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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Elasticsearch Request & Response Specification Ilm API

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$.info
$.paths['/_ilm/policy/{policy}'].get
$.paths['/_ilm/policy/{policy}'].put
$.paths['/_ilm/policy/{policy}'].delete
$.paths['/{index}/_ilm/explain'].get
$.paths['/_ilm/policy'].get
$.paths['/_ilm/status'].get
$.paths['/_ilm/migrate_to_data_tiers'].post
$.paths['/_ilm/move/{index}'].post
$.paths['/{index}/_ilm/remove'].post
$.paths['/{index}/_ilm/retry'].post
$.paths['/_ilm/start'].post
$.paths['/_ilm/stop'].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 Elasticsearch Request & Response Specification Ilm API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/elk-stack-ilm-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: 12
- target: $.paths['/_ilm/policy/{policy}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get a specific lifecycle policy
      effect: read
      questions:
      - How do I see the phases and actions of one index lifecycle policy?
      - What version is a particular ILM policy at?
      instructions:
      - text: Get lifecycle policy {policy}.
        slots:
          policy: path.policy
      - text: Show the phases defined in ILM policy {policy}.
        slots:
          policy: path.policy
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/_ilm/policy/{policy}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Create or update a lifecycle policy
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I create a policy that rolls over indices and deletes them after 30 days?
      - Can I roll back an ILM policy to an earlier version after replacing it?
      instructions:
      - text: Create lifecycle policy {policy} with definition {policy_body}.
        slots:
          policy: path.policy
          policy_body: requestBody.policy
      - text: Replace ILM policy {policy} with new phases {policy_body}.
        slots:
          policy: path.policy
          policy_body: requestBody.policy
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/_ilm/policy/{policy}'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Delete a lifecycle policy
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I delete an ILM policy I no longer need?
      - Why does deleting a lifecycle policy fail when indices still use it?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete lifecycle policy {policy}.
        slots:
          policy: path.policy
      - text: Remove unused ILM policy {policy}.
        slots:
          policy: path.policy
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/{index}/_ilm/explain'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Explain an index's lifecycle state
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What phase and step is my index in right now?
      - Which indices are stuck in an ILM error?
      - Can I see lifecycle status for a data stream's backing indices?
      instructions:
      - text: Explain the lifecycle state of {index}.
        slots:
          index: path.index
      - text: Show only ILM errors for {index} with only_errors {only_errors}.
        slots:
          index: path.index
          only_errors: query.only_errors
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/_ilm/policy'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List all lifecycle policies
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which index lifecycle policies exist on my cluster?
      - How do I get every ILM policy in one call?
      instructions:
      - text: List all lifecycle policies.
      - text: Show every ILM policy with a master timeout of {master_timeout}.
        slots:
          master_timeout: query.master_timeout
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/_ilm/status'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get the ILM status
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Is index lifecycle management currently running or stopped?
      - How do I check whether ILM is in the middle of stopping?
      instructions:
      - text: Get the ILM operating status.
      - text: Tell me whether index lifecycle management is running.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/_ilm/migrate_to_data_tiers'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Migrate indices and policies to data tiers
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I switch from custom node attributes to data tier allocation?
      - Can I preview a data tiers migration before it changes anything?
      instructions:
      - text: Migrate to data tiers routing from node attribute {node_attribute}.
        slots:
          node_attribute: requestBody.node_attribute
      - text: Dry-run the data tiers migration with dry_run {dry_run}.
        slots:
          dry_run: query.dry_run
      - text: Migrate to data tiers and delete legacy template {legacy_template_to_delete}.
        slots:
          legacy_template_to_delete: requestBody.legacy_template_to_delete
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/_ilm/move/{index}'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Manually move an index to a lifecycle step
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - Can I force an index into a different ILM phase or step?
      - Is it risky to manually move an index to a lifecycle step?
      instructions:
      - text: Move {index} from step {current_step} to step {next_step}.
        slots:
          index: path.index
          current_step: requestBody.current_step
          next_step: requestBody.next_step
      - text: Force index {index} out of {current_step} and into lifecycle step {next_step}.
        slots:
          index: path.index
          next_step: requestBody.next_step
          current_step: requestBody.current_step
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/{index}/_ilm/remove'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Remove lifecycle policies from an index
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I stop ILM from managing a particular index?
      - Can I detach the lifecycle policy from a data stream's backing indices?
      instructions:
      - text: Remove the lifecycle policy from {index}.
        slots:
          index: path.index
      - text: Stop ILM management of index {index}.
        slots:
          index: path.index
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/{index}/_ilm/retry'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Retry a failed lifecycle step
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I retry an index that's stuck in the ILM ERROR step?
      - Can I rerun the lifecycle step that failed after fixing the cause?
      instructions:
      - text: Retry the lifecycle policy for {index}.
        slots:
          index: path.index
      - text: Rerun the failed ILM step on index {index}.
        slots:
          index: path.index
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/_ilm/start'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Start index lifecycle management
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I restart ILM after stopping it for maintenance?
      - Does ILM need to be started manually when a cluster forms?
      instructions:
      - text: Start the ILM plugin.
      - text: Resume index lifecycle management, waiting up to {timeout}.
        slots:
          timeout: query.timeout
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/_ilm/stop'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Stop index lifecycle management
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I pause all ILM actions during cluster maintenance?
      - Will stopping ILM halt every lifecycle operation cluster-wide?
      instructions:
      - text: Stop the ILM plugin.
      - text: Halt all index lifecycle operations with master timeout {master_timeout}.
        slots:
          master_timeout: query.master_timeout
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'