Benchling · Authentication Profile

Benchling 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

basicApiKeyAuth http
scheme: basic
oAuth oauth2
· flows: clientCredentials

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/benchling-openapi.yaml
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - clientCredentials
schemes:
- name: basicApiKeyAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  description: Use issued API key for standard access to the API
  sources:
  - openapi/benchling-openapi.yaml
- name: oAuth
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: clientCredentials
    tokenUrl: /api/v2/token
    scopes: 0
  description: OAuth2 Client Credentials flow intended for service access
  sources:
  - openapi/benchling-openapi.yaml