Benchling Audit Log API

Represents a single entry in an object's audit log. Each entry captures what changed, who made the change, and contextual information about the affected object hierarchy.

Operations 4

GET /audit-log/items List AuditLog items #
GET /audit-log/{audit_log_id} Get AuditLog by ID #
POST /audit-log:export Export the full audit log for an object as a CSV or PDF file #
GET /tasks/audit-log/export/{task_id} Poll async task status #

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OpenAPI Specification

benchling-auditlog-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  title: Benchling Audit Log API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: Represents a single entry in an object's audit log. Each entry captures what changed, who made the change, and contextual information about the affected object hierarchy.
servers:
- url: /api/v3
security:
- oAuth: []
- basicApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- description: Represents a single entry in an object's audit log. Each entry captures what changed, who made the change, and contextual information about the affected object hierarchy.
  name: AuditLog
  x-bnch-organization: Benchling
paths:
  /audit-log/items:
    get:
      description: List AuditLog items.
      operationId: AuditLog.List
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/action.anyOf'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/createdAt.gt'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/createdAt.gte'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/createdAt.lt'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/createdAt.lte'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id.anyOf'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/nextToken'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/objectId.anyOf'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/omit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageSize'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/reasonCode.anyOf'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/returning'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userId.anyOf'
      - description: 'Method by which to order results. Valid sorts are: createdAt (created time, oldest first). Use :asc or :desc to specify ascending or descending order. Default is createdAt:asc.'
        in: query
        name: sort
        schema:
          default: createdAt:asc
          enum:
          - createdAt:asc
          - createdAt:desc
          type: string
      - description: Set to true to access beta operations via /api/v3.
        in: header
        name: EARLY-ACCESS
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditLogPaginatedList'
          description: OK
          headers: {}
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: List AuditLog items
      tags:
      - AuditLog
      x-bnch-rate-limit-tier: 4
  /audit-log/{audit_log_id}:
    get:
      description: Get a single AuditLog by ID.
      operationId: AuditLog.Get
      parameters:
      - description: ID of the AuditLog.
        in: path
        name: audit_log_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/returning'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/omit'
      - description: Set to true to access beta operations via /api/v3.
        in: header
        name: EARLY-ACCESS
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditLog'
          description: OK
          headers: {}
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Get AuditLog by ID
      tags:
      - AuditLog
      x-bnch-rate-limit-tier: 5
  /audit-log:export:
    post:
      description: Export the full audit log for an object as a CSV or PDF file
      operationId: AuditLog.Export
      parameters:
      - description: Set to true to access beta operations via /api/v3.
        in: header
        name: EARLY-ACCESS
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditLogExportInput'
      responses:
        '202':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AsyncTaskLink'
          description: Task started
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Export the full audit log for an object as a CSV or PDF file
      tags:
      - AuditLog
      x-bnch-rate-limit-tier: 4
  /tasks/audit-log/export/{task_id}:
    get:
      description: Poll status for Export the full audit log for an object as a CSV or PDF file.
      operationId: AuditLog.Export.Get
      parameters:
      - description: ID of the asynchronous task to poll.
        in: path
        name: task_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Set to true to access beta operations via /api/v3.
        in: header
        name: EARLY-ACCESS
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                  result:
                    oneOf:
                    - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditLogExportOutput'
                    - type: 'null'
                  status:
                    enum:
                    - NOT_STARTED
                    - IN_PROGRESS
                    - COMPLETED
                    - FAILED
                    type: string
                type: object
          description: OK
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      summary: Poll async task status
      tags:
      - AuditLog
      x-bnch-rate-limit-tier: 5
components:
  schemas:
    AuditLog:
      description: Represents a single entry in an object's audit log. Each entry captures what changed, who made the change, and contextual information about the affected object hierarchy.
      properties:
        __typename:
          type: string
        action:
          type: string
        clientId:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        clientName:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        createdAt:
          format: datetime
          type: string
        delegateUser:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        electronicallySigned:
          type: string
        eventDescription:
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        ipAddress:
          type: string
        item:
          type: string
        itemDeveloperId:
          type: string
        itemId:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        itemType:
          type: string
