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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Crawler API
21 actions
21 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/algolia-crawler-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 21 · first 16 shown; the file carries all of them
$.info
$.paths['/1/crawlers'].get
$.paths['/1/crawlers'].post
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}'].get
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}'].delete
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}'].patch
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/run'].post
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/pause'].post
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/reindex'].post
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/test'].post
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/urls/crawl'].post
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/stats/urls'].get
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/crawl_runs'].get
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/{logId}/download'].get
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/delete_runs'].post
$.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/config'].patch
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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Crawler API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/algolia-crawler-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 20
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List crawlers
effect: read
questions:
- Which website crawlers do I have set up?
- Can I find a crawler by its name?
instructions:
- text: List all my crawlers.
- text: Find crawlers named {name}.
slots:
name: query.name
- text: List the crawlers belonging to application {appID}.
slots:
appID: query.appID
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a website crawler
effect: write
questions:
- How do I set up a new crawler to index my website?
- What configuration does a new crawler need?
instructions:
- text: Create a crawler called {name} with configuration {config}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
config: requestBody.config
- text: 'Set up a new site crawler {name} using this config: {config}.'
slots:
name: requestBody.name
config: requestBody.config
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Retrieve a crawler's details
effect: read
questions:
- How can I check the state of one crawler, such as whether it's running or blocked?
- Can I get a crawler's details along with its full configuration?
instructions:
- text: Get the details of crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Show crawler {id} including its configuration.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a crawler
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I permanently remove a crawler I no longer use?
- Can I delete a website crawler entirely?
instructions:
- text: Delete crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Permanently remove the crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Rename a crawler or replace its configuration
effect: write
questions:
- How do I rename a crawler?
- Is there a way to overwrite a crawler's whole configuration without creating a new version?
instructions:
- text: Rename crawler {id} to {name}.
slots:
id: path.id
name: requestBody.name
- text: Replace crawler {id}'s entire configuration with {config}, unversioned.
slots:
id: path.id
config: requestBody.config
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/run'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Unpause a crawler
effect: write
questions:
- How do I resume a crawler I paused?
- Will unpausing a crawler continue the crawl that was in progress?
instructions:
- text: Unpause crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Resume the paused crawler {id} so it runs on schedule again.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/pause'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Pause a crawler
effect: write
questions:
- How can I temporarily stop a crawler from running?
- Can I put a crawler on hold while I fix my site?
instructions:
- text: Pause crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Put crawler {id} on hold.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/reindex'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Start a full crawl
effect: write
questions:
- How do I trigger a full recrawl of my website right now?
- Can I kick off a crawl without waiting for the schedule?
instructions:
- text: Start a crawl with crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Reindex the whole site now using crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/test'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Test crawl a single URL
effect: read
questions:
- How can I preview which records a crawler would extract from a page?
- Can I try a configuration change on one URL before saving it?
instructions:
- text: Test crawl {url} with crawler {id}.
slots:
url: requestBody.url
id: path.id
- text: Preview records extracted from {url} by crawler {id} using override config {config}.
slots:
url: requestBody.url
id: path.id
config: requestBody.config
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/urls/crawl'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Crawl specific URLs and index them
effect: write
questions:
- How do I recrawl just a handful of pages that changed?
- What's the rate limit on crawling individual URLs?
instructions:
- text: 'Crawl these URLs with crawler {id}: {urls}.'
slots:
id: path.id
urls: requestBody.urls
- text: Recrawl {urls} using crawler {id} and add them to its extra URLs.
slots:
urls: requestBody.urls
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/stats/urls'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get crawled, skipped and failed URL counts
effect: read
questions:
- How many URLs did my crawler fail on or skip?
- What are the URL statistics for a crawler?
instructions:
- text: Get URL stats for crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Show how many pages crawler {id} crawled, skipped and failed.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/crawl_runs'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List a crawler's past runs
effect: read
questions:
- Where can I see the history of crawl runs for troubleshooting?
- Can I list only the failed crawl runs in a date range?
instructions:
- text: List crawl runs for crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Show crawler {id}'s runs with status {status} between {from} and {until}.
slots:
id: path.id
status: query.status
from: query.from
until: query.until
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/{logId}/download'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Download the log file for a crawl run
effect: read
questions:
- How do I download the detailed log of a particular crawl run?
- Can I get the log file to debug why pages were missed in one run?
instructions:
- text: Download log {logId} for crawler {id}.
slots:
logId: path.logId
id: path.id
- text: Fetch the crawl run file {logId} from crawler {id}.
slots:
logId: path.logId
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/delete_runs'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a crawler's run log records
effect: destructive
questions:
- How can I clear the crawl run logs without deleting the crawler?
- Can I remove old crawl run records?
instructions:
- text: Delete the crawl run records for crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Clear the run logs of crawler {id} but keep the crawler.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/config'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a crawler's configuration (versioned)
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change a crawler's start URLs or schedule and keep a version history?
- Can I update the rate limit or exclusion patterns on my crawler?
instructions:
- text: Update crawler {id}'s config with actions {actions}, app {appId} and rate limit {rateLimit}.
slots:
id: path.id
actions: requestBody.actions
appId: requestBody.appId
rateLimit: requestBody.rateLimit
- text: Set crawler {id} to start from {startUrls} on schedule {schedule}.
slots:
id: path.id
startUrls: requestBody.startUrls
schedule: requestBody.schedule
- text: Add exclusion patterns {exclusionPatterns} to crawler {id}'s configuration.
slots:
exclusionPatterns: requestBody.exclusionPatterns
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/config/versions'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List a crawler's configuration versions
effect: read
questions:
- Who changed my crawler's configuration and when?
- Can I see previous versions of a crawler's config?
instructions:
- text: List configuration versions for crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Show the config change history of crawler {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/config/versions/{version}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Retrieve a specific crawler configuration version
effect: read
questions:
- How do I look at an older crawler configuration so I can restore it?
- What did version 3 of my crawler config contain?
instructions:
- text: Get configuration version {version} of crawler {id}.
slots:
version: path.version
id: path.id
- text: Show me crawler {id}'s config as of version {version}.
slots:
id: path.id
version: path.version
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/tasks/{taskID}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Check a crawler task's status
effect: read
questions:
- Is my crawler task still pending or completed?
- How do I check on a task a crawler action created?
instructions:
- text: Check the status of task {taskID} on crawler {id}.
slots:
taskID: path.taskID
id: path.id
- text: Tell me whether crawler {id}'s task {taskID} has finished.
slots:
id: path.id
taskID: path.taskID
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/crawlers/{id}/tasks/{taskID}/cancel'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Cancel a task that is blocking a crawler
effect: destructive
questions:
- My crawler is blocked by an errored task. How do I unblock it?
- Can I cancel a failing task so the crawler's schedule resumes?
instructions:
- text: Cancel blocking task {taskID} on crawler {id}.
slots:
taskID: path.taskID
id: path.id
- text: Unblock crawler {id} by cancelling its errored task {taskID}.
slots:
id: path.id
taskID: path.taskID
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/1/domains'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List registered crawler domains
effect: read
questions:
- Which domains are registered so my crawlers are allowed to run on them?
- Why won't my crawler run on a URL, and is its domain registered?
instructions:
- text: List my registered crawler domains.
- text: Show the registered domains for application {appID}.
slots:
appID: query.appID
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'