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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Cohesity REST Protection Jobs API
10 actions
10 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/cohesity-protectionjobs-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
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$.info
$.paths['/public/protectionJobState/{id}'].post
$.paths['/public/protectionJobs'].get
$.paths['/public/protectionJobs'].post
$.paths['/public/protectionJobs/run/{id}'].post
$.paths['/public/protectionJobs/states'].post
$.paths['/public/protectionJobs/{id}'].get
$.paths['/public/protectionJobs/{id}'].put
$.paths['/public/protectionJobs/{id}'].delete
$.paths['/public/protectionJobs/{id}/auditTrail'].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 Cohesity REST Protection Jobs API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/cohesity-protectionjobs-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: 9
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionJobState/{id}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Pause or resume a protection job
effect: write
questions:
- How do I pause a backup job so no new runs start?
- Do runs already in progress keep going when I pause a protection job?
instructions:
- text: Pause protection job {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Pause protection job {id} with reason {pauseReason}.
slots:
id: path.id
pauseReason: requestBody.pauseReason
- text: Resume future runs of protection job {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionJobs'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List protection jobs
effect: read
questions:
- Which backup jobs on the cluster protect VMware workloads?
- Can I find jobs whose last run violated its SLA?
- What protection jobs were deleted but still have snapshots?
instructions:
- text: List protection jobs for environment {environments}.
slots:
environments: query.environments
- text: Show protection jobs using policy {policyIds} with their last run stats.
slots:
policyIds: query.policyIds
- text: List jobs whose last run missed its SLA.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionJobs'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a protection job
effect: write
questions:
- How do I set up a new backup job for a set of VMs?
- Which storage domain and policy does a new protection job need?
instructions:
- text: Create protection job {name} with policy {policyId} writing to storage domain {viewBoxId}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
policyId: requestBody.policyId
viewBoxId: requestBody.viewBoxId
- text: Create job {name} protecting sources {sourceIds} in environment {environment} under policy {policyId} on domain {viewBoxId}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
sourceIds: requestBody.sourceIds
environment: requestBody.environment
policyId: requestBody.policyId
viewBoxId: requestBody.viewBoxId
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionJobs/run/{id}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Run a protection job now
effect: write
questions:
- Can I kick off a backup immediately instead of waiting for the schedule?
- Is it possible to run a full backup for only some of a job's sources?
instructions:
- text: Run protection job {id} now.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Run a {runType} backup of job {id} for sources {sourceIds}.
slots:
runType: requestBody.runType
id: path.id
sourceIds: requestBody.sourceIds
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionJobs/states'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Pause, resume or deactivate many jobs at once
effect: write
questions:
- How do I pause every backup job in a list with a single request?
- Can I deactivate several protection jobs together?
instructions:
- text: Apply action {action} to protection jobs {jobIds}.
slots:
action: requestBody.action
jobIds: requestBody.jobIds
- text: Deactivate all of jobs {jobIds} in one go.
slots:
jobIds: requestBody.jobIds
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionJobs/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a protection job
effect: read
questions:
- What sources and policy does a specific protection job use?
- Can I see the full configuration of one backup job?
instructions:
- text: Get protection job {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Show the configuration of backup job {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionJobs/{id}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a protection job
effect: write
questions:
- How do I switch an existing backup job to a different policy?
- Can I change a job's start time or timezone after creating it?
instructions:
- text: Change protection job {id} to use policy {policyId}.
slots:
id: path.id
policyId: requestBody.policyId
- text: Set job {id}'s start time to {startTime} in timezone {timezone}.
slots:
id: path.id
startTime: requestBody.startTime
timezone: requestBody.timezone
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionJobs/{id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a protection job
effect: destructive
questions:
- When I delete a backup job, are its snapshots deleted too?
- How do I remove a protection job but keep its existing snapshots?
instructions:
- text: Delete protection job {id} and keep its snapshots.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Delete job {id}, setting snapshot deletion to {deleteSnapshots}.
slots:
id: path.id
deleteSnapshots: requestBody.deleteSnapshots
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/public/protectionJobs/{id}/auditTrail'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a protection job's edit history
effect: read
questions:
- Who changed a backup job and when?
- Can I see the audit trail of edits to a protection job?
instructions:
- text: Show the audit trail for protection job {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: List the edit history of job {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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