Avalara · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0

API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Avalara Utilities API

4 actions 4 updates phrasing extends openapi/avalara-utilities-api-openapi.yml

Generated by API Evangelist Written by API Evangelist tooling for Avalara's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Avalara publishes.

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What the actions change

x-apievangelist-phrasing

Targets 4

$.info

$.paths['/api/v2/utilities/ping'].get

$.paths['/api/v2/utilities/subscriptions'].get

$.paths['/api/v2/utilities/subscriptions/{serviceTypeId}'].get

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 Avalara Utilities API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/avalara-utilities-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: 3
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/utilities/ping'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Test connectivity and credentials
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Are my AvaTax credentials working?
      - Can I check that I can reach the tax service before going live?
      instructions:
      - text: Ping the AvaTax service.
      - text: Test my connection and authentication.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/utilities/subscriptions'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List my account's subscriptions
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which services does my own account subscribe to?
      - What am I currently subscribed to?
      instructions:
      - text: List subscriptions for my current account.
      - text: Show what services I'm subscribed to.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/utilities/subscriptions/{serviceTypeId}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Check if my account has one service
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Is a specific service enabled for my own account?
      - Can I confirm I have the subscription a feature needs before calling it?
      instructions:
      - text: Check whether my account subscribes to service type {serviceTypeId}.
        slots:
          serviceTypeId: path.serviceTypeId
      - text: Get my subscription for service {serviceTypeId}.
        slots:
          serviceTypeId: path.serviceTypeId
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'

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