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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Reference Subscriptions API
9 actions
9 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/beehiiv-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for beehiiv's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document beehiiv publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 9
$.info
$.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions'].get
$.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions'].post
$.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/by_email/{email}'].get
$.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/by_email/{email}'].put
$.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}'].get
$.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}'].put
$.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}'].delete
$.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}'].patch
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 Reference Subscriptions API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/beehiiv-subscriptions-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: 8
- target: $.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List a publication's subscribers
effect: read
questions:
- Who subscribes to my newsletter?
- Can I list only premium subscribers or only active ones?
- Can I filter subscribers by when they signed up?
instructions:
- text: List subscriptions on publication {publication}.
slots:
publication: path.publicationId
- text: Show {status} subscribers on {publication}.
slots:
status: query.status
publication: path.publicationId
- text: List {tier} tier subscribers on publication {publication}.
slots:
tier: query.tier
publication: path.publicationId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Subscribe a new reader
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add a new subscriber to my newsletter from my signup form?
- Can I skip the welcome email when adding a subscriber?
- Can I record UTM source and referral code for a new signup?
instructions:
- text: Subscribe {email} to publication {publication}.
slots:
email: requestBody.email
publication: path.publicationId
- text: Add new subscriber {email} with UTM source {utm_source}.
slots:
email: requestBody.email
utm_source: requestBody.utm_source
- text: Subscribe {email} and enroll them in automations {automation_ids}.
slots:
email: requestBody.email
automation_ids: requestBody.automation_ids
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/by_email/{email}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Look up a subscriber by email
effect: read
questions:
- Is a given email address subscribed to my newsletter?
- Do I need to URL-encode the email when looking up a subscriber?
instructions:
- text: Look up the subscription for {email} on publication {publication}.
slots:
email: path.email
publication: path.publicationId
- text: Check whether {email} is subscribed, including {expand}.
slots:
email: path.email
expand: query.expand[]
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/by_email/{email}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a subscriber found by email
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change a subscriber's tier when I only know their email?
- Can I unsubscribe someone by their email address?
instructions:
- text: Update the subscriber with email {email} on {publication} to tier {tier}.
slots:
email: path.email
publication: path.publicationId
tier: requestBody.tier
- text: Unsubscribe the reader whose email is {email}.
slots:
email: path.email
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a subscriber by subscription ID
effect: read
questions:
- Can I fetch one subscriber's details by their subscription ID?
- What replaced the old lookup by subscriber ID?
instructions:
- text: Get subscription {subscription} on publication {publication}.
slots:
subscription: path.subscriptionId
publication: path.publicationId
- text: Show subscriber {subscription} with {expand} expanded.
slots:
subscription: path.subscriptionId
expand: query.expand[]
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a subscriber by ID (PUT)
effect: write
questions:
- How do I PUT changes to a subscriber's tier or custom fields by subscription ID?
- Can I use PUT to unsubscribe a subscriber by ID?
instructions:
- text: PUT tier {tier} on subscription {subscription} in publication {publication}.
slots:
tier: requestBody.tier
subscription: path.subscriptionId
publication: path.publicationId
- text: Unsubscribe subscription {subscription} using the PUT update.
slots:
subscription: path.subscriptionId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Permanently delete a subscriber
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I permanently delete a subscriber and all their data?
- Does deleting a premium subscriber stop their billing?
instructions:
- text: Permanently delete subscription {subscription} from publication {publication}.
slots:
subscription: path.subscriptionId
publication: path.publicationId
- text: Erase subscriber {subscription} and all their data for good.
slots:
subscription: path.subscriptionId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/publications/{publicationId}/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a subscriber by ID (PATCH)
effect: write
questions:
- Can I PATCH a subscriber's custom fields using their subscription ID?
- What's the PATCH way to change one subscriber's email or Stripe customer?
instructions:
- text: PATCH subscription {subscription} on {publication} with custom fields {custom_fields}.
slots:
subscription: path.subscriptionId
publication: path.publicationId
custom_fields: requestBody.custom_fields
- text: PATCH the Stripe customer on subscription {subscription} to {stripe_customer_id}.
slots:
subscription: path.subscriptionId
stripe_customer_id: requestBody.stripe_customer_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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