# Benchling Container API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-container-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 Container API is one of 203 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 Container. 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 Container is a physical vessel (such as a tube, vial, or cryotube) that holds biological or chemical samples in Benchling's inventory system. Containers track their contents (see ContainerContent), quantity, location within storage (via parentStorage which can be a Box, Plate, or Location), and lifecycle information including expiration and freeze-thaw cycles. Each container has a barcode for physical identification and conforms to a ContainerSchema that defines its type and schema fields. Containers support checkout tracking (see CheckoutRecord) and can be associated with Studies. Also known as "tubes" or "sample containers" in laboratory contexts.

## Operations (12)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/container` | Create Container |
| GET | `/container/items` | List Container items |
| GET | `/container/{container_id}` | Get Container by ID |
| PATCH | `/container/{container_id}` | Update Container |
| POST | `/container/{container_id}:remove-content` | Remove content from a container. |
| POST | `/container/{container_id}:update-content-concentration` | Update the concentration of content in a container. |
| POST | `/container:batch-create` | Batch create Container |
| PATCH | `/container:batch-update` | Batch update Container |
| POST | `/container:bulk-create` | Bulk create Container |
| PATCH | `/container:bulk-update` | Bulk update Container |
| POST | `/container:transfer` | Transfer contents from sources into destination containers. Each row specifies a destination container and exactly one source (container or entity), the quan... |
| GET | `/tasks/container/transfer/{task_id}` | Poll async task status |

## Machine-readable artifacts (15)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/openapi/benchling-container-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://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/authentication/benchling-authentication.yml
- **OAuthScopes** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/scopes/benchling-scopes.yml
- **Conventions** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/conventions/benchling-conventions.yml
- **ErrorCatalog** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/errors/benchling-problem-types.yml
- **DataModel** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/data-model/benchling-data-model.yml
- **Webhooks** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/benchling-webhooks.yml
- **RateLimits** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/benchling-rate-limits.yml
- **Lifecycle** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/benchling-lifecycle.yml
- **ChangeLog** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/changelog/benchling-changelog.yml
- **StabilityPolicy** — https://docs.benchling.com/docs/stability-guidelines
- **SDKs** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/packages/benchling-packages.yml

## Other Benchling APIs (12)

- [Benchling AA Sequences API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-aa-sequences-api/)
- [Benchling Apps API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-apps-api/)
- [Benchling Assay Results API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-assay-results-api/)
- [Benchling Assay Runs API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-assay-runs-api/)
- [Benchling Audit API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-audit-api/)
- [Benchling Authentication API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-authentication-api/)
- [Benchling Blobs API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-blobs-api/)
- [Benchling Boxes API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-boxes-api/)
- [Benchling Codon Usage Tables API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-codon-usage-tables-api/)
- [Benchling Connect API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-connect-api/)
- [Benchling Containers API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-containers-api/)
- [Benchling Custom Entities API](https://apis.io/apis/benchling/benchling-custom-entities-api/)

## Tags

Container

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