Benchling · Schema

Container

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Properties

Name Type Description
archiveRecord object
barcode stringnull
checkoutRecord object
contents array
createdAt string
creator object
fields object
id string
modifiedAt string
name string
parentStorageId stringnull
parentStorageSchema object
projectId stringnull
quantity object
restrictedSampleParties array
restrictionStatus object
role object
sampleOwners array
schema object
volume object
webURL string
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JSON Schema

benchling-container-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/main/json-schema/benchling-container-schema.json",
  "title": "Container",
  "x-generated": "2026-10-12",
  "x-method": "derived",
  "x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
  "x-source": "openapi/benchling-containers-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/Container",
  "properties": {
    "archiveRecord": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/ArchiveRecord"
        }
      ],
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "barcode": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "checkoutRecord": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/CheckoutRecord"
        }
      ],
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "contents": {
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/ContainerContent"
      },
      "readOnly": true,
      "type": "array"
    },
    "createdAt": {
      "format": "date-time",
      "readOnly": true,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "creator": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
        }
      ],
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "fields": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Fields"
    },
    "id": {
      "readOnly": true,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "modifiedAt": {
      "format": "date-time",
      "readOnly": true,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "parentStorageId": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "parentStorageSchema": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/SchemaSummary"
        }
      ],
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "projectId": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "quantity": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ContainerQuantity"
    },
    "restrictedSampleParties": {
      "items": {
        "anyOf": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/TeamSummary"
          }
        ]
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "restrictionStatus": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/SampleRestrictionStatus"
        }
      ]
    },
    "role": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/ExperimentalWellRole"
        }
      ]
    },
    "sampleOwners": {
      "items": {
        "anyOf": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/TeamSummary"
          }
        ]
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "schema": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/SchemaSummary"
        }
      ],
      "readOnly": true
    },
    "volume": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/DeprecatedContainerVolumeForResponse"
    },
    "webURL": {
      "readOnly": true,
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "type": "object",
  "$defs": {
    "AaAnnotation": {
      "properties": {
        "color": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "end": {
          "description": "0-based exclusive end index. The end of the AA sequence is always represented as 0.",
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "maxLength": 255,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "notes": {
          "maxLength": 10000,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "start": {
          "description": "0-based inclusive start index.",
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "type": {
          "maxLength": 255,
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "AaSequence": {
      "properties": {
        "aliases": {
          "description": "Array of aliases",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "aminoAcids": {
          "description": "Amino acids of the AA sequence.",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "annotations": {
          "description": "Array of annotation objects on the AA sequence.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/AaAnnotation"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "apiURL": {
          "description": "The canonical url of the AA Sequence in the API.",
          "format": "uri",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "archiveRecord": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/ArchiveRecord"
            }
          ]
        },
        "authors": {
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "description": "DateTime the AA sequence was created.",
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "creator": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
        },
        "customFields": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/CustomFields"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Custom fields set on the AA sequence."
