": [
    "unspecified",
    "delete",
    "stop",
    "keep",
    "restart"
  ],
  "title": "TimeoutAction",
  "type": "string"
}
```