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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 Avalara 1099 & W-9 W-9 Forms API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/avalara-w-9-forms-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: 3
- target: $.paths['/w9/requests'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List W-9 collection requests
effect: read
questions:
- Which vendors haven't returned their W-9 yet?
- Can I list W-9 requests by status?
instructions:
- text: List my W-9 requests.
- text: Show W-9 requests with status {status}.
slots:
status: query.status
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/w9/requests'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Request a W-9 from a payee
effect: write
questions:
- How do I ask a contractor to fill out a W-9 electronically?
- Can I set how many days a W-9 request stays open?
instructions:
- text: Send a W-9 request to {payeeName} at {payeeEmail}.
slots:
payeeName: requestBody.payeeName
payeeEmail: requestBody.payeeEmail
- text: Request a W-9 from {payeeName} ({payeeEmail}) expiring in {expirationDays} days with note {message}.
slots:
payeeName: requestBody.payeeName
payeeEmail: requestBody.payeeEmail
expirationDays: requestBody.expirationDays
message: requestBody.message
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/w9/{w9Id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a completed W-9
effect: read
questions:
- Can I view the taxpayer information on a completed W-9?
- Where do I get a W-9 a payee has submitted?
instructions:
- text: Get completed W-9 {w9Id}.
slots:
w9Id: path.w9Id
- text: Show the taxpayer details on W-9 {w9Id}.
slots:
w9Id: path.w9Id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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