        },
        "entityRegistryId": {
          "description": "Registry ID of the AA sequence if registered.",
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "fields": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Fields"
        },
        "folderId": {
          "description": "ID of the folder that contains the AA sequence.",
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "id": {
          "description": "ID of the AA sequence.",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "length": {
          "description": "Number of amino acids in the AA sequence.",
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "modifiedAt": {
          "description": "DateTime the AA sequence was last modified.",
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "description": "Name of the AA sequence.",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "registrationOrigin": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/RegistrationOrigin"
            }
          ],
          "readOnly": true
        },
        "registryId": {
          "description": "Registry the AA sequence is registered in.",
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "schema": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/SchemaSummary"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "description": "The path of the web URL, omitting the tenant domain",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "webURL": {
          "description": "URL of the AA sequence.",
          "format": "uri",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "AaSequenceSummary": {
      "properties": {
        "entityType": {
          "enum": [
            "aa_sequence"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": {
          "deprecated": true,
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "AaSequenceWithEntityType": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/AaSequence"
        },
        {
          "properties": {
            "entityType": {
              "enum": [
                "aa_sequence"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "type": "object"
        }
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "ArchiveRecord": {
      "properties": {
        "reason": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "Batch": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "archiveRecord": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/ArchiveRecord"
            }
          ]
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "description": "DateTime at which the the result was created",
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "creator": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
            }
          ],
          "readOnly": true
        },
        "defaultConcentration": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Measurement"
        },
        "entity": {
          "oneOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/DnaSequenceSummary"
            },
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/AaSequenceSummary"
            },
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/CustomEntitySummary"
            }
          ]
        },
        "fields": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Fields"
        },
        "id": {
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "modifiedAt": {
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "schema": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/SchemaSummary"
            }
          ],
          "readOnly": true,
          "title": "SchemaProperty"
        },
        "webURL": {
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "BatchOrInaccessibleResource": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Batch"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/InaccessibleResource"
        }
      ]
    },
    "CheckoutRecord": {
      "description": "\n*assignee field* is set if status is \"RESERVED\" or \"CHECKED_OUT\", or null if status is \"AVAILABLE\".\n\n*comment field* is set when container was last reserved, checked out, or checked into.\n\n*modifiedAt field* is the date and time when container was last checked out, checked in, or reserved\n",
      "properties": {
        "assignee": {
          "oneOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
            },
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/TeamSummary"
            }
          ]
        },
        "comment": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "modifiedAt": {
          "format": "date-time",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "status": {
          "enum": [
            "AVAILABLE",
            "RESERVED",
            "CHECKED_OUT"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "ContainerContent": {
      "properties": {
        "batch": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/BatchOrInaccessibleResource"
            }
          ]
        },
        "concentration": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Measurement"
        },
        "entity": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/EntityOrInaccessibleResource"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "ContainerLabels": {
      "properties": {
        "barcode": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "ContainerQuantity": {
      "description": "Quantity of a container, well, or transfer. Supports mass, volume, and other quantities.",
      "properties": {
        "units": {
          "enum": [
            "L",
            "mL",
            "uL",
            "nL",
            "pL",
            "gal (US)",
            "qt (US)",
            "pt (US)",
            "kg",
            "g",
            "mg",
            "ug",
            "ng",
            "pg",
            "lb",
            "oz",
            "mol",
            "mmol",
            "umol",
            "nmol",
            "pmol",
            "cells",
            "(x10^3) cells",
            "(x10^4) cells",
            "(x10^5) cells",
            "(x10^6) cells",
            "(x10^7) cells",
            "(x10^8) cells",
            "(x10^9) cells",
            "items",
            "units",
            null
          ],
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "value": {
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ]
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "CustomEntity": {
      "properties": {
        "aliases": {
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "apiURL": {
          "description": "The canonical url of the Custom Entity in the API.",
          "format": "uri",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "archiveRecord": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/ArchiveRecord"
            }
          ]
        },
        "authors": {
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "creator": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
            },
            {
              "readOnly": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "customFields": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/CustomFields"
        },
        "entityRegistryId": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "fields": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Fields"
        },
        "folderId": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "modifiedAt": {
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "registrationOrigin": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/RegistrationOrigin"
            }
          ],
          "readOnly": true
        },
        "registryId": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "schema": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/SchemaSummary"
            }
          ]
        },
        "url": {
          "description": "The path of the web URL, omitting the tenant domain",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "webURL": {
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "CustomEntitySummary": {
      "properties": {
        "entityType": {
          "enum": [
