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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Jira Cloud platform REST Project roles API

10 actions 10 updates phrasing extends openapi/jira-project-roles-api-openapi.yml
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$.info
$.paths['/rest/api/3/project/{projectIdOrKey}/role'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/project/{projectIdOrKey}/role/{id}'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/project/{projectIdOrKey}/roledetails'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/role'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/role'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/role/{id}'].get
$.paths['/rest/api/3/role/{id}'].put
$.paths['/rest/api/3/role/{id}'].post
$.paths['/rest/api/3/role/{id}'].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 Project roles API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/jira-project-roles-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: 9
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/project/{projectIdOrKey}/role'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List the roles in a project
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What project roles exist in a given project?
      - Can I get the names and links of every role in my project?
      instructions:
      - text: List the project roles for project {projectIdOrKey}.
        slots:
          projectIdOrKey: path.projectIdOrKey
      - text: Show role names and URLs in project {projectIdOrKey}.
        slots:
          projectIdOrKey: path.projectIdOrKey
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/project/{projectIdOrKey}/role/{id}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: See who holds a role in a project
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Who are the users and groups in the Developers role of my project?
      - Can I leave inactive users out when listing a project role's members?
      instructions:
      - text: Show the actors in role {id} for project {projectIdOrKey}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
          projectIdOrKey: path.projectIdOrKey
      - text: 'List members of role {id} in project {projectIdOrKey}, excluding inactive users: {excludeInactiveUsers}.'
        slots:
          id: path.id
          projectIdOrKey: path.projectIdOrKey
          excludeInactiveUsers: query.excludeInactiveUsers
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/project/{projectIdOrKey}/roledetails'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get details of every role for a project
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which project roles am I a member of in this project?
      - Can I get role details for a project without roles from other services or Connect add-ons?
      instructions:
      - text: Get the role details for project {projectIdOrKey}.
        slots:
          projectIdOrKey: path.projectIdOrKey
      - text: Show only the roles I belong to in project {projectIdOrKey} where current member is {currentMember}.
        slots:
          projectIdOrKey: path.projectIdOrKey
          currentMember: query.currentMember
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/role'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List all project roles site-wide
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What project roles are defined across the whole Jira site?
      - Which default actors does each project role have?
      instructions:
      - text: List all project roles on the site with their default actors.
      - text: Show every project role definition globally.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/role'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Create a new project role
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I define a new project role like QA Lead?
      - Does a newly created project role start with any default actors?
      instructions:
      - text: Create a project role named {name}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
      - text: Create project role {name} described as {description}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          description: requestBody.description
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/role/{id}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get a project role and its default actors
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which default actors are attached to a specific project role?
      - How do I look up a global project role by its ID?
      instructions:
      - text: Get project role {id} with its default actors.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      - text: Show the site-wide definition of role {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/role/{id}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Replace a project role's name and description
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I change both the name and description of a role in one request?
      - Must I send both fields when fully updating a project role?
      instructions:
      - text: Set role {id}'s name to {name} and description to {description}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
          name: requestBody.name
          description: requestBody.description
      - text: Fully replace project role {id} with name {name} and description {description}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
          name: requestBody.name
          description: requestBody.description
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/role/{id}'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Change only a project role's name or description
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I rename a project role without touching its description?
      - Can I update just the description of a project role?
      instructions:
      - text: Rename project role {id} to {name}, leaving its description alone.
        slots:
          id: path.id
          name: requestBody.name
      - text: Change only the description of role {id} to {description}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
          description: requestBody.description
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/rest/api/3/role/{id}'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Delete a project role
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I delete a project role that's still in use?
      - Can I swap in a replacement role when deleting one?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete project role {id}.
        slots:
          id: path.id
      - text: Delete role {id} and replace it with role {swap} wherever it's used.
        slots:
          id: path.id
          swap: query.swap
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'

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