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Benchling Registry API

Manage registry objects.See our documentation on [how to register entities](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/registering-entities).

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

Tagged areas include Registry. 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 12 paths, and defines 81 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 12 paths 81 schemas 10 GET2 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 Registry 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 12 paths, the API surfaces 12 operations — 10 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Registry 12

Manage registry objects. See our documentation on [how to register entities](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/registering-entities).

GET
/registries
List registries
listRegistries 2 params → 200
GET
/registries/{registry_id}
Get registry
getRegistry 1 param → 200404
GET
/registries/{registry_id}/batch-schemasdeprecated
List batch schemas by registry
listBatchSchemasByRegistry 1 param → 200400
GET
/registries/{registry_id}/box-schemasdeprecated
List box schemas by registry
listBoxSchemasByRegistry 1 param → 200400
GET
/registries/{registry_id}/container-schemasdeprecated
List container schemas by registry
listContainerSchemasByRegistry 1 param → 200400
GET
/registries/{registry_id}/dropdownsdeprecated
List dropdowns for a given registry
listDropdownsByRegistry 1 param → 200400
GET
/registries/{registry_id}/entity-schemasdeprecated
List entity schemas by registry
listEntitySchemasByRegistry 1 param → 200400
GET
/registries/{registry_id}/location-schemasdeprecated
List location schemas by registry
listLocationSchemasByRegistry 1 param → 200400
GET
/registries/{registry_id}/plate-schemasdeprecated
List plate schemas by registry
listPlateSchemasByRegistry 1 param → 200400
GET
/registries/{registry_id}/registered-entities:bulk-get
Bulk get registered entities
bulkGetRegisteredEntities 2 params → 200400404
POST
/registries/{registry_id}:bulk-register-entities
Register entities
registerEntities 1 param body → 202400
POST
/registries/{registry_id}:unregister-entities
Unregister entities
unregisterEntities 1 param body → 200400

Schemas 81

The contract defines 81 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are RnaSequence (29 properties), DnaSequence (27 properties), AaSequence (21 properties), Mixture (21 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DeprecatedEntitySchemasList
object
1 property
Primer
object
9 properties
UnitSummary
object
4 properties
ArchiveRecord
object
1 property
FieldType
string
MixtureWithEntityType
object
ContainerLabels
object
3 properties
DropdownsRegistryList
object
1 property
DnaSequenceTranscription
object
4 properties
FloatFieldDefinition
RegisterEntities
object
2 properties 2 required
RnaSequenceWithEntityType
object
RegistrySchema
NotFoundError
object
1 property
Registry
object
4 properties
MixtureMeasurementUnits
string
AaSequence
object
21 properties
RegisteredEntitiesList
object
1 property
CustomEntity
object
18 properties
UnregisterEntities
object
2 properties 2 required
RnaOligoWithEntityType
object
AaSequenceWithEntityType
object
SimpleFieldDefinition
RnaSequencePart
EntitySchema
CustomEntityWithEntityType
object
CustomField
object
1 property
EmptyObject
object
SequenceFeatureCustomField
object
A name and value pair associated with a sequence feature (annotation or translation). For genbank imports, these are the qualifiers associated with each featur…
2 properties
Entity
object
AaAnnotation
object
7 properties
SequenceFeatureBase
object
4 properties
IngredientMeasurementUnits
string
RegistriesList
object
1 property
AsyncTaskLink
object
1 property
RnaSequence
object
29 properties
RnaAnnotation
DnaSequence
object
27 properties
ContainerSchemasList
object
1 property
SchemaSummary
object
2 properties
ContainerSchema
DeprecatedEntitySchema
Molecule
object
19 properties
BoxSchema
LocationSchema
DnaSequenceWithEntityType
object
Fields
object
NucleotideSequencePart
object
3 properties
DnaOligoWithEntityType
object
BaseError
object
3 properties
PlateSchemasList
object
1 property
RnaOligo
DropdownSummary
object
2 properties
MoleculeWithEntityType
object
NamingStrategy
string
Specifies the behavior for automatically generated names when registering an entity. - NEWIDS: Generate new registry IDs - IDSFROMNAMES: Generate registry IDs…
BatchSchema
DropdownFieldDefinition
PartySummary
object
3 properties
DnaSequencePart
LocationSchemasList
object
1 property
CustomFields
object
Organization
object
3 properties
FieldDefinition
object
6 properties
BatchSchemasList
object
1 property
SchemaLinkFieldDefinition
EntityLabels
object
3 properties
BoxSchemasList
object
1 property
BadRequestError
object
1 property
DnaAnnotation
IntegerFieldDefinition
DnaOligo
Schema
object
5 properties
UserSummary
Mixture
object
21 properties
Translation
Field
object
5 properties 1 required
PlateSchema
NameTemplatePart
object
4 properties
Oligo
object
20 properties
RegistrationOrigin
object
2 properties
Ingredient
object
10 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

benchling-registry-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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