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".

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 #

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benchling-boxschema-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 Box Schema API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: 'Defines the structure and constraints for a category of Boxes in Benchling''s inventory

    system.'
servers:
- url: /api/v3
security:
- oAuth: []
- basicApiKeyAuth: []
tags:


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