Asana · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Asana Custom Fields API
9 actions
9 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/asana-custom-fields-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Asana's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Asana publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 9
$.info
$.paths['/custom_fields'].post
$.paths['/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}'].get
$.paths['/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}'].put
$.paths['/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}'].delete
$.paths['/workspaces/{workspace_gid}/custom_fields'].get
$.paths['/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}/enum_options'].post
$.paths['/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}/enum_options/insert'].post
$.paths['/enum_options/{enum_option_gid}'].put
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Asana Custom Fields API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/asana-custom-fields-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 8
- target: $.paths['/custom_fields'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a custom field in a workspace
effect: write
questions:
- How do I define a new custom field like a dropdown or number?
- Can a custom field be moved to another workspace after creation?
instructions:
- text: Create a custom field named {field} in my workspace.
slots:
field: requestBody.data
- text: Define a new dropdown custom field with {definition}.
slots:
definition: requestBody.data
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a custom field's definition
effect: read
questions:
- What type and options does a custom field have?
- Can I see a dropdown field's enum options?
instructions:
- text: Show the definition of custom field {field}.
slots:
field: path.custom_field_gid
- text: Fetch custom field {field} and its options.
slots:
field: path.custom_field_gid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a custom field
effect: write
questions:
- Can I rename a custom field or change its description?
- Who can update a locked custom field?
instructions:
- text: Rename custom field {field} to {name}.
slots:
field: path.custom_field_gid
name: requestBody.data
- text: Update custom field {field} with {changes}.
slots:
field: path.custom_field_gid
changes: requestBody.data
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a custom field
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can I delete a custom field from my workspace?
- Who is allowed to delete a locked custom field?
instructions:
- text: Delete custom field {field}.
slots:
field: path.custom_field_gid
- text: Remove the custom field {field} permanently.
slots:
field: path.custom_field_gid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/workspaces/{workspace_gid}/custom_fields'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List a workspace's custom fields
effect: read
questions:
- What custom fields exist in my workspace?
- Can I page through all custom field definitions?
instructions:
- text: List the custom fields in workspace {workspace}.
slots:
workspace: path.workspace_gid
- text: Show every field defined in workspace {workspace}.
slots:
workspace: path.workspace_gid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}/enum_options'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Add an option to a dropdown custom field
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add a new choice to a dropdown field?
- Is there a limit to how many enum options a custom field can have?
instructions:
- text: Add option {option} to custom field {field}.
slots:
field: path.custom_field_gid
option: requestBody.data
- text: Create a new dropdown choice {option} on field {field}.
slots:
field: path.custom_field_gid
option: requestBody.data
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/custom_fields/{custom_field_gid}/enum_options/insert'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Reorder a dropdown field's options
effect: write
questions:
- Can I move a dropdown option before or after another one?
- How do I change the order of enum choices?
instructions:
- text: Move an option in custom field {field} as {placement}.
slots:
field: path.custom_field_gid
placement: requestBody.data
- text: Reorder dropdown choices on field {field} using {placement}.
slots:
field: path.custom_field_gid
placement: requestBody.data
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/enum_options/{enum_option_gid}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Edit a dropdown option
effect: write
questions:
- Can I rename, recolor or disable a single dropdown option?
- Why must an enum field keep at least one enabled option?
instructions:
- text: Rename enum option {option} to {name}.
slots:
option: path.enum_option_gid
name: requestBody.data
- text: Disable dropdown option {option}.
slots:
option: path.enum_option_gid
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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