---
title: "Process Output with an Automation Output Processor"
method: POST
path: "/automation-output-processors/{output_processor_id}:process-output"
tags: ["labAutomation"]
---

# Process Output with an Automation Output Processor

`POST /automation-output-processors/{output_processor_id}:process-output`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2`
- URL: `https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2/automation-output-processors/{output_processor_id}:process-output`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Process Output with an Automation Output Processor

## Path parameters

- `output_processor_id` string, required

## Response `202`

This endpoint launches a [long-running task](https://docs.benchling.com/docs/api/v2/benchling-api/tasks/get-task) and returns the Task ID of the launched task.
The task response contains the Automation Output Processor that was processed.

Any created Benchling objects may take a few seconds to appear in search.

- AsyncTaskLink
  - `taskId` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request

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