        newValue:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        oldValue:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        parentItem1:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        parentItem1DeveloperId:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        parentItem1Type:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        parentItem2:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        parentItem2DeveloperId:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        parentItem2Type:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        parentItem3:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        parentItem3DeveloperId:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        parentItem3Type:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        reasonCode:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        reasonComment:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        transactionId:
          type: string
        userHandle:
          type: string
        userId:
          type: string
        userName:
          type: string
      type: object
    InternalServerError:
      properties:
        detail:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
          - object
        errorId:
          type: string
        instance:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        title:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        type:
          type: string
      required:
      - type
      - title
      - detail
      - status
      - instance
      type: object
    AsyncTaskLink:
      properties:
        pollingUri:
          format: uri
          type: string
        taskId:
          type: string
      type: object
    AuditLogExportInput:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        format:
          enum:
          - CSV
          - PDF
          type: string
        objectId:
          type: string
      required:
      - objectId
      - format
      type: object
    AuditLogPaginatedList:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        items:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AuditLog'
          type: array
        nextToken:
          type: string
      type: object
    AuditLogExportOutput:
      description: Output of the audit log export custom method. Contains a presigned download URL for the exported file.
      properties:
        downloadUrl:
          type: string
      type: object
    GeneralError:
      properties:
        detail:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
          - object
        instance:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        title:
          type:
          - 'null'
          - string
        type:
          type: string
      required:
      - type
      - title
      - detail
      - status
      - instance
      type: object
  parameters:
    pageSize:
      description: Number of results to return. Defaults to 50, maximum of 100.
      in: query
      name: pageSize
      schema:
        type: integer
    createdAt.gte:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those created at or after the specified time. e.g. >= 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: createdAt.gte
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    id.anyOf:
      description: Restricts results to those matching any of the specified IDs. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: id.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 100
        type: array
    createdAt.gt:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those created after the specified time. e.g. > 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: createdAt.gt
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    reasonCode.anyOf:
      description: Restricts results to audit logs with any of the specified reason codes. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: reasonCode.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 100
        type: array
    objectId.anyOf:
      description: Retrieves audit logs for the specified object API IDs. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: objectId.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 10
        type: array
    createdAt.lt:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those created before the specified time. e.g. < 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: createdAt.lt
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
    returning:
      description: Comma-separated list of top-level fields to include in each returned item. Cannot overlap with omit.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: returning
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        type: array
    userId.anyOf:
      description: Restricts results to those associated with any of the specified user API IDs. Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: userId.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 100
        type: array
    nextToken:
      description: Token for pagination
      in: query
      name: nextToken
      schema:
        type: string
    action.anyOf:
      description: Restricts results to audit logs matching any of the specified action display names (e.g. 'Updated name', 'Created'). Comma-separated list.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: action.anyOf
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        maxItems: 100
        type: array
    omit:
      description: Comma-separated list of top-level fields to omit from each returned item. Cannot overlap with returning.
      explode: false
      in: query
      name: omit
      schema:
        items:
          type: string
        type: array
    createdAt.lte:
      description: Datetime, in RFC 3339 format. Time zone defaults to UTC. Restricts results to those created at or before the specified time. e.g. <= 2017-04-30.
      in: query
      name: createdAt.lte
      schema:
        format: datetime
        type: string
  responses:
    NotFound:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
      description: Not Found
    TooManyRequests:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
      description: Too Many Requests
    BadRequest:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
      description: Bad Request
    Forbidden:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeneralError'
      description: Forbidden
    InternalServerError:
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServerError'
      description: Internal Server Error
  securitySchemes:
    basicApiKeyAuth:
      description: Use issued API key for standard access to the API
      scheme: basic
      type: http
    basicClientIdSecretAuth:
      description: Auth used as part of client credentials OAuth flow prior to receiving a bearer token.
      scheme: basic
      type: http
    oAuth:
      description: OAuth2 Client Credentials flow intended for service access
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /oauth/token
      type: oauth2