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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Jira Cloud platform REST Issue watchers API

5 actions 5 updates phrasing extends openapi/jira-issue-watchers-api-openapi.yml

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$.info

$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/watching'].post

$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/watchers'].get

$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/watchers'].post

$.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/watchers'].delete

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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 Jira Cloud platform REST Issue watchers API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/jira-issue-watchers-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: 4
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/watching'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Check which of several issues I'm watching
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Am I watching any of these issues?
      - Can I check my watch status on a list of issue IDs at once?
      instructions:
      - text: Tell me which of issues {issueIds} I'm watching.
        slots:
          issueIds: requestBody.issueIds
      - text: Check my watched status for issue IDs {issueIds}.
        slots:
          issueIds: requestBody.issueIds
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/watchers'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List who is watching an issue
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Who is watching this issue?
      - How many people are watching a given issue?
      instructions:
      - text: List the watchers of issue {issueIdOrKey}.
        slots:
          issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
      - text: Show everyone following {issueIdOrKey}.
        slots:
          issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/watchers'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Add a watcher to an issue
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I add someone as a watcher on an issue?
      - If I don't specify a user, am I added as the watcher myself?
      instructions:
      - text: Start watching issue {issueIdOrKey} myself.
        slots:
          issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
      - text: Add a watcher to issue {issueIdOrKey}.
        slots:
          issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/issue/{issueIdOrKey}/watchers'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Remove a watcher from an issue
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I stop a user from watching an issue?
      - Can I remove a watcher by account ID?
      instructions:
      - text: Remove user {accountId} as a watcher of issue {issueIdOrKey}.
        slots:
          accountId: query.accountId
          issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
      - text: Take {accountId} off the watcher list for {issueIdOrKey}.
        slots:
          accountId: query.accountId
          issueIdOrKey: path.issueIdOrKey
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'

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