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Set up a connection to Benchling

Tanisha Ray
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Benchling is a cloud-based platform designed to streamline life science research and development, offering tools for experiment planning, data analysis, and collaboration enabling scientists to accelerate discoveries and optimize workflows in areas such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and genomics.

Set up a connection

After you start the connection, configure it in the Create connection panel and complete all of the required * authentication settings: 

Setting Instructions
Name your connection * Enter a clear and distinguishable name. Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection. A unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting it from a list of the connections in your account.
Tenant name * Enter your Benchling tenant ID. For example, if your URL is https://celigo123.benchling.com/, your tenant ID is celigo123.
Auth type * Select your Benchling account authentication type (either Basic or Token).

Auth type: Basic
API key *  Enter your Benchling API key.
Multiple layers of protection are in place, including AES 256 encryption, to keep your connection’s API key safe. When editing this form later, you must enter this token again; it is stored only when the

Fetch data How to retrieve the API key

Auth type: Token

Client ID *

Enter your Benchling client ID.

Fetch data How to retrieve the client ID 

Client secret *

Enter your Benchling client secret.
Multiple layers of protection, including AES 256 encryption, are in place to keep your client secret safe. When editing this connection, you must re-enter this value each time; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

Fetch data How to retrieve the client secret

Tip: This connector documentation describes only the settings shown for the Simple view. For the corresponding HTTP settings, see OAuth 2.0 auth and token universal connector documentation respectively.

How to retrieve the API key

  1. Sign in to your Benchling account. 
  2. Navigate to your Avatar > Settings > API > Keys.
  3. Click Generate new API key.
  4. Copy the API key.

How to retrieve the client ID and client secret

  1. Sign in to your Benchling account. 
  2. Navigate to User menu > Developer console > Apps.
  3. Click Create.
  4. Enter a Name and Description.
  5. Copy the Client ID.
  6. Click Generate secret.
  7. Copy the Client secret.

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