Anthropic · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Anthropic Files API
11 actions
11 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/anthropic-files-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Anthropic's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Anthropic publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 11
$.info
$.paths['/v1/files'].get
$.paths['/v1/files'].post
$.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}'].get
$.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}'].delete
$.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}/content'].get
$.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}/content?beta=true'].get
$.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}?beta=true'].get
$.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}?beta=true'].delete
$.paths['/v1/files?beta=true'].get
$.paths['/v1/files?beta=true'].post
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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 Anthropic Files API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/anthropic-files-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: 10
- target: $.paths['/v1/files'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List uploaded files on the plain endpoint
effect: read
questions:
- Which files have I uploaded, listed without the beta query flag?
- Can I look up several specific files by their IDs in one list call?
instructions:
- text: On the plain endpoint, list files {ids}.
slots:
ids: query.ids[]
- text: List {limit} of my uploaded files per page without the beta flag.
slots:
limit: query.limit
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/files'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Upload a file that expires
effect: write
questions:
- How do I upload a file so I can reference it in later requests?
- Can I set an uploaded file to expire after a number of seconds?
instructions:
- text: Upload {file} and expire it after {expires_in_seconds} seconds.
slots:
file: requestBody.file
expires_in_seconds: requestBody.expires_in_seconds
- text: On the plain endpoint, upload file {file}.
slots:
file: requestBody.file
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a file's metadata on the plain endpoint
effect: read
questions:
- What's the name, size and type of a file I uploaded?
- Can I read a file's metadata without adding the beta query flag?
instructions:
- text: Get metadata for file {file_id} on the plain endpoint.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
- text: Without the beta parameter, describe uploaded file {file_id}.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a file on the plain endpoint
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I delete a file I uploaded, without the beta query flag?
- Is deleting an uploaded file from /v1/files permanent?
instructions:
- text: Delete file {file_id} using the plain endpoint.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
- text: Without the beta parameter, erase uploaded file {file_id}.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}/content'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Download a file's content on the plain endpoint
effect: read
questions:
- How do I download the actual contents of a stored file?
- Can I fetch file bytes from /content without the beta query flag?
instructions:
- text: Download the contents of file {file_id} on the plain endpoint.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
- text: Without the beta parameter, save file {file_id} locally.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}/content?beta=true'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Download a file's content via the beta flag
effect: read
questions:
- Can I download a file an agent produced through the beta files endpoint?
- What's the beta-flag way to get a file's raw bytes?
instructions:
- text: Download beta file {file_id} content.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
- text: With the beta flag, pull the bytes of file {file_id}.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}?beta=true'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a file's metadata via the beta flag
effect: read
questions:
- How do I read a file's metadata through the beta files endpoint?
- Does the beta flag return the same file details as the plain call?
instructions:
- text: Get beta file metadata for {file_id}.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
- text: With the beta flag, show the details of file {file_id}.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/files/{file_id}?beta=true'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a file via the beta flag
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can I delete an uploaded file through the beta files endpoint?
- What's the beta-flag call to remove a stored file?
instructions:
- text: Delete beta file {file_id}.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
- text: With the beta flag, remove file {file_id} for good.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/files?beta=true'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List files by scope via the beta flag
effect: read
questions:
- Can I list only the files that belong to a particular scope, such as one session?
- How do I page through files with before and after IDs using the beta flag?
instructions:
- text: List files in scope {scope_id}.
slots:
scope_id: query.scope_id
- text: With the beta flag, list files uploaded after {after_id}.
slots:
after_id: query.after_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/files?beta=true'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Upload a file via the beta flag
effect: write
questions:
- How do I upload a file with the beta files endpoint?
- Which beta-flag call stores a new file for later use in messages?
instructions:
- text: Upload beta file {file}.
slots:
file: requestBody.file
- text: With the beta flag, store {file} for use in later requests.
slots:
file: requestBody.file
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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