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Benchling Apps API

Benchling Apps, app config, canvases, and sessions.

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Benchling Apps API is one of 20 APIs that Benchling publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Application. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 6 operations across 5 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{tenant}.benchling.com/api/v2.

6 operations 5 paths 0 schemas 3 GET3 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://{tenant}.benchling.com/api/v2
Authentication
HTTP Basic, OAuth 2.0
Contact
Benchling Developer Platform
Terms of Service
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Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Benchling Apps API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). It supports OAuth 2.0 (appBearerAuth) using the clientCredentials flow. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • basicAuth — Personal user API key sent as HTTP Basic auth (Authorization: Basic {apikey}). Generate a key on your Benchling user settings page.
  • appBearerAuth — Benchling Apps authenticate with OAuth2 client credentials. Exchange clientid/clientsecret at POST /api/v2/token for a Bearer accesstoken.

Paths & Operations 6

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 3 GET, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Apps 6

Benchling Apps, app config, canvases, and sessions.

GET
/apps
List Benchling Apps
listApps → 200
POST
/apps
Create a Benchling App
createApp → 201
GET
/apps/{app_id}
Get a Benchling App
getApp 1 param → 200
GET
/app-configuration-items
List app configuration items
listAppConfigurationItems → 200
POST
/app-canvases
Create an app canvas
createAppCanvas → 201
POST
/app-sessions
Create an app session
createAppSession → 201

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

benchling-lims-apps-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
benchling-lims:benchling-lims-apps-api
Base URL
https://{tenant}.benchling.com/api/v2
Docs
https://docs.benchling.com/reference
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