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Benchling Lab Automation API

Lab Automation endpoints support integration with lab instruments, and liquid handlers to create samples or results, and capture transfers between containers at scale.

Benchling Lab Automation API is one of 58 APIs that Benchling publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Lab Automation. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, a changelog, and a status page.

This API exposes 12 operations across 8 paths, and defines 21 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, /api/v2.

12 operations 8 paths 21 schemas 4 GET3 PATCH5 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://{tenant}.benchling.com/api/v2
Authentication
HTTP Basic, HTTP Basic, OAuth 2.0
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Benchling Lab Automation API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicApiKeyAuth). It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicClientIdSecretAuth). It supports OAuth 2.0 (oAuth) using the clientCredentials flow. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • basicApiKeyAuth — Use issued API key for standard access to the API
  • basicClientIdSecretAuth — Auth used as part of client credentials OAuth flow prior to receiving a bearer token.
  • oAuth — OAuth2 Client Credentials flow intended for service access

Paths & Operations 12

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 12 operations — 4 GET, 3 PATCH, 5 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Lab Automation 12

Lab Automation endpoints support integration with lab instruments, and liquid handlers to create samples or results, and capture transfers between containers at scale.

GET
/automation-file-transforms/{transform_id}
Get a Lab Automation Transform step
getLabAutomationTransform 1 param → 200404
PATCH
/automation-file-transforms/{transform_id}
Update a Lab Automation Transform step
updateLabAutomationTransform 1 param body → 200400
GET
/automation-input-generators/{input_generator_id}
Get an Automation Input Generator
getAutomationInputGenerator 1 param → 200400
PATCH
/automation-input-generators/{input_generator_id}
Update an Automation Input Generator
updateAutomationInputGenerator 1 param body → 200400
POST
/automation-input-generators/{input_generator_id}:generate-input
Generate Input with an Automation Input Generator
generateInputWithAutomationInputGenerator 1 param → 202400
GET
/automation-output-processors
List non-empty Automation Output Processors
listAutomationOutputProcessors 5 params → 200400
POST
/automation-output-processors
Create Automation Output Processor
createAutomationOutputProcessor body → 201400
GET
/automation-output-processors/{output_processor_id}
Get an Automation Output Processor
getAutomationOutputProcessor 1 param → 200400
PATCH
/automation-output-processors/{output_processor_id}
Update an Automation Output Processor
updateAutomationOutputProcessor 1 param body → 200400
POST
/automation-output-processors/{output_processor_id}:process-output
Process Output with an Automation Output Processor
processOutputWithAutomationOutputProcessor 1 param → 202400
POST
/automation-output-processors:archive
Archive Automation Output Processors and linked Results
archiveAutomationOutputProcessors body → 200400
POST
/automation-output-processors:unarchive
Unarchive Automation Output Processors and linked Results
unarchiveAutomationOutputProcessors body → 200400

Schemas 21

The contract defines 21 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are LabAutomationTransform (9 properties), AutomationOutputProcessorCreate (7 properties), Blob (5 properties), AutomationFile (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

LabAutomationTransformUpdate
object
2 properties
LabAutomationTransform
object
9 properties
Blob
object
5 properties
AutomationOutputProcessorsPaginatedList
object
A paginated list of automation output processors which have an attached file.
2 properties
AutomationOutputProcessor
BadRequestError
object
1 property
AutomationOutputProcessorArchivalChange
object
IDs of all items that were archived or unarchived, grouped by resource type. This includes the IDs of any linked Results that were archived / unarchived.
2 properties
BaseError
object
3 properties
ArchiveRecord
object
1 property
AutomationOutputProcessorCreate
object
7 properties 3 required
AutomationProgressStats
object
Processing progress information.
3 properties
AsyncTaskLink
object
1 property
LabAutomationBenchlingAppErrors
object
1 property
AutomationOutputProcessorsUnarchive
object
1 property 1 required
AutomationOutputProcessorUpdate
object
1 property 1 required
LabAutomationBenchlingAppError
object
1 property
NotFoundError
object
1 property
AutomationFile
object
5 properties
AutomationOutputProcessorsArchive
object
2 properties 1 required
AutomationInputGenerator
AutomationInputGeneratorUpdate
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

benchling-lab-automation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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