# Benchling

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/benchling-lims/  
**Website:** https://www.benchling.com  
**APIs profiled:** 20

Benchling is a life-sciences R&D cloud - a unified LIMS, electronic lab notebook (ELN), molecular biology registry, sample inventory, and workflow platform for biotech and pharma. Its tenant-scoped REST API (v2) exposes the same objects scientists work with in the UI - DNA/RNA/protein sequences, custom entities and the registry, inventory (boxes, locations, containers, plates), notebook entries, assay results and runs, lab-automation transforms, workflow tasks, and requests - plus events and webhooks for event-driven automation.

## Kin Score — 40.1 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 40.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 47.9 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 34.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 19.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

Regulatory layer — **Health**: 42.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (20)

- **Benchling AA Sequences API** — Amino-acid (protein) sequences.
- **Benchling Apps API** — Benchling Apps, app config, canvases, and sessions.
- **Benchling Assay Results API** — Structured assay results, including transactional bulk loads.
- **Benchling Assay Runs API** — Assay runs and their automation input/output generators.
- **Benchling Blobs & Files API** — Binary attachments and file objects.
- **Benchling Custom Entities API** — Schema-driven custom entities registered in Benchling.
- **Benchling DNA Sequences API** — DNA sequences and sequence-aware operations.
- **Benchling Entries API** — Electronic lab notebook (ELN) entries and templates.
- **Benchling Events API** — Tenant event stream (also delivered via EventBridge and webhooks).
- **Benchling Inventory API** — Locations, boxes, containers, and plates for physical samples.
- **Benchling Lab Automation API** — Automation input generators and output processors for instrument files.
- **Benchling Molecules API** — Small molecules.
- **Benchling Oligos API** — DNA/RNA oligos.
- **Benchling Projects & Folders API** — Organize entries and entities into projects and folders.
- **Benchling Registry API** — Register/unregister entities and browse registry schemas and dropdowns.
- **Benchling Requests API** — Cross-team service requests, tasks, and fulfillments.
- **Benchling RNA Sequences API** — RNA sequences and sequence-aware operations.
- **Benchling Teams & Organizations API** — The Teams & Organizations API from Benchling — 4 operation(s) for teams & organizations.
- **Benchling Users API** — The Users API from Benchling — 4 operation(s) for users.
- **Benchling Workflows API** — Workflow task groups, tasks, and outputs.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Benchling Lims Agentic Access** — 89 operations · 47 acting

## Security (3)

- **Benchling Lims Authentication** — http/oauth2 · 2 schemes
- **Benchling Lims Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Benchling Lims Trust Center** — SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, GDPR

## Plans (1)

- **Benchling Lims Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Life Sciences, Biotech, LIMS, Electronic Lab Notebook, Registry, Molecular Biology, Inventory Management, Assay Management, Workflows, Webhook, REST

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/benchling-lims/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.