Canonical · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for LXD external REST Network Load Balancers API
8 actions
8 updates
phrasing
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openapi/canonical-network-load-balancers-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
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$.info
$.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers'].get
$.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers'].post
$.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers/{listenAddress}'].get
$.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers/{listenAddress}'].put
$.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers/{listenAddress}'].delete
$.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers/{listenAddress}'].patch
$.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers?recursion=1'].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 LXD external REST Network Load Balancers API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/canonical-network-load-balancers-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['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List a network's load balancers as URLs
effect: read
questions:
- Which load balancers are defined on one of my LXD networks?
- Can I list load balancer URLs for a network in a given project?
instructions:
- text: List the load balancer URLs on this network.
- text: List network load balancer URLs in project {project}.
slots:
project: query.project
- text: Give me links to each load balancer defined on {network}.
slots:
network: path.networkName
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a network load balancer
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a load balancer on an LXD network listening on an address?
- Can I define backends and ports when adding a network load balancer?
instructions:
- text: Create a load balancer listening on {listen_address}.
slots:
listen_address: requestBody.listen_address
- text: Add a load balancer on {listen_address} with backends {backends} and ports {ports}.
slots:
listen_address: requestBody.listen_address
backends: requestBody.backends
ports: requestBody.ports
- text: Set up a new load balancer on {network} at address {listen_address}.
slots:
network: path.networkName
listen_address: requestBody.listen_address
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers/{listenAddress}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a network load balancer
effect: read
questions:
- What backends and ports does a specific load balancer use?
- Where do I read the load balancer config for one listen address?
instructions:
- text: Show the load balancer for this listen address.
- text: Get the network load balancer details in project {project}.
slots:
project: query.project
- text: Show the load balancer at {listen_address} on network {network}.
slots:
network: path.networkName
listen_address: path.listenAddress
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers/{listenAddress}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Replace a network load balancer's configuration
effect: write
questions:
- How do I overwrite all backends and ports on a load balancer?
- Will replacing a load balancer drop backends I leave out?
instructions:
- text: Replace the load balancer's backends with {backends} and ports with {ports}.
slots:
backends: requestBody.backends
ports: requestBody.ports
- text: Overwrite the whole load balancer config with {config}.
slots:
config: requestBody.config
- text: Replace the backends of load balancer {listen_address} on network {network} with {backends}.
slots:
network: path.networkName
listen_address: path.listenAddress
backends: requestBody.backends
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers/{listenAddress}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a network load balancer
effect: destructive
questions:
- Is there a way to remove a load balancer from an LXD network?
- Can I delete a load balancer that belongs to another project?
instructions:
- text: Delete the load balancer on this listen address.
- text: Remove the network load balancer from project {project}.
slots:
project: query.project
- text: Delete the load balancer at {listen_address} on network {network}.
slots:
network: path.networkName
listen_address: path.listenAddress
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers/{listenAddress}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Partially update a network load balancer
effect: write
questions:
- Can I change only the description of a network load balancer?
- How do I update a load balancer's ports without resending its backends?
instructions:
- text: Patch the load balancer description to {description}.
slots:
description: requestBody.description
- text: Update only the load balancer ports to {ports}.
slots:
ports: requestBody.ports
- text: Patch load balancer {listen_address} on network {network}, changing only its description to {description}.
slots:
network: path.networkName
listen_address: path.listenAddress
description: requestBody.description
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/1.0/networks/{networkName}/load-balancers?recursion=1'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List a network's load balancers with details
effect: read
questions:
- How do I get every load balancer on a network with backends and ports in one call?
- Can I list full load balancer objects instead of URLs?
instructions:
- text: List all load balancers on this network as full objects.
- text: Get expanded load balancers for project {project}.
slots:
project: query.project
- text: List every load balancer on network {network} with full details.
slots:
network: path.networkName
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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