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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Canvas LMS REST Discovery Pages API

4 actions 4 updates phrasing extends openapi/canvas-discovery-pages-api-openapi.yml
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$.info
$.paths['/v1/discovery_pages'].get
$.paths['/v1/discovery_pages'].put
$.paths['/v1/discovery_pages/token'].post

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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 Canvas LMS REST Discovery Pages API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/canvas-discovery-pages-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['/v1/discovery_pages'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get the login discovery page settings
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What sign-in buttons does our login discovery page show?
      - Is the discovery page active for our root account?
      instructions:
      - text: Show the discovery page configuration.
      - text: Get the current login discovery page buttons and labels.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/v1/discovery_pages'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Replace the login discovery page settings
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I change which identity providers appear on the login discovery page?
      - Does updating the discovery page replace the whole configuration?
      instructions:
      - text: Set the discovery page primary button to provider {primary} labeled {primary_label}, secondary {secondary} labeled {secondary_label}.
        slots:
          primary: requestBody.discovery_page[primary][authentication_provider_id]
          primary_label: requestBody.discovery_page[primary][label]
          secondary: requestBody.discovery_page[secondary][authentication_provider_id]
          secondary_label: requestBody.discovery_page[secondary][label]
      - text: Turn the discovery page active setting to {active}, primary {primary} as {primary_label}, secondary {secondary} as {secondary_label}.
        slots:
          active: requestBody.discovery_page[active]
          primary: requestBody.discovery_page[primary][authentication_provider_id]
          primary_label: requestBody.discovery_page[primary][label]
          secondary: requestBody.discovery_page[secondary][authentication_provider_id]
          secondary_label: requestBody.discovery_page[secondary][label]
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/v1/discovery_pages/token'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get a discovery page preview token
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I preview a discovery page layout before saving it?
      - How long is a discovery page preview token valid?
      instructions:
      - text: Generate a preview token for a discovery page with primary provider {primary}.
        slots:
          primary: requestBody.discovery_page[primary][authentication_provider_id]
      - text: Create a preview JWT for primary {primary} labeled {primary_label}.
        slots:
          primary: requestBody.discovery_page[primary][authentication_provider_id]
          primary_label: requestBody.discovery_page[primary][label]
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'

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