Benchling · Schema

File

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Properties

Name Type Description
errorMessage stringnull
uploadStatus string
archiveRecord object ArchiveRecord Resource if the file is archived. This is null if the file is not archived.
createdAt string Date and time the file was created
creator object
customFields object Custom field values of the file
displayId string User-friendly ID of the file
filename string
folderId string ID of the folder that contains the file
id string
modifiedAt string Date and time the file was last modified
name string
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JSON Schema

benchling-file-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchling/main/json-schema/benchling-file-schema.json",
  "title": "File",
  "x-generated": "2026-10-12",
  "x-method": "derived",
  "x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
  "x-source": "openapi/benchling-files-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/File",
  "allOf": [
    {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/FileStatus"
    },
    {
      "properties": {
        "archiveRecord": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/ArchiveRecord"
            }
          ],
          "description": "ArchiveRecord Resource if the file is archived. This is null if the file is not archived.\n"
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "description": "Date and time the file was created",
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "creator": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/UserSummary"
            },
            {
              "description": "UserSummary of the user who created the file"
            },
            {
              "readOnly": true
            }
          ]
        },
        "customFields": {
          "allOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/$defs/CustomFields"
            }
          ],
          "description": "Custom field values of the file"
        },
        "displayId": {
          "description": "User-friendly ID of the file",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "filename": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "folderId": {
          "description": "ID of the folder that contains the file",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "modifiedAt": {
          "description": "Date and time the file was last modified",
          "format": "date-time",
          "readOnly": true,
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    }
  ],
  "$defs": {
    "ArchiveRecord": {
      "properties": {
        "reason": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "CustomField": {
      "properties": {
        "value": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "CustomFields": {
      "additionalProperties": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/CustomField"
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "FileStatus": {
      "properties": {
        "errorMessage": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "uploadStatus": {
          "enum": [
            "IN_PROGRESS",
            "SUCCEEDED",
            "FAILED_VALIDATION",
            "NOT_UPLOADED"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "PartySummary": {
      "properties": {
        "handle": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    },
    "UserSummary": {
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/PartySummary"
        },
        {}
      ]
    }
  }
}

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