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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 Instacart Connect Fulfillment Pickup API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/instacart-pickup-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: 3
- target: $.paths['/v2/fulfillment/stores/pickup'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Find stores offering pickup
effect: read
questions:
- Which nearby stores let a customer pick up their order?
- Can I find pickup stores from a postal code, closest first?
instructions:
- text: Find pickup stores near postal code {postal_code}.
slots:
postal_code: requestBody.postal_code
- text: List stores offering pickup in {city}, {state}.
slots:
city: requestBody.city
state: requestBody.state
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/fulfillment/users/{user_id}/service_options/pickup'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Preview available pickup time slots
effect: read
questions:
- What pickup times can I offer a customer before checkout?
- Can I check pickup windows for a particular store?
instructions:
- text: Show pickup time slots for user {user_id} at store {store_id}.
slots:
user_id: path.user_id
store_id: requestBody.store_id
- text: Preview when user {user_id} could collect an order from store {store_id}.
slots:
user_id: path.user_id
store_id: requestBody.store_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/fulfillment/users/{user_id}/orders/pickup'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Place a pickup order
effect: write
questions:
- How do I place an order the customer will collect in store?
- Why can creating a pickup order take several seconds?
instructions:
- text: Create a pickup order for user {user_id} using hold {hold_id}.
slots:
user_id: path.user_id
hold_id: requestBody.hold_id
- text: Place a store pickup order for user {user_id} on hold {hold_id} with cart {cart}.
slots:
user_id: path.user_id
hold_id: requestBody.hold_id
cart: requestBody.cart
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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