Opentrons
Opentrons is a lab automation platform providing a REST HTTP API and Python Protocol API for controlling liquid handling robots such as the Opentrons Flex and OT-2. Developers can programmatically manage protocols, control pipettes, run liquid handling workflows, manage labware, and integrate biology lab automation into their applications. The HTTP API operates on-robot over a local network and exposes OpenAPI-defined endpoints for protocol upload, run management, atomic liquid handling commands, and hardware control.
Opentrons publishes 10 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Attached Instruments API, Attached Modules API, Flex Deck Configuration API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Lab Automation, Liquid Handling, Robotics, Biology, and Life Sciences.
The Opentrons catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Opentrons’ developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, product news, support, and 18 more developer resources.
Kin Score
Markets this provider is in provisional
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| Market | Position | Depth | Registered MCP server | Declares compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVD, Diagnostics and Surgical Devices (FDA / EU regulated device makers) | undeclared | - | - | - |
Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.
Standards implemented 1
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 10
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Opentrons Python Protocol API
The Opentrons Python Protocol API is an open-source Python framework for writing automated biology lab protocols that run on Opentrons Flex and OT-2 robots. It provides programm...
Opentrons Attached Instruments API
Query attached pipettes and grippers
Opentrons Attached Modules API
Query attached hardware modules
Opentrons Flex Deck Configuration API
Configure the Flex robot deck
Opentrons Health API
Robot server health and status endpoints
Opentrons Protocol Management API
Upload, manage, and analyze protocols
Opentrons Robot API
Robot-level control including estop and door status
Opentrons Run Management API
Create and control protocol runs
Opentrons Simple Commands API
Stateless atomic liquid handling commands
Opentrons System Control API
System time and robot control
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Open Collections 9
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Opentrons HTTP Attached Instruments API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpentrons HTTP Attached Instruments Attached Modules API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpentrons HTTP Attached Instruments Health API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpentrons HTTP Attached Instruments Protocol Management API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpentrons HTTP Attached Instruments Robot API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpentrons HTTP Attached Instruments Run Management API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpentrons HTTP Attached Instruments Simple Commands API
OPEN COLLECTIONOpentrons HTTP Attached Instruments System Control API
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Opentrons API pricing
Not yet checked against Opentrons's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist; confirm before you rely on a figure.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Opentrons Flex Robot | — |
| Opentrons OT-2 Robot | — |
| Flex NGS Workstation | — |
| Custom Protocol Development | — |
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Opentrons Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSService Levels 1
Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.
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SLAFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Opentrons Finops
FINOPSSpectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Opentrons — jsonschema rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 2
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
Opentrons Command
JSON SCHEMAOpentrons Run
JSON SCHEMAExamples 2
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Atomic Liquid Handling
EXAMPLECreate Run From Protocol
EXAMPLESecurity Posture 1
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Resources
Get Started 1
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 2
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Build 4
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 1
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 5
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 3
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API
Other 2
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Opentrons API — frequently asked questions
Does Opentrons have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 10 APIs from Opentrons, including Opentrons Python Protocol API, Opentrons Attached Instruments API and Opentrons Attached Modules API, and 7 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Opentrons API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 9 OpenAPI specifications for Opentrons, each linked for download from this page.
How much does the Opentrons API cost?
APIs.io lists 4 pricing plans for Opentrons, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Is the Opentrons API ready for AI agents?
Opentrons has a Kin Score of 31.2 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 22.0 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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