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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for dotCMS REST Search Index API

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$.info
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/activate/{params}'].put
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/clear/{params}'].put
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/close/{params}'].put
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/create/{params}'].put
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/deactivate/{params}'].put
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/failed'].get
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/failed'].delete
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/{indexName}'].put
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/{indexName}'].delete
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/cache'].delete
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/active/{params}'].get
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/cluster'].get
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex'].get
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/reindex'].get
$.paths['/api/v1/esindex/reindex'].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 dotCMS REST Search Index API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/dotcms-search-index-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
      generator: build-phrasing.py
      label: Generated by API Evangelist
      operations: 19
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/activate/{params}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Activate a search index
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I make a newly built index the live one content search uses?
      - Can I switch which Elasticsearch index is active?
      instructions:
      - text: Activate the search index given by {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      - text: Make index {params} the active index for content search.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/clear/{params}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Clear all documents from an index
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - Can I empty an index of all its documents without deleting the index itself?
      - What wipes the contents of a dotCMS search index?
      instructions:
      - text: Clear every document out of index {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      - text: Empty search index {params} but keep the index in place.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/close/{params}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Close a search index
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I close an index I'm not using right now?
      - Which call puts an Elasticsearch index into the closed state?
      instructions:
      - text: Close search index {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      - text: Take index {params} offline by closing it.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/create/{params}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Create a new search index
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I create a fresh Elasticsearch index for content?
      - Can I set up a new index before reindexing into it?
      instructions:
      - text: Create a new search index using {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      - text: Build an empty content index with settings {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/deactivate/{params}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Deactivate a search index
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I stop an index from being the active one without deleting it?
      - Which call deactivates a live content index?
      instructions:
      - text: Deactivate search index {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      - text: Mark index {params} as no longer active.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/failed'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Download records that failed to index
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which content items failed during the last reindex?
      - Can I export the failed reindex records as a CSV?
      instructions:
      - text: Download the failed reindex records as CSV.
      - text: Export the list of content that could not be indexed.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/failed'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Clear the failed reindex records
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I clear out the list of records that failed to reindex?
      - Can I discard the failed indexing queue after I've reviewed it?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete all failed reindex records.
      - text: Purge the queue of content that failed to index.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/{indexName}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Run an action on a named index
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I open, close or activate an index by name with a single endpoint?
      - Which call applies an action query parameter to a specific index?
      instructions:
      - text: Apply action {action} to index {indexName}.
        slots:
          action: query.action
          indexName: path.indexName
      - text: Modify index {indexName} with the {action} operation.
        slots:
          indexName: path.indexName
          action: query.action
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/{indexName}'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Delete a search index
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I permanently delete an old Elasticsearch index?
      - Can I remove an index by its name?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete search index {indexName}.
        slots:
          indexName: path.indexName
      - text: Permanently remove index {indexName} from the cluster.
        slots:
          indexName: path.indexName
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/cache'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Flush the search indices cache
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - Can I flush the Elasticsearch caches when search results look stale?
      - What clears the indices cache on the search cluster?
      instructions:
      - text: Flush the search indices cache.
      - text: Clear the cached index data on the search cluster.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/active/{params}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get the active search index
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which index is live for content search right now?
      - Can I check which index is currently active?
      instructions:
      - text: Get the active search index for {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      - text: Tell me which index is currently live using {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/cluster'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get search cluster statistics
      effect: read
      questions:
      - How healthy is the Elasticsearch cluster behind dotCMS?
      - Can I pull statistics for the search cluster?
      instructions:
      - text: Get the search cluster statistics.
      - text: Show me the Elasticsearch cluster health and stats.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List indices and their status
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What indices exist and which are active, closed or building?
      - Can I get the status of every content index at once?
      instructions:
      - text: List every search index with its status.
      - text: Show the current state of all content indices.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/reindex'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Check reindex progress
      effect: read
      questions:
      - How far along is the full reindex that's running?
      - Is a reindex currently in progress?
      instructions:
      - text: Check the progress of the running reindex.
      - text: Report the status of the reindex that is running now.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/reindex'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Start a content reindex
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I reindex only one content type instead of everything?
      - How do I kick off a full reindex of site content?
      instructions:
      - text: Start a reindex of content type {contentType}.
        slots:
          contentType: query.contentType
      - text: Kick off a full content reindex.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/reindex'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Stop a running reindex
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - Can I cancel a reindex that's taking too long?
      - When I stop a reindex, can I still switch over to the new index?
      instructions:
      - text: Stop the running reindex.
      - text: Abort the current reindex with switch set to {switch}.
        slots:
          switch: query.switch
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/indexlist/{params}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List index names
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What are the names of all the indices on the cluster?
      - Can I get just a plain list of index names?
      instructions:
      - text: List the index names using {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      - text: Give me the names of every index matching {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/open/{params}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Reopen a closed search index
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I reopen an index that was closed?
      - Can a closed index be brought back online?
      instructions:
      - text: Open closed search index {params}.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      - text: Bring index {params} back online by reopening it.
        slots:
          params: path.params
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/api/v1/esindex/optimize'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Optimize the search indices
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I trigger an optimize of the content indices from the API?
      - Which call runs an optimize across the content indices?
      instructions:
      - text: Optimize all content indices.
      - text: Run an index optimization on the search indices.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'