Benchling · Schema

CustomEntityBaseRequest

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Properties

Name Type Description
aliases array Aliases to add to the custom entity
authorIds array IDs of users to set as the custom entity's authors.
customFields object Custom fields to add to the custom entity. Every field should have its name as a key, mapping to an object with information about the value of the field.
fields object Schema fields to set on the custom entity. Must correspond with the schema's field definitions. Every field should have its name as a key, mapping to an object with information about the value of the
folderId string ID of the folder that the entity is moved into
name string
schemaId string
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JSON Schema

CustomEntityBaseRequest.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/benchling/json-schema/CustomEntityBaseRequest.json",
  "title": "CustomEntityBaseRequest",
  "properties": {
    "aliases": {
      "description": "Aliases to add to the custom entity",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "authorIds": {
      "description": "IDs of users to set as the custom entity's authors.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "customFields": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CustomFields"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Custom fields to add to the custom entity. Every field should have its name as a key, mapping to an object with information about the value of the field.\n"
    },
    "fields": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Fields"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Schema fields to set on the custom entity. Must correspond with the schema's field definitions. Every field should have its name as a key, mapping to an object with information about the value of the field.\n"
    },
    "folderId": {
      "description": "ID of the folder that the entity is moved into",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "schemaId": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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