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# List a container's contents

GET https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2/containers/{container_id}/contents

List a container's contents

Reference: https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/containers/list-container-contents

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `container_id` (string, required)

## Response

### 200

OK

- `contents` (list of ContainerContent, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `error` (BadRequestErrorError, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `error` (NotFoundErrorError, optional)

## Types

### ContainerContent

- `batch` (BatchOrInaccessibleResource, optional, nullable)
- `concentration` (Measurement, optional)
- `entity` (EntityOrInaccessibleResource, optional, nullable)

### BadRequestErrorError

- `message` (string, optional)
- `type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `invalid_request_error`
- `userMessage` (string, optional)

### NotFoundErrorError

- `message` (string, optional)
- `type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `invalid_request_error`
- `userMessage` (string, optional)
- `invalidId` (string, optional)

### BatchOrInaccessibleResource

### Measurement

- `units` (string, required, nullable) — Can only be null if value is also null
- `value` (double, required, nullable) — Can only be null if units is also null

### EntityOrInaccessibleResource

### Batch

- `archiveRecord` (ArchiveRecord, optional, nullable)
- `createdAt` (datetime, optional) — DateTime at which the the result was created
- `creator` (UserSummary, optional)
- `defaultConcentration` (Measurement, optional)
- `entity` (BatchEntity, optional)
- `fields` (map from string to Field, optional)
- `id` (string, optional)
- `modifiedAt` (datetime, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)
- `schema` (SchemaSummary, optional, nullable)
- `webURL` (string, optional)

### InaccessibleResource

- `inaccessibleId` (string, optional)
- `type` (string, optional) — The type of this inaccessible item. Example values: "custom_entity", "container", "plate", "dna_sequence"

### ArchiveRecord

- `reason` (string, optional)

### UserSummary

- `handle` (string, optional)
- `id` (string, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)

### BatchEntity

- `entityType`: `aa_sequence` (aa_sequence)
  - `id` (string, optional)
  - `type` (string, optional, deprecated)
- `entityType`: `custom_entity` (custom_entity)
  - `id` (string, optional)
  - `type` (string, optional, deprecated)
- `entityType`: `dna_sequence` (dna_sequence)
  - `id` (string, optional)
  - `type` (string, optional, deprecated)

### Field

- `value` (FieldValue, required, nullable) — For single link fields, use the id of the item you want to link (eg. "seq_jdf8BV24"). For multi-link fields, use an array of ids of the items you want to link (eg. ["seq_jdf8BV24"])
- `displayValue` (string, optional, nullable)
- `isMulti` (boolean, optional)
- `textValue` (string, optional, nullable)
- `type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `dna_sequence_link`, `aa_sequence_link`, `custom_entity_link`, `entity_link`, `mixture_link`, `molecule_link`, `dropdown`, `part_link`, `translation_link`, `aa_part_link`, `base_molecule_link`, `blob_link`, `text`, `long_text`, `batch_link`, `storage_link`, `entry_link`, `assay_request_link`, `assay_result_link`, `assay_run_link`, `boolean`, `float`, `integer`, `datetime`, `date`, `json`

### SchemaSummary

- `id` (string, optional)
- `name` (string, optional)

### FieldValue

For single link fields, use the id of the item you want to link (eg. "seq_jdf8BV24"). For multi-link fields, use an array of ids of the items you want to link (eg. ["seq_jdf8BV24"])

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "contents": [
    {
      "batch": {
        "archiveRecord": {
          "reason": "Made in error"
        },
        "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
        "creator": {
          "handle": "string",
          "id": "string",
          "name": "string"
        },
        "defaultConcentration": {
          "units": "string",
          "value": 1.1
        },
        "entity": {
          "entityType": "dna_sequence",
          "id": "seq_ObbdtGhC",
          "type": "string"
        },
        "fields": {},
        "id": "bat_UOIr8IjL",
        "modifiedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
        "name": "string",
        "schema": {
          "id": "string",
          "name": "string"
        },
        "webURL": "string"
      },
      "concentration": {
        "units": "string",
        "value": 1.1
      },
      "entity": {
        "aliases": [
          "string"
        ],
        "annotations": [
          {
            "color": "#F58A5E",
            "customFields": [
              {
                "name": "string",
                "value": "string"
              }
            ],
            "end": 1,
            "name": "string",
            "notes": "Cong et al Science. 2013 Jan 3.",
            "start": 1,
            "strand": 1,
            "type": "string"
          }
        ],
        "apiURL": "https://benchling.com/api/v2/dna-sequences/seq_asQya4lk",
        "archiveRecord": {
          "reason": "Made in error"
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "handle": "string",
            "id": "string",
            "name": "string"
          }
        ],
        "bases": "string",
        "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
        "creator": {
          "handle": "string",
          "id": "string",
          "name": "string"
        },
        "customFields": {
          "Legacy ID": {
            "value": "STR100"
          }
        },
        "dnaAlignmentIds": [
          "string"
        ],
        "entityRegistryId": "string",
        "entityType": "dna_sequence",
        "fields": {},
        "folderId": "string",
        "id": "string",
        "isCircular": true,
        "length": 1,
        "modifiedAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
        "name": "string",
        "parts": [
          {
            "end": 1,
            "sequenceId": "seq_VfVOART1",
            "start": 1,
            "strand": 1
          }
        ],
        "primers": [
          {
            "bases": "string",
            "bindPosition": 1,
            "color": "string",
            "end": 1,
            "name": "string",
            "oligoId": "string",
            "overhangLength": 1,
            "start": 1,
            "strand": 1
          }
        ],
        "registrationOrigin": {
          "originEntryId": "string",
          "registeredAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
        },
        "registryId": "string",
        "schema": {
          "id": "string",
          "name": "string"
        },
        "transcriptions": [
          {
            "end": 1,
            "sequenceId": "seq_VfVOART1",
            "start": 1,
            "strand": 1
          }
        ],
        "translations": [
          {
            "aminoAcids": "string",
            "coerceStartCodonToMethionine": false,
            "color": "#F58A5E",
            "customFields": [
              {
                "name": "string",
                "value": "string"
              }
            ],
            "end": 1,
            "geneticCode": "STANDARD",
            "name": "string",
            "notes": "Cong et al Science. 2013 Jan 3.",
            "regions": [
              {
                "end": 1,
                "start": 1
              }
            ],
            "start": 1,
            "strand": 1
          }
        ],
        "url": "string",
        "webURL": "string"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2/containers/container_id/contents"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2/containers/container_id/contents';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```