Benchling

Benchling Box Schema API

Defines the structure and constraints for a category of Boxes in Benchling's inventory system. A BoxSchema specifies the grid dimensions (height and width) determining how many container positions the box has, and optionally links to a ContainerSchema that constrains what type of containers can be stored in boxes of this type. BoxSchemas support custom field definitions for capturing additional metadata about boxes. Each BoxSchema can be associated with a Registry and given a prefix for generating display IDs. Examples include "96-Well Freezer Box" or "81-Position Cryo Box".

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 9

POST /box-schema Create BoxSchema #
GET /box-schema/items List BoxSchema items #
GET /box-schema/{box_schema_id} Get BoxSchema by ID #
PATCH /box-schema/{box_schema_id} Update BoxSchema #
GET /box-schema/{box_schema_id}/field-definitions/items List SchemaFieldDefinition items #
POST /box-schema:batch-create Batch create BoxSchema #
PATCH /box-schema:batch-update Batch update BoxSchema #
POST /box-schema:bulk-create Bulk create BoxSchema #
PATCH /box-schema:bulk-update Bulk update BoxSchema #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/developer-platform-overview
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APIReference
https://benchling.com/api/v3/reference
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Authentication
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/authentication/benchling-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/rate-limits/benchling-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/openapi/benchling-boxschema-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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OpenAPIRemote
https://benchling.com/api/v3/openapi.yaml
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Conventions
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/conventions/benchling-conventions.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/errors/benchling-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/data-model/benchling-data-model.yml
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Webhooks
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/asyncapi/benchling-webhooks.yml
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Lifecycle
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/lifecycle/benchling-lifecycle.yml
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ChangeLog
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/changelog/benchling-changelog.yml
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StabilityPolicy
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/stability-guidelines
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SDKs
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/packages/benchling-packages.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

benchling-boxschema-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Benchling Box Schema API
  version: 2.0.0
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  description: 'Operations tagged BoxSchema across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: benchling-openapi.yml, benchling-v3-openapi.yaml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: /api/v3
security:
- oAuth: []
- basicApiKeyAuth: []
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/openapi/benchling-boxschema-api-openapi.yml