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Benchling Locations API

Manage locations objects.Like all inventory, every Location has a barcode that is unique across the registry.

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

Tagged areas include Locations. 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 7 operations across 5 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.

7 operations 5 paths 21 schemas 3 GET1 PATCH3 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 Locations 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 7

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 3 GET, 1 PATCH, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Locations 7

Manage locations objects. Like all inventory, every Location has a barcode that is unique across the registry.

GET
/locations
List locations
listLocations 16 params → 200400
POST
/locations
Create a location
createLocation body → 201400
GET
/locations/{location_id}
Get a location by ID
getLocation 1 param → 200400404
PATCH
/locations/{location_id}
Update a location
updateLocation 1 param body → 200400403404
POST
/locations:archive
Archive locations
archiveLocations body → 200400403
GET
/locations:bulk-get
BulkGet locations
bulkGetLocations 2 params → 200400404
POST
/locations:unarchive
Unarchive locations
unarchiveLocations body → 200400

Schemas 21

The contract defines 21 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Location (14 properties), Field (5 properties), LocationCreate (5 properties), LocationsArchivalChange (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ForbiddenRestrictedSampleError
object
1 property
LocationsBulkGet
object
1 property
Fields
object
BadRequestError
object
1 property
LocationsPaginatedList
object
2 properties
LocationsUnarchive
object
1 property 1 required
Location
object
14 properties
SchemaFieldsQueryParam
object
BaseError
object
3 properties
ArchiveRecord
object
1 property
FieldType
string
UserSummary
ForbiddenError
object
1 property
Field
object
5 properties 1 required
PartySummary
object
3 properties
LocationsArchive
object
3 properties 2 required
LocationCreate
object
5 properties 2 required
LocationUpdate
object
3 properties
NotFoundError
object
1 property
LocationsArchivalChange
object
IDs of all items that were archived or unarchived, grouped by resource type. This includes the IDs of locations along with any IDs of locations, boxes, plates,…
4 properties
SchemaSummary
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

benchling-locations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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