Datadog · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0

API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Datadog Logs API

3 actions 3 updates phrasing extends openapi/datadog-logs-api-openapi.yml
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$.info
$.paths['/api/v2/logs'].post
$.paths['/api/v2/logs/events/search'].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 Datadog Logs API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/datadog-logs-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: 2
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/logs'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Send logs over HTTP
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I ship logs to Datadog over HTTP without an agent?
      - What are the payload and per-log size limits when sending logs?
      - Can I send gzip-compressed logs with tags?
      instructions:
      - text: Send these log entries to Datadog.
      - text: Submit logs tagged {ddtags}.
        slots:
          ddtags: query.ddtags
      - text: Send compressed logs with encoding {Content-Encoding}.
        slots:
          Content-Encoding: header.Content-Encoding
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/api/v2/logs/events/search'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Search logs
      effect: read
      questions:
      - How can I search my logs for errors from a service?
      - Can I page through log search results with a cursor?
      instructions:
      - text: Search logs with filter {filter}.
        slots:
          filter: requestBody.filter
      - text: Find logs matching {filter} sorted by {sort}.
        slots:
          filter: requestBody.filter
          sort: requestBody.sort
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'

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