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Scispot ELN API

Electronic Lab Notebook protocols and experimental records

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Operations 3

GET /eln/notebooks List ELN Notebooks #
GET /eln/notebooks/{notebookId}/entries List Notebook Entries #
POST /eln/notebooks/{notebookId}/entries Create Notebook Entry #

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OpenAPI Specification

scispot-eln-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Scispot ELN API
  description: The Scispot REST API provides programmatic access to all features of the Scispot laboratory data platform.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Scispot Developer Support
    url: https://docs.scispot.com/
  termsOfService: https://www.scispot.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.scispot.com/v1
  description: Scispot Production API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: ELN
  description: Electronic Lab Notebook protocols and experimental records
paths:
  /eln/notebooks:
    get:
      operationId: listNotebooks
      summary: List ELN Notebooks
      description: Retrieve a list of all Electronic Lab Notebook notebooks in the workspace. Notebooks contain protocols, experiments, and observations.
      tags:
      - ELN
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Page number for pagination
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of notebooks per page
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 50
          default: 20
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of notebooks
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotebookListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /eln/notebooks/{notebookId}/entries:
    get:
      operationId: listNotebookEntries
      summary: List Notebook Entries
      description: Retrieve all entries (experiments, observations, protocols) within a specific notebook.
      tags:
      - ELN
      parameters:
      - name: notebookId
        in: path
        description: Unique identifier of the notebook
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Page number for pagination
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of entries per page
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 50
          default: 20
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of notebook entries
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotebookEntriesResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    post:
      operationId: createNotebookEntry
      summary: Create Notebook Entry
      description: Create a new entry in an ELN notebook. Entries can represent experiments, protocol executions, observations, or general notes.
      tags:
      - ELN
      parameters:
      - name: notebookId
        in: path
        description: Unique identifier of the notebook
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotebookEntryInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Notebook entry created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotebookEntry'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: API key missing or invalid
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    NotFound:
      description: Requested resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    Notebook:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique notebook identifier
        name:
          type: string
          description: Notebook name
        description:
          type: string
        entryCount:
          type: integer
          description: Number of entries in the notebook
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    NotebookListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Notebook'
        total:
          type: integer
        page:
          type: integer
        limit:
          type: integer
    NotebookEntriesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotebookEntry'
        total:
          type: integer
        page:
          type: integer
        limit:
          type: integer
    NotebookEntryInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: Entry title
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - experiment
          - protocol
          - observation
          - note
        content:
          type: object
          description: Structured entry content
          additionalProperties: true
      required:
      - title
      - type
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error type
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Error code
    NotebookEntry:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique entry identifier
        notebookId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
          description: Entry title
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - experiment
          - protocol
          - observation
          - note
        content:
          type: object
          description: Structured entry content
          additionalProperties: true
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apiKey
      description: Personal API token generated from Scispot Account Settings > Personal Tokens. All API requests require this header.