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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Better Stack Uptime Monitors API
8 actions
8 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/betterstack-monitors-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 8
$.info
$.paths['/monitors'].get
$.paths['/monitors'].post
$.paths['/monitors/{id}'].get
$.paths['/monitors/{id}'].delete
$.paths['/monitors/{id}'].patch
$.paths['/monitors/{id}/response-times'].get
$.paths['/monitors/{id}/availability'].get
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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 Better Stack Uptime Monitors API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/betterstack-monitors-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: 7
- target: $.paths['/monitors'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List uptime monitors
effect: read
questions:
- Which URLs am I monitoring in Better Stack?
- Can I find the monitor watching a particular URL?
- Is there a way to look up a monitor by its display name?
instructions:
- text: List all of my uptime monitors.
- text: Find the monitor that checks {url}.
slots:
url: query.url
- text: Find monitors named {pronounceable_name}.
slots:
pronounceable_name: query.pronounceable_name
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/monitors'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create an uptime monitor for a URL
effect: write
questions:
- How do I start monitoring a website for downtime?
- Can a new monitor also warn me before my SSL certificate or domain expires?
- Which regions can a new monitor check from, and how often?
instructions:
- text: Create a {monitor_type} monitor for {url}.
slots:
monitor_type: requestBody.monitor_type
url: requestBody.url
- text: Start monitoring {url} as a {monitor_type} check every {check_frequency} seconds.
slots:
url: requestBody.url
monitor_type: requestBody.monitor_type
check_frequency: requestBody.check_frequency
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/monitors/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a monitor's configuration
effect: read
questions:
- What URL and check frequency is a specific monitor using?
- Is a given monitor currently up, down or paused?
instructions:
- text: Show me monitor {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Get the settings for monitor {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/monitors/{id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a monitor
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can I stop and remove monitoring for a site I've shut down?
- Does deleting a monitor remove it permanently rather than pausing it?
instructions:
- text: Delete monitor {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Remove monitor {id} permanently.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/monitors/{id}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Change an existing monitor's settings
effect: write
questions:
- Can I change the URL or check interval of a monitor I already have?
- How do I pause an existing monitor during maintenance?
instructions:
- text: Update monitor {id} to check {url} as a {monitor_type} monitor.
slots:
id: path.id
url: requestBody.url
monitor_type: requestBody.monitor_type
- text: Change monitor {id} on {url} ({monitor_type}) to check every {check_frequency} seconds.
slots:
id: path.id
url: requestBody.url
monitor_type: requestBody.monitor_type
check_frequency: requestBody.check_frequency
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/monitors/{id}/response-times'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a monitor's response times
effect: read
questions:
- How fast has my website been responding to uptime checks?
- Has latency on a monitored endpoint gotten slower lately?
instructions:
- text: Get response times for monitor {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Show how quickly the site behind monitor {id} has been responding.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/monitors/{id}/availability'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a monitor's uptime availability
effect: read
questions:
- What uptime percentage has my website had?
- How much downtime has a monitored URL recorded?
instructions:
- text: Get the availability of monitor {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Report the uptime percentage for monitor {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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