Version 1.7.0 of the Benchling SDK includes support for a number of new features like App Canvas, improvements to existing features like import performance, and some bug fixes related to plates, among other things

The app_id parameter will now be returned when querying app canvases, and can optionally be included when creating canvases. The parameter will be required when creating canvases on June 21st.

The Analyses APIs have been promoted from alpha to beta stability. This includes changes to a number of endpoints, as well as behavior changes to existing endpoints. Expand for more details.

The Batches API is now marked deprecated, and will be fully sunset on May 20th 2024

Python version 3.7 is approaching end of life on June 27th 2023. Future versions of the Benchling SDK released after that date will no longer support Python 3.7

Version 1.6.0 of the Benchling SDK includes some minor fixes related to AsyncTask deserialization and Lab Automation models.

The specification for the POST /transfers endpoint is being updated to denote that the sourceConcentration field is a Measurement, not just a generic object. There’s no change in functionality for this endpoint, however the name of the corresponding SDK parameter will change from MultipleContainersTransferSourceConcentration to Measurement. This change will be going live on September 25th 2023.

Containers in Benchling are being updated to support access restrictions and ownership. This information will be visible via the Containers API, and may impact integration access to containers and samples.

The ability to pre-populate structured tables when creating a notebook entry from a template (i.e. “seeding data”) is being supported in the stable version of the “Create a notebook entry” endpoint. The corresponding beta endpoint is now deprecated, and will be sunset on March 28th 2023.

App canvas creation now lists resourceId as a required field when creating a new canvas.