Benchling · Authentication Profile

Benchling Lims Authentication

Authentication

Benchling secures its APIs with http and oauth2 across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the clientCredentials flow(s).

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Methods: http, oauth2 Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: clientCredentials API key in:

Security Schemes

basicAuth http

scheme: basic

appBearerAuth oauth2

· flows: clientCredentials

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/benchling-lims-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - clientCredentials
schemes:
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: 'Personal user API key sent as HTTP Basic auth (Authorization: Basic {api_key}).
    Generate a key on your Benchling user settings page.'
  sources:
  - openapi/benchling-lims-openapi.yml
- name: appBearerAuth
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: clientCredentials
    tokenUrl: https://{tenant}.benchling.com/api/v2/token
    scopes: 0
  description: Benchling Apps authenticate with OAuth2 client credentials. Exchange client_id/client_secret
    at POST /api/v2/token for a Bearer access_token.
  sources:
  - openapi/benchling-lims-openapi.yml

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