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search:
  tags:
    - Sandbox
    - POST
seo:
  description: >-
    Sandbox-only. Moves a fixture item to the given lifecycle… Reference for the
    POST /sandbox/items/{qid}/advance endpoint in the Vault by Stashtab API API.
sidebar:
  badge: POST
  label: Advance an item's lifecycle (sandbox only)
title: Advance an item's lifecycle (sandbox only)
type: openapi-operation
---
Sandbox-only. Moves a fixture item to the given lifecycle status so
you can simulate intake → available → fulfillment → delivered without
physical product. Emits the same webhooks the production system
would. Returns `404` in production.

<Operation source="reference" id="sandboxadvanceitem" />