# Benchling Automation Template API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-automationtemplate-api/  
**Provider:** Benchling — https://apis.io/providers/benchling/  
**Base URL:** https://{tenant}.benchling.com/api/v2  
**Documentation:** https://docs.benchling.com/docs/developer-platform-overview

Benchling Automation Template API is one of 219 APIs that [Benchling](https://apis.io/providers/benchling/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include AutomationTemplate. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, rate-limit docs, and a changelog.

A reusable pipeline configuration that can be instantiated to create new Analysis objects. AutomationTemplates define a data processing workflow with AutomationSteps (see `steps`) that can be parameterized through config variables (see `AutomationTemplateVariable`) and data frame variables (see `AutomationTemplateDataFrameVariable`). When users apply a template to an Analysis, they provide values for these variables, generating a pipeline populated with actual data. Templates are organized within TemplateCollections and must be published before they can be applied.

## Operations (11)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/automation-template` | Create AutomationTemplate |
| GET | `/automation-template/items` | List AutomationTemplate items |
| GET | `/automation-template/{automation_template_id}` | Get AutomationTemplate by ID |
| PATCH | `/automation-template/{automation_template_id}` | Update AutomationTemplate |
| GET | `/automation-template/{automation_template_id}/config-variables/items` | List AutomationTemplateVariable items |
| GET | `/automation-template/{automation_template_id}/data-frame-variables/items` | List AutomationTemplateDataFrameVariable items |
| GET | `/automation-template/{automation_template_id}/steps/items` | List AutomationStep items |
| POST | `/automation-template:batch-create` | Batch create AutomationTemplate |
| PATCH | `/automation-template:batch-update` | Batch update AutomationTemplate |
| POST | `/automation-template:bulk-create` | Bulk create AutomationTemplate |
| PATCH | `/automation-template:bulk-update` | Bulk update AutomationTemplate |

## Machine-readable artifacts (14)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/openapi/benchling-automationtemplate-api-openapi.yml
- **OpenAPIRemote** — https://benchling.com/api/v3/openapi.yaml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.benchling.com/docs/developer-platform-overview
- **APIReference** — https://benchling.com/api/v3/reference
- **Authentication** — https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/authentication/benchling-authentication.yml
- **Conventions** — https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/conventions/benchling-conventions.yml
- **ErrorCatalog** — https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/errors/benchling-problem-types.yml
- **DataModel** — https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/data-model/benchling-data-model.yml
- **Webhooks** — https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/asyncapi/benchling-webhooks.yml
- **RateLimits** — https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/rate-limits/benchling-rate-limits.yml
- **Lifecycle** — https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/lifecycle/benchling-lifecycle.yml
- **ChangeLog** — https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/changelog/benchling-changelog.yml
- **StabilityPolicy** — https://docs.benchling.com/docs/stability-guidelines
- **SDKs** — https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/packages/benchling-packages.yml

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## Tags

AutomationTemplate

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