Benchling

Benchling Containers API

Containers are the backbone of sample management in Benchling. They represent physical containers, such as tubes or wells, that hold quantities of biological samples (represented by the entities inside the container). The container itself tracks its total volume, and the concentration of every entity inside of it. Containers are all associated with schemas, which define the type of the container (e.g. "Tube") along with the fields that are tracked. Like all inventory, every container has a barcode that is unique across the registry.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Compound & Library Management BC-1500.60

Operations 19

GET /containers List containers #
POST /containers Create a new container #
GET /containers/{container_id} get a container by id #
PATCH /containers/{container_id} update a container #
GET /containers/{container_id}/contents List a container's contents #
DELETE /containers/{container_id}/contents/{containable_id} Delete a container content #
GET /containers/{container_id}/contents/{containable_id} Get a container content #
PATCH /containers/{container_id}/contents/{containable_id} Update a container content #
POST /containers/{destination_container_id}:transfer Transfer into container #
POST /containers:archive Archive containers #
POST /containers:bulk-create Bulk create containers. Limit of 1000 containers per request #
GET /containers:bulk-get Bulk get a set of containers #
POST /containers:bulk-update Bulk update containers #
POST /containers:check-in Check in containers #
POST /containers:check-out Check out containers #
POST /containers:print-labels Print labels #
POST /containers:reserve Reserve containers #
POST /containers:unarchive Unarchive containers #
POST /transfers Transfers into containers #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/developer-platform-overview
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Authentication
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/getting-started-benchling-apps
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RateLimits
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/rate-limiting
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RateLimits
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/benchling-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/openapi/benchling-containers-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Reference
https://benchling.com/api/reference
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Webhooks
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/getting-started-with-webhooks
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WebhookReference
https://benchling.com/webhooks/reference
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Events
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/events-getting-started
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EventsReference
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/events-reference
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SDKs
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/getting-started-with-the-sdk
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SDKPython
https://pypi.org/project/benchling-sdk/
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GitHubOrganization
https://github.com/benchling
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IntegrationExamples
https://github.com/benchling/integration-examples
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AppExamples
https://github.com/benchling/app-examples-python
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ChangeLog
https://docs.benchling.com/changelog
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DeveloperChangelog
https://docs.benchling.com/changelog/benchling-developer-changelog
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Status
https://benchling.betteruptime.com/
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Blog
https://www.benchling.com/blog
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DeveloperPlatform
https://www.benchling.com/developer-platform
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Plans
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/plans/benchling-plans-pricing.yml
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FinOps
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/finops/benchling-finops.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

benchling-containers-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 Containers API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: Containers are the backbone of sample management in Benchling.
servers:
- url: /api/v2
security:
- oAuth: []
- basicApiKeyAuth: []
tags:


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