Benchling

Benchling Unit Type API

A UnitType is a dimensional category that groups inter-convertible `Unit` objects within Benchling's tenant-specific unit dictionary. Examples include Volume, Mass, Time, Molar Concentration, and custom types like Cell Concentration. Each UnitType has a designated `baseUnit` that serves as the reference for conversion factors of all other units in the type—units within the same UnitType can be converted to each other, but cross-dimensional conversions are not supported. The dimensional composition is described by `terms` (see `UnitTypeTerm`), and derived types can specify their `formula` (see `FormulaUnitTerm`) to define relationships like Liter = decimeter³. UnitTypes can be flagged to provide concentration units or container quantity units for inventory features regardless of their dimensional terms. Historically called "Quantity" in some internal systems.

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Operations 9

POST /unit-type Create UnitType #
GET /unit-type/items List UnitType items #
GET /unit-type/{unit_type_id} Get UnitType by ID #
PATCH /unit-type/{unit_type_id} Update UnitType #
GET /unit-type/{unit_type_id}/units/items List Unit items #
POST /unit-type:batch-create Batch create UnitType #
PATCH /unit-type:batch-update Batch update UnitType #
POST /unit-type:bulk-create Bulk create UnitType #
PATCH /unit-type:bulk-update Bulk update UnitType #

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://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/authentication/benchling-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/rate-limits/benchling-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/openapi/benchling-unittype-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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OpenAPIRemote
https://benchling.com/api/v3/openapi.yaml
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Conventions
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/conventions/benchling-conventions.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/errors/benchling-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/data-model/benchling-data-model.yml
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Webhooks
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/asyncapi/benchling-webhooks.yml
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Lifecycle
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/lifecycle/benchling-lifecycle.yml
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ChangeLog
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/changelog/benchling-changelog.yml
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StabilityPolicy
https://docs.benchling.com/docs/stability-guidelines
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SDKs
https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/packages/benchling-packages.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

benchling-unittype-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Benchling Unit Type API
  version: 2.0.0
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  description: 'Operations tagged UnitType across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: benchling-openapi.yml, benchling-v3-openapi.yaml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: /api/v3
security:
- oAuth: []
- basicApiKeyAuth: []
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/benchling/openapi/benchling-unittype-api-openapi.yml