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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 Cohesity REST Users API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/cohesity-users-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['/security-principals'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Look up security principals by SID
effect: read
questions:
- Which user or group does a given SID belong to?
- Can I resolve several SIDs to principals at once?
instructions:
- text: Look up security principals for SIDs {sids}.
slots:
sids: query.sids
- text: Resolve SID {sids} to its user or group.
slots:
sids: query.sids
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/users/sessions'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Log in and create a user session
effect: write
questions:
- How do I log in to the cluster API with a username and password?
- Can I start a session with certificate-based authentication instead of a password?
instructions:
- text: Create a session for {username} in domain {domain}.
slots:
username: requestBody.username
domain: requestBody.domain
- text: Log in as {username} with password {password}.
slots:
username: requestBody.username
password: requestBody.password
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/users/sessions'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Sign out user sessions
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I force a user to be logged out everywhere?
- What happens if I end sessions without naming a user?
instructions:
- text: Delete all sessions for user {sid}.
slots:
sid: query.sid
- text: End all system-wide user sessions.
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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