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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Datadog Configuration API

9 actions 9 updates phrasing extends openapi/datadog-configuration-api-openapi.yml
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$.info
$.paths['/api/v2/metrics/{metric_name}/tags'].get
$.paths['/api/v2/metrics/{metric_name}/tags'].post
$.paths['/api/v2/metrics/{metric_name}/tags'].delete
$.paths['/api/v2/metrics/{metric_name}/tags'].patch
$.paths['/api/v2/monitor/policy'].post
$.paths['/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}'].get
$.paths['/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}'].delete
$.paths['/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}'].patch

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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 Datadog Configuration API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/datadog-configuration-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: 8
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/metrics/{metric_name}/tags'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get a metric's tag configuration
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which tag keys are queryable for a given metric?
      - Can I see the current Metrics without Limits configuration for one metric?
      instructions:
      - text: Show the tag configuration for metric {metric_name}.
        slots:
          metric_name: path.metric_name
      - text: List the queryable tag keys configured on {metric_name}.
        slots:
          metric_name: path.metric_name
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/metrics/{metric_name}/tags'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Create a tag configuration for a metric
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I limit which tags are queryable on a metric to cut custom metric costs?
      - Can I add percentile aggregations when configuring tags on a distribution metric?
      instructions:
      - text: Create a tag configuration on {metric_name} with {config}.
        slots:
          metric_name: path.metric_name
          config: requestBody.data
      - text: Define the queryable tags for metric {metric_name} as {config}.
        slots:
          metric_name: path.metric_name
          config: requestBody.data
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/metrics/{metric_name}/tags'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Delete a metric's tag configuration
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I remove the tag configuration from a metric?
      - What permission is needed to delete a metric's tag configuration?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete the tag configuration on metric {metric_name}.
        slots:
          metric_name: path.metric_name
      - text: Remove Metrics without Limits settings from {metric_name}.
        slots:
          metric_name: path.metric_name
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/metrics/{metric_name}/tags'].patch
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Update a metric's tag configuration
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I switch a metric's tag configuration to exclude tags instead of including them?
      - How do I change the custom aggregations on an existing count or gauge tag configuration?
      instructions:
      - text: Update the tag configuration of {metric_name} to {config}.
        slots:
          metric_name: path.metric_name
          config: requestBody.data
      - text: Change the existing queryable tags on metric {metric_name} with {config}.
        slots:
          metric_name: path.metric_name
          config: requestBody.data
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/monitor/policy'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Create a monitor configuration policy
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I require specific tags on every new monitor?
      - Can I enforce a tag policy for monitors across my organization?
      instructions:
      - text: Create a monitor configuration policy with {policy}.
        slots:
          policy: requestBody.data
      - text: Add a monitor tag policy defined as {policy}.
        slots:
          policy: requestBody.data
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get a monitor configuration policy
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which tag keys and values does a monitor configuration policy require?
      - Can I read one monitor config policy by its ID?
      instructions:
      - text: Get monitor configuration policy {policy_id}.
        slots:
          policy_id: path.policy_id
      - text: Show the rules in monitor policy {policy_id}.
        slots:
          policy_id: path.policy_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Delete a monitor configuration policy
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I stop enforcing a monitor tag policy?
      - Can I delete a monitor configuration policy I no longer need?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete monitor configuration policy {policy_id}.
        slots:
          policy_id: path.policy_id
      - text: Remove the monitor policy {policy_id}.
        slots:
          policy_id: path.policy_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/monitor/policy/{policy_id}'].patch
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Edit a monitor configuration policy
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I change the allowed tag values in an existing monitor policy?
      - Can I edit a monitor configuration policy without recreating it?
      instructions:
      - text: Edit monitor configuration policy {policy_id} with {changes}.
        slots:
          policy_id: path.policy_id
          changes: requestBody.data
      - text: Update the required tags in monitor policy {policy_id} to {changes}.
        slots:
          policy_id: path.policy_id
          changes: requestBody.data
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'

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