---
title: "List box schemas"
method: GET
path: "/box-schemas"
tags: ["schemas"]
---

# List box schemas

`GET /box-schemas`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2`
- URL: `https://{tenant_name}.benchling.com/api/v2/box-schemas`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

List box schemas

## Query parameters

- `nextToken` string
- `pageSize` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- BoxSchemasPaginatedList
  - `boxSchemas` BoxSchema[]
    - `archiveRecord` ArchiveRecord
      - `reason` string
    - `fieldDefinitions` BoxSchemaFieldDefinitionsItems[]
      - union
        - SimpleFieldDefinition
          - `archiveRecord` ArchiveRecord
            - `reason` string
          - `id` string
          - `isMulti` boolean
          - `isRequired` boolean
          - `name` string
          - `type` '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'
        - IntegerFieldDefinition
          - `archiveRecord` ArchiveRecord
            - `reason` string
          - `id` string
          - `isMulti` boolean
          - `isRequired` boolean
          - `name` string
          - `type` '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'
          - `numericMax` number, double, nullable
          - `numericMin` number, double, nullable
          - `unit` UnitSummary
            - `id` string
            - `name` string
            - `symbol` string
            - `unitTypeId` string
        - FloatFieldDefinition
          - `archiveRecord` ArchiveRecord
            - `reason` string
          - `id` string
          - `isMulti` boolean
          - `isRequired` boolean
          - `name` string
          - `type` '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'
          - `decimalPrecision` number, double, nullable
          - `legalTextDropdownId` string, nullable
          - `numericMax` number, double, nullable
          - `numericMin` number, double, nullable
          - `unit` UnitSummary
            - `id` string
            - `name` string
            - `symbol` string
            - `unitTypeId` string
        - DropdownFieldDefinition
          - `archiveRecord` ArchiveRecord
            - `reason` string
          - `id` string
          - `isMulti` boolean
          - `isRequired` boolean
          - `name` string
          - `type` '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'
          - `dropdownId` string, nullable
        - SchemaLinkFieldDefinition
          - `archiveRecord` ArchiveRecord
            - `reason` string
          - `id` string
          - `isMulti` boolean
          - `isRequired` boolean
          - `name` string
          - `type` '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'
          - `schemaId` string, nullable
    - `id` string
    - `name` string
    - `type` 'box'
    - `prefix` string
    - `registryId` string
    - `containerSchema` BoxSchemaContainerSchema
      - `id` string
      - `name` string
    - `height` number, double
    - `modifiedAt` string, date-time: DateTime the Box Schema was last modified
    - `width` number, double
  - `nextToken` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/benchling/apis/benchling-api-2.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/benchling/apis/benchling-api-2/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/benchling/apis/benchling-api-2/revisions/01d2fa8523cd?raw)