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Benchling APISolvent

Update Solvent

Beta

Update a solvent’s name or code, or archive/unarchive it via the archived field. The solvent structure is immutable and cannot be changed after creation. A new name must be unique (case-insensitive) within the solvent library.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Path parameters

solvent_idstringRequired
ID of the Solvent.

Headers

EARLY-ACCESSstringOptional

Set to true to access beta operations via /api/v3.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
archiveReasonstringOptional
archivedbooleanOptional
codestring or nullOptional

Configurable identifier for this solvent. Must be unique (case-insensitive) across all salts and solvents in the tenant.

namestringOptional

The name of the solvent. Must be unique (case-insensitive) within the solvent library.

Response

OK
__typenamestringOptional
archiveReasonstring or nullOptional
archivedbooleanOptional
calculatedMolecularWeightdouble or nullOptional
The molecular weight of the solvent.
canonicalSmilesstringOptional
The SMILES representation of the solvent after standardization.
codestring or nullOptional

Optional company-specific identifier for this solvent (e.g., “MH”, “DH”). Unique across both salts and solvents within a tenant.

createdAtstringOptional
idstringOptional
modifiedAtstringOptional
molecularFormulastringOptional

The molecular formula (e.g., “H2O”).

molfilestringOptional
The molfile representation of the solvent.
namestringOptional

Errors

400
Solvent Update Request Bad Request Error
403
Solvent Update Request Forbidden Error
404
Solvent Update Request Not Found Error
409
Solvent Update Request Conflict Error
429
Solvent Update Request Too Many Requests Error
500
Solvent Update Request Internal Server Error