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Benchling Inventory API

Locations, boxes, containers, and plates for physical samples.

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

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

This API exposes 11 operations across 7 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.

11 operations 7 paths 0 schemas 5 GET6 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 Inventory 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 11

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 5 GET, 6 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Inventory 11

Locations, boxes, containers, and plates for physical samples.

GET
/locations
List locations
listLocations → 200
POST
/locations
Create a location
createLocation → 201
GET
/boxes
List boxes
listBoxes → 200
POST
/boxes
Create a box
createBox → 201
GET
/boxes/{box_id}/contents
List the contents of a box
listBoxContents 1 param → 200
GET
/containers
List containers
listContainers → 200
POST
/containers
Create a container
createContainer → 201
POST
/containers/{destination_container_id}:transfer
Transfer contents into a destination container
transferIntoContainer 1 param → 200
POST
/containers:check-out
Check out containers
checkOutContainers → 200
GET
/plates
List plates
listPlates → 200
POST
/plates
Create a plate
createPlate → 201

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

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