> 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/plates/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.benchling.com/_mcp/server.

# Plates


## API Docs

- Plates [List plates](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/plates/list-plates.md)
- Plates [Create a plate](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/plates/create-plate.md)
- Plates [Get a plate](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/plates/get-plate.md)
- Plates [Update a plate](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/plates/update-plate.md)
- Plates [Archive plates](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/plates/archive-plates.md)
- Plates [BulkGet plates](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/plates/bulk-get-plates.md)
- Plates [Unarchive plates](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/plates/unarchive-plates.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/plates/openapi.json)
- [OpenAPI YAML](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/plates/openapi.yaml)