Benchling Folders API

Folders are nested within projects to provide additional organization.

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benchling-folders-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  title: Benchling AA Sequences Folders API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: 'AA Sequences are the working units of cells that make everything run (they help make structures, catalyze reactions and allow for signaling - a kind of internal cell communication). On Benchling, these are comprised of a string of amino acids and collections of other attributes, such as annotations.

    '
servers:
- url: /api/v2
security:
- oAuth: []
- basicApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- description: Folders are nested within projects to provide additional organization.
  name: Folders
paths:
  /folders:
    get:
      description: List folders
      operationId: listFolders
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: nextToken
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: pageSize
        schema:
          default: 50
          maximum: 100
          minimum: 0
          nullable: false
          type: integer
      - description: 'Method by which to order search results. Valid sorts are modifiedAt (modified time, most recent first) and name (folder name, alphabetical). Optionally add :asc or :desc to specify ascending or descending order.

          '
        in: query
        name: sort
        schema:
          default: name
          enum:
          - createdAt
          - createdAt:asc
          - createdAt:desc
          - modifiedAt
          - name
          - modifiedAt:asc
          - name:asc
          - modifiedAt:desc
          - name:desc
          nullable: false
          type: string
      - description: 'Archive reason. Restricts items to those with the specified archive reason. Use "NOT_ARCHIVED" to filter for unarchived folders. Use "ANY_ARCHIVED" to filter for archived folders regardless of reason. Use "ANY_ARCHIVED_OR_NOT_ARCHIVED" to return items for both archived and unarchived.

          '
        examples:
          1_not_archived:
            summary: Only include unarchived items (default).
            value: NOT_ARCHIVED
          2_archived_reason:
            summary: Includes items archived for a specific reason.
            value: Retired
          3_any_archived:
            summary: Includes items archived for any reason.
            value: ANY_ARCHIVED
          4_any_archived_or_not_archived:
            summary: Includes both archived and unarchived items.
            value: ANY_ARCHIVED_OR_NOT_ARCHIVED
        in: query
        name: archiveReason
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: 'Name substring of a folder. Restricts results to those with names that include the provided substring.

          '
        in: query
        name: nameIncludes
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: ID of a folder. Restricts results to those in the folder. Use "NO_PARENT" to filter for root folders.
        in: query
        name: parentFolderId
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: ID of a project. Restricts results to those in the project.
        in: query
        name: projectId
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: 'Comma-separated list of ids. Matches all of the provided IDs, or returns a 400 error that includes a list of which IDs are invalid.

          '
        in: query
        name: ids
        schema:
          example: lib_qQFY3WQH,lib_QvXryHdi,lib_3eF8mZjn
          type: string
      - description: Name of a folder. Restricts results to those with the specified name.
        in: query
        name: name
        schema:
          type: string
      - deprecated: true
        description: 'Deprecated - Folder types have been merged, however this will restrict to the pre-merge types.

          '
        in: query
        name: section
        schema:
          enum:
          - INVENTORY
          - NOTEBOOK
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FoldersPaginatedList'
          description: OK
      summary: List folders
      tags:
      - Folders
    post:
      description: Create folder
      operationId: createFolder
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FolderCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
          description: Created
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestError'
          description: Bad Request
      summary: Create folder
      tags:
      - Folders
  /folders/{folder_id}:
    get:
      description: Get a folder by ID
      operationId: getFolder
      parameters:
      - description: ID of folder to get
        in: path
        name: folder_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
          description: OK
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundError'
          description: Not Found
      summary: Get a folder by ID
      tags:
      - Folders
  /folders:archive:
    post:
      description: Archives folders and their contents
      operationId: archiveFolders
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FoldersArchive'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FoldersArchivalChange'
          description: OK
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestError'
          description: Bad Request
      summary: Archive folders
      tags:
      - Folders
  /folders:unarchive:
    post:
      description: Unarchives folders and the contents that were archived along with them
      operationId: unarchiveFolders
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FoldersUnarchive'
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FoldersArchivalChange'
          description: OK
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestError'
          description: Bad Request
      summary: Unarchive folders
      tags:
      - Folders
components:
  schemas:
    BadRequestError:
      properties:
        error:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseError'
          - properties:
              type:
                enum:
                - invalid_request_error
                type: string
      type: object
    FoldersUnarchive:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        folderIds:
          description: A list of folder IDs to unarchive.
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
      required:
      - folderIds
      type: object
    NotFoundError:
      properties:
        error:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseError'
          - properties:
              invalidId:
                type: string
              type:
                enum:
                - invalid_request_error
                type: string
      type: object
    FoldersArchive:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        folderIds:
          description: A list of folder IDs to archive.
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        reason:
          description: 'The reason for archiving the provided folders. Accepted reasons may differ based on tenant configuration.

            '
          enum:
          - Made in error
          - Retired
          - Other
          type: string
      required:
      - reason
      - folderIds
      type: object
    FolderCreate:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        name:
          description: The name of the new folder.
          type: string
        parentFolderId:
          description: The ID of the parent folder.
          type: string
      required:
      - name
      - parentFolderId
    BaseError:
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        userMessage:
          type: string
      type: object
    FoldersPaginatedList:
      properties:
        folders:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Folder'
          type: array
        nextToken:
          type: string
      type: object
    ArchiveRecord:
      properties:
        reason:
          example: Made in error
          type: string
      type: object
    FoldersArchivalChange:
      description: 'IDs of all items that were archived or unarchived, grouped by resource type. This includes the IDs of folders along with any IDs of folder contents that were unarchived.

        '
      properties:
        aaSequenceIds:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        customEntityIds:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        dnaSequenceIds:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        entryIds:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        folderIds:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        mixtureIds:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        oligoIds:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        protocolIds:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
      type: object
    Folder:
      properties:
        archiveRecord:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArchiveRecord'
          nullable: true
          readOnly: true
        id:
          readOnly: true
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        parentFolderId:
          description: ID of the parent folder, if it exists
          nullable: true
          type: string
        projectId:
          description: ID of the containing project
          readOnly: true
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    basicApiKeyAuth:
      description: Use issued API key for standard access to the API
      scheme: basic
      type: http
    basicClientIdSecretAuth:
      description: Auth used as part of client credentials OAuth flow prior to receiving a bearer token.
      scheme: basic
      type: http
    oAuth:
      description: OAuth2 Client Credentials flow intended for service access
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /api/v2/token
      type: oauth2
externalDocs:
  description: Additional API Documentation
  url: https://docs.benchling.com