            "custom_entity"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": {
          "deprecated": true,
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "CustomEntityWithEntityType": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/CustomEntity"
        },
        {
          "properties": {
            "entityType": {
              "enum": [
                "custom_entity"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "type": "object"
        }
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "CustomField": {
      "properties": {
        "value": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "CustomFields": {
      "additionalProperties": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/CustomField"
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "DeprecatedContainerVolumeForResponse": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/ContainerQuantity"
        },
        {
          "description": "The deprecated \"volume\" type key in API responses can also contain non-volume quantities for back-compatibility purposes. Use the \"quantity\" type key instead.\n"
        }
      ]
    },
    "DnaAnnotation": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/SequenceFeatureBase"
        },
        {
          "properties": {
            "end": {
              "description": "0-based exclusive end index. The end of the sequence is always represented as 0.",
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "start": {
              "description": "0-based inclusive start index.",
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "strand": {
              "maximum": 1,
              "minimum": -1,
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "type": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "type": "object"
        }
      ]
    },
    "DnaOligo": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Oligo"
        },
        {
          "properties": {
            "annotations": {
              "description": "Annotations on the Oligo.",
              "items": {
                "$ref": "#/$defs/DnaAnnotation"
              },
              "type": "array"
            },
            "apiURL": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "bases": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "customNotation": {
              "description": "Representation of the oligo in the custom notation specified in the request. Null if no notation was specified.",
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "customNotationName": {
              "description": "Name of the custom notation specified in the request. Null if no notation was specified.",
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "helm": {
              "description": "Representation of the oligo in HELM syntax, including any chemical modifications",
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "DnaOligoWithEntityType": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/DnaOligo"
        },
        {
          "properties": {
            "entityType": {
              "enum": [
                "dna_oligo"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "type": "object"
        }
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "DnaSequence": {
      "properties": {
        "aliases": {
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "annotations": {
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/DnaAnnotation"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "apiURL": {
          "description": "The canonical url of the DNA Sequence in the API.",
          "format": "uri",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "archiveRecord": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/ArchiveRecord"
            }
          ]
        },
        "authors": {
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "bases": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "creator": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
        },
        "customFields": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/CustomFields"
        },
        "dnaAlignmentIds": {
          "description": "API IDs of Nucleotide Alignments involving the RNA sequence",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "entityRegistryId": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "fields": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Fields"
        },
        "folderId": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "isCircular": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "length": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "modifiedAt": {
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "parts": {
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/DnaSequencePart"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "primers": {
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/Primer"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "registrationOrigin": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/RegistrationOrigin"
            }
          ],
          "readOnly": true
        },
        "registryId": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "schema": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/SchemaSummary"
            }
          ]
        },
        "transcriptions": {
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/DnaSequenceTranscription"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "translations": {
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/Translation"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "url": {
          "description": "The path of the web URL, omitting the tenant domain",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "webURL": {
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "DnaSequencePart": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/NucleotideSequencePart"
        },
        {
          "properties": {
            "strand": {
              "maximum": 1,
              "minimum": -1,
              "type": "integer"
            }
          },
          "type": "object"
        }
      ]
    },
    "DnaSequenceSummary": {
      "properties": {
        "entityType": {
          "enum": [
            "dna_sequence"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": {
          "deprecated": true,
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "DnaSequenceTranscription": {
      "properties": {
        "end": {
          "description": "0-based exclusive end index. The end of the sequence is always represented as 0.",
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "sequenceId": {
          "description": "Linked RNA sequence ID.",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "start": {
          "description": "0-based inclusive start index.",
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "strand": {
          "maximum": 1,
          "minimum": -1,
          "type": "integer"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "DnaSequenceWithEntityType": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/DnaSequence"
        },
        {
          "properties": {
            "entityType": {
              "enum": [
                "dna_sequence"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "type": "object"
        }
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "Entity": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/DnaSequenceWithEntityType"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/RnaSequenceWithEntityType"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/AaSequenceWithEntityType"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/MixtureWithEntityType"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/DnaOligoWithEntityType"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/RnaOligoWithEntityType"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/MoleculeWithEntityType"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/CustomEntityWithEntityType"
        }
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "EntityLabels": {
      "properties": {
