> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/connect/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.benchling.com/_mcp/server.

# Connect


## API Docs

- Connect [Convert a blob or file containing instrument data to ASM (Allotrope Simple Model) JSON](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/connect/convert-to-asm.md)
- Connect [Convert a blob or file containing ASM, JSON, or instrument data to CSV](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/connect/convert-to-csv.md)
- Connect [Returns the list of available allotropy instrument vendor types](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/connect/list-allotropy-vendors.md)

## OpenAPI Specification

The raw OpenAPI 3.1 specification for this API is available at:
- [OpenAPI JSON](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/connect/openapi.json)
- [OpenAPI YAML](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/connect/openapi.yaml)