Electronic lab notebook API integration. Access notebooks, manage entries/attachments, backup notebooks, integrate with Protocols.io/Jupyter/REDCap, for programmatic ELN workflows.
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LabArchives Integration
Overview
LabArchives is an electronic lab notebook platform for research documentation and data management. Access notebooks, manage entries and attachments, generate reports, and integrate with third-party tools programmatically via REST API.
When to Use This Skill
This skill should be used when:
Working with LabArchives REST API for notebook automation
Backing up notebooks programmatically
Creating or managing notebook entries and attachments
Generating site reports and analytics
Integrating LabArchives with third-party tools (Protocols.io, Jupyter, REDCap)
Automating data upload to electronic lab notebooks
Managing user access and permissions programmatically
Core Capabilities
1. Authentication and Configuration
Set up API access credentials and regional endpoints for LabArchives API integration.
Prerequisites:
Enterprise LabArchives license with API access enabled
API access key ID and password from LabArchives administrator
User authentication credentials (email and external applications password)
Configuration setup:
Use the scripts/setup_config.py script to create a configuration file:
python3 scripts/setup_config.py
This creates a config.yaml file with the following structure:
api_url:https://api.labarchives.com/api# or regional endpointaccess_key_id:YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_IDaccess_password:YOUR_ACCESS_PASSWORD
Regional API endpoints:
US/International: https://api.labarchives.com/api
Australia: https://auapi.labarchives.com/api
UK: https://ukapi.labarchives.com/api
For detailed authentication instructions and troubleshooting, refer to references/authentication_guide.md.
2. User Information Retrieval
Obtain user ID (UID) and access information required for subsequent API operations.
Workflow:
Call the users/user_access_info API method with login credentials
Parse the XML/JSON response to extract the user ID (UID)
Use the UID to retrieve detailed user information via users/user_info_via_id
Example using Python wrapper:
from labarchivespy.client import Client
# Initialize client
client = Client(api_url, access_key_id, access_password)
# Get user access info
login_params = {'login_or_email': user_email, 'password': auth_token}
response = client.make_call('users', 'user_access_info', params=login_params)
# Extract UID from responseimport xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
uid = ET.fromstring(response.content)[0].text
# Get detailed user info
params = {'uid': uid}
user_info = client.make_call('users', 'user_info_via_id', params=params)
3. Notebook Operations
Manage notebook access, backup, and metadata retrieval.
Key operations:
List notebooks: Retrieve all notebooks accessible to a user
Backup notebooks: Download complete notebook data with optional attachment inclusion
Get notebook IDs: Retrieve institution-defined notebook identifiers for integration with grants/project management systems
Get notebook members: List all users with access to a specific notebook
Get notebook settings: Retrieve configuration and permissions for notebooks
Notebook backup example:
Use the scripts/notebook_operations.py script:
# Backup with attachments (default, creates 7z archive)
python3 scripts/notebook_operations.py backup --uid USER_ID --nbid NOTEBOOK_ID
# Backup without attachments, JSON format
python3 scripts/notebook_operations.py backup --uid USER_ID --nbid NOTEBOOK_ID --json --no-attachments
This skill includes bundled resources to support LabArchives API integration:
scripts/
setup_config.py: Interactive configuration file generator for API credentials
notebook_operations.py: Utilities for listing, backing up, and managing notebooks
entry_operations.py: Tools for creating entries and uploading attachments
references/
api_reference.md: Comprehensive API endpoint documentation with parameters and examples
authentication_guide.md: Detailed authentication setup and configuration instructions
integrations.md: Third-party integration setup guides and use cases
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