        "entityRegistryId": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
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        "name": {
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        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/InaccessibleResource"
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    },
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            "STANDARD",
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      "type": "object"
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          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
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          "readOnly": true,
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
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          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/FieldType"
            }
          ],
          "readOnly": true
        },
        "value": {
          "description": "For single link fields, use the id of the item you want to link (eg. \"seq_jdf8BV24\").\nFor multi-link fields, use an array of ids of the items you want to link (eg. [\"seq_jdf8BV24\"])\n",
          "oneOf": [
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              "type": "string"
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            {
              "type": "boolean"
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            {
              "type": "number"
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            {
              "type": "object"
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            {
              "items": {
                "type": "string"
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              "type": "array"
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      },
      "required": [
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      "type": "object"
    },
    "FieldType": {
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        "dna_sequence_link",
        "aa_sequence_link",
        "custom_entity_link",
        "entity_link",
        "mixture_link",
        "molecule_link",
        "dropdown",
        "part_link",
        "translation_link",
        "aa_part_link",
        "base_molecule_link",
        "blob_link",
        "text",
        "long_text",
        "batch_link",
        "storage_link",
        "entry_link",
        "assay_request_link",
        "assay_result_link",
        "assay_run_link",
        "boolean",
        "float",
        "integer",
        "datetime",
        "date",
        "json"
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      "type": "string"
    },
    "Fields": {
      "additionalProperties": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Field"
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      "type": "object"
    },
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          "type": "string"
        },
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          "enum": [
            "inaccessible_resource"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": {
          "description": "The type of this inaccessible item. Example values: \"custom_entity\", \"container\", \"plate\", \"dna_sequence\"\n",
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "Ingredient": {
      "properties": {
        "amount": {
          "description": "The amount value of this ingredient in its mixture, in string format (to preserve full precision). Pair with `units`. Supports scientific notation (1.23e4). One ingredient on this mixture can have an amount value of `\"QS\"`.\n",
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "catalogIdentifier": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "componentEntity": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/EntityLabels"
            },
            {
              "description": "The entity that uniquely identifies this component."
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          ]
        },
        "componentLotContainer": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/ContainerLabels"
            }
          ],
          "description": "The container representing the component lot for this ingredient. This is only present if the mixture schema supports component lots in \"inventory\" format."
        },
        "componentLotEntity": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/EntityLabels"
            }
          ],
          "description": "The entity representing the component lot for this ingredient. This is only present if the mixture schema supports component lots in \"inventory\" format."
        },
        "componentLotText": {
          "description": "Text representing the component lot for this ingredient. This is only present if the mixture schema supports component lots in \"text\" format.",
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "hasParent": {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "notes": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "targetAmount": {
          "description": "The target amount for this ingredient such that this ingredient's proportion in its mixture would preserve the equivalent ingredient's proportion in the parent mixture. Pair with `units`.",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "units": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/IngredientMeasurementUnits"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "IngredientMeasurementUnits": {
      "enum": [
        "nL",
        "uL",
        "mL",
        "L",
        "mg",
        "g",
        "kg",
        "ug",
        "Units",
        "Cells",
        "mol",
        "mmol",
        "umol"
      ],
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "Measurement": {
      "properties": {
        "units": {
          "description": "Can only be null if value is also null",
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "value": {
          "description": "Can only be null if units is also null",
          "type": [
            "number",
            "null"
          ]
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "value",
        "units"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "Mixture": {
      "properties": {
        "aliases": {
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "allowMeasuredIngredients": {
          "description": "Derived from the mixture's schema.",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        "amount": {
          "description": "The positive numerical amount value of this mixture in string format (to preserve full precision). Pair with `units`. Supports scientific notation (1.23e4).",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "apiURL": {
          "description": "The canonical url of the Mixture in the API.",
          "format": "uri",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "archiveRecord": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/ArchiveRecord"
            }
          ]
        },
        "authors": {
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "creator": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
            },
            {
              "readOnly": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "customFields": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/CustomFields"
        },
        "entityRegistryId": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "fields": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/Fields"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Mixtures can have up to one parent mixture field."
        },
        "folderId": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "ingredients": {
          "description": "List of ingredients on this mixture.",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/$defs/Ingredient"
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          "type": "array"
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        "modifiedAt": {
          "format": "date-tim

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