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Release the lease on a Devbox obtained with devbox acquire. Releasing makes the Devbox eligible for a later acquisition with the same tag. It does not expire the Devbox. Identify the lease by Devbox name, lease ID, or both. When neither is supplied, the CLI prompts you to select one of your leased Devboxes.

Usage

Examples

Release by lease ID

Release a named Devbox lease

Options

string
Release the lease ID printed by devbox acquire. The Devbox name is optional when this option is supplied.
boolean
default:"false"
Include Devboxes created by other users when selecting a leased Devbox.

Acquire a reusable Devbox

Obtain the lease that this command releases.

Delete a Devbox

Expire a Devbox instead of returning it for reuse.
Last modified on August 28, 2026