Benchling

Benchling Plate API

A Plate is a legacy unified type representing both well plates and tube racks in Benchling's inventory system. The type field (see PlateType) indicates whether this is a FIXED_PLATE (wells permanently attached, like 96-well or 384-well plates) or a MATRIX_PLATE (removable containers in a grid, like tube racks). For new integrations, prefer using the specific FixedPlate and MatrixPlate types which provide clearer semantics and type-specific fields. Plates can be stored in Locations (via parentStorage), associated with Studies, and identified by barcode. The wells field returns Container objects representing the plate positions.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 3

GET /plate/items List Plate items #
GET /plate/{plate_id} Get Plate by ID #
GET /plate/{plate_id}/wells/items List Container items #

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://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/authentication/benchling-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
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Specifications

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

Other Resources

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OpenAPIRemote
https://benchling.com/api/v3/openapi.yaml
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OAuthScopes
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/scopes/benchling-scopes.yml
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Conventions
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ErrorCatalog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/errors/benchling-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/data-model/benchling-data-model.yml
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Webhooks
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/benchling-webhooks.yml
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Lifecycle
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/benchling-lifecycle.yml
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ChangeLog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/changelog/benchling-changelog.yml
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StabilityPolicy
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/stability-guidelines
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SDKs
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/refs/heads/main/packages/benchling-packages.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

benchling-plate-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 Plate API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: 'A Plate is a legacy unified type representing both well plates and tube racks in

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


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