Scispot

Scispot is a cloud-native laboratory data platform and operating system for modern life science labs. It provides an API-first architecture combining Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) capabilities with over 250 pre-built instrument connectors and 7,000+ application integrations via its GLUE layer. Labs use Scispot to centralize and activate their data, automate experiment workflows, manage samples, sequences, and chemical structures programmatically, and integrate with clinical data standards including HL7 FHIR, HL7 v2, and ASTM protocols.

Scispot publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including ELN API, Labsheets API, Manifests API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Laboratory, Life Science, LIMS, ELN, and Biotech.

The Scispot catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Scispot’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 5 more developer resources.

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47.0/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

5 APIs

LaboratoryLife ScienceLIMSELNBiotechAPI FirstScientific DataHealthcare

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

Composite quality — 47.0/100 · developing

Contract Quality 19.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Scispot Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: scispot
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/scispot.png
name: Scispot
description: Scispot is a cloud-native laboratory data platform and operating system for modern life science labs. It provides
  an API-first architecture combining Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) capabilities
  with over 250 pre-built instrument connectors and 7,000+ application integrations via its GLUE layer. Labs use Scispot to
  centralize and activate their data, automate experiment workflows, manage samples, sequences, and chemical structures programmatically,
  and integrate with clinical data standards including HL7 FHIR, HL7 v2, and ASTM protocols.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-02'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Laboratory
- Life Science
- LIMS
- ELN
- Biotech
- API First
- Scientific Data
- Healthcare
apis:
- aid: scispot:scispot-eln-api
  name: Scispot ELN API
  description: Electronic Lab Notebook protocols and experimental records
  humanURL: https://www.scispot.com/
  baseURL: https://api.scispot.com/v1
  tags:
  - ELN
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scispot-eln-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.scispot.com/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://www.scispot.com/compbio
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/rules/scispot-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/json-schema/scispot-labsheet-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/json-ld/scispot-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/scispot-vocabulary.yml
- aid: scispot:scispot-labsheets-api
  name: Scispot Labsheets API
  description: LIMS-style structured data tables for registries, sample tracking, and assay data
  humanURL: https://www.scispot.com/
  baseURL: https://api.scispot.com/v1
  tags:
  - Labsheets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scispot-labsheets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.scispot.com/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://www.scispot.com/compbio
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/rules/scispot-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/json-schema/scispot-labsheet-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/json-ld/scispot-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/scispot-vocabulary.yml
- aid: scispot:scispot-manifests-api
  name: Scispot Manifests API
  description: Physical container management including plates, boxes, and racks
  humanURL: https://www.scispot.com/
  baseURL: https://api.scispot.com/v1
  tags:
  - Manifests
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scispot-manifests-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.scispot.com/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://www.scispot.com/compbio
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/rules/scispot-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/json-schema/scispot-labsheet-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/json-ld/scispot-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/scispot-vocabulary.yml
- aid: scispot:scispot-samples-api
  name: Scispot Samples API
  description: Sample lifecycle management including barcoding and metadata
  humanURL: https://www.scispot.com/
  baseURL: https://api.scispot.com/v1
  tags:
  - Samples
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scispot-samples-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.scispot.com/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://www.scispot.com/compbio
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/rules/scispot-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/json-schema/scispot-labsheet-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/json-ld/scispot-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/scispot-vocabulary.yml
- aid: scispot:scispot-sequences-api
  name: Scispot Sequences API
  description: Biological sequence management for DNA, RNA, and protein sequences
  humanURL: https://www.scispot.com/
  baseURL: https://api.scispot.com/v1
  tags:
  - Sequences
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/scispot-sequences-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.scispot.com/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://www.scispot.com/compbio
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/rules/scispot-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/json-schema/scispot-labsheet-schema.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/json-ld/scispot-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scispot/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/scispot-vocabulary.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/scispot-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/scispot-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/scispot-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scispot
- type: Website
  url: https://www.scispot.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.scispot.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://www.scispot.com/compbio
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.scispot.com/integrations
- url: https://www.scispot.com/blog
  type: Blog
integrations:
- name: labOSIcons
- name: glue navigation
- name: LIMS navigation
- name: LIS navigation
- name: QMS Navigation
- name: SDMS Navigation
- name: labflows navigation
- name: labsheets navigation
- name: labspace navigation
- name: Computational Toolkit Navigation
- name: Connectors and Agents Navigation
- name: Workflow Automation Navigation
- name: Inventory Automation Navigation
- name: Startup Navigation
- name: Scaleup Navigation
- name: Enterprise Navigation
- name: Resources Navigation
- name: Company Navigation
- name: Alt ELN Evaluation Tool
- name: glpVendor Navigation
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Scispot

APIs 5

Open Collections 1

Pricing Plans 1

Rate Limits 1

FinOps 1

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Spectral Rules 2