---
title: "Modal Sandbox.from_name() can return a terminated Sandbox: 2026-10-15 | Harbyn"
description: "Modal Sandbox.from_name() can return a terminated Sandbox, announced Oct 15, 2026."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/changes/modal/2026-10-15-sandbox-from-name-can-return-a-terminated-sandbox"
last-updated: 2026-10-16
---

# Modal Sandbox.from\_name() can return a terminated Sandbox

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/changes/modal/2026-10-15-sandbox-from-name-can-return-a-terminated-sandbox>.

Behavior change - Modal. low severity. In effect.

With include\_terminated=True, Sandbox.from\_name() now returns the most recently terminated Sandbox that used the name, if the name has not since been claimed.

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Vendor | [Modal](https://harbyn.com/vendors/modal.md) |
| Kind | Behavior change |
| Severity | low |
| Status | In effect |
| Announced | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Added to Harbyn | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Lead time | No dated deadline |
| Review | Reviewed by a person, extracted by a model |

## Find it in your code

```sh
npx harbyn scan
```

This change names no identifier the scanner can match line by line, so the scan tells you whether your repository uses Modal, from its packages and API hosts. Nothing leaves your machine.

## Sources

Where this event comes from: the page we read, when we read it, and the hash of that snapshot.

- <https://modal.com/docs/sdk/py/releases> (changelog, fetched 2026-10-16 04:38 UTC, sha256 `97ec6bfa2237432f4786f2163befe85fd599307e303ab38438662d30ceadeda4`)

## Related changes

### More from Modal

- [.update\_autoscaler() deprecated in favor of autoscaler.update()](https://harbyn.com/changes/modal/2026-10-15-autoscaler-update-methods-deprecated.md) (Deprecation, announced Oct 15, 2026)
- [Server session start may wait for an available container](https://harbyn.com/changes/modal/2026-10-03-server-session-start-may-wait-for-an-available-container.md) (Behavior change, announced Oct 3, 2026)
- [Python SDK 1.6.0 changes the JSON output of modal volume ls and modal queue list](https://harbyn.com/changes/modal/2026-09-28-cli-json-output-formats-changed.md) (Breaking change, announced Sep 28, 2026)
- [Python SDK 1.6.0 no longer allows a custom \_\_init\_\_ on @app.cls() classes](https://harbyn.com/changes/modal/2026-09-28-custom-constructors-no-longer-allowed-on-decorated-classes.md) (Breaking change, announced Sep 28, 2026)

### Changes at other vendors

- [Amazon Selling Partner API: ORDER\_CHANGE notifications add PreFulfillmentStatusChange for Amazon Autos](https://harbyn.com/changes/amazon-sp-api/2026-10-14-sp-api-updates-new-listings-items-api-ivp-values-in-eu5-jp-and-ca-stores-oct-3.md) (effective Oct 28, 2026)
- [BigCommerce: 301 redirects will apply only to storefront channels](https://harbyn.com/changes/bigcommerce/2026-10-07-301-redirects-now-apply-to-storefront-channels-only.md) (effective Nov 10, 2026)
- [GitHub: Secret scanning audit log business field changes to enterprise slug](https://harbyn.com/changes/github/2026-10-20-updates-to-github-secret-scanning-7.md) (effective Nov 12, 2026)
- [Jira / Atlassian Cloud: New IP address ranges in use from January 1, 2027](https://harbyn.com/changes/atlassian-jira/2026-10-16-atlassian-cloud-adds-new-ip-address-ranges.md) (effective Jan 1, 2027)

[All upcoming deadlines](https://harbyn.com/deadlines.md)