Mailchimp · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Mailchimp Marketing Contacts API
9 actions
9 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/mailchimp-contacts-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Mailchimp's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Mailchimp publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 9
$.info
$.paths['/audiences'].get
$.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}'].get
$.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts'].get
$.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts'].post
$.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}'].get
$.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}'].patch
$.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}/actions/archive'].post
$.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}/actions/forget'].post
OpenAPI Overlay
# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Mailchimp Marketing Contacts API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/mailchimp-contacts-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 8
- target: $.paths['/audiences'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List audiences in the account
effect: read
questions:
- What audiences do I have in my Mailchimp account?
- Can I page through all my audiences?
instructions:
- text: List all my audiences.
- text: List {count} audiences starting from offset {offset}.
slots:
count: query.count
offset: query.offset
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get details of one audience
effect: read
questions:
- Where can I see the details of a single audience?
- How is a specific audience configured?
instructions:
- text: Get audience {audience_id}.
slots:
audience_id: path.audience_id
- text: Show the settings of audience {audience_id}.
slots:
audience_id: path.audience_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List contacts in an audience
effect: read
questions:
- Who are the omni-channel contacts in one of my audiences?
- Can I list only contacts updated since last week?
- Which contacts were added to an audience before a certain date?
instructions:
- text: List contacts in audience {audience_id}.
slots:
audience_id: path.audience_id
- text: List contacts in audience {audience_id} updated since {updated_since}.
slots:
audience_id: path.audience_id
updated_since: query.updated_since
- text: List contacts in audience {audience_id} created since {created_since}.
slots:
audience_id: path.audience_id
created_since: query.created_since
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Add a contact to an audience
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add a new contact with an email and SMS channel to an audience?
- Can I update an existing contact instead of getting a conflict error when adding one?
- Can I import historical contacts without triggering automations?
instructions:
- text: Add a contact with email channel {email_channel} to audience {audience_id}.
slots:
email_channel: requestBody.email_channel
audience_id: path.audience_id
- text: Add a contact with SMS channel {sms_channel} and tags {tags} to audience {audience_id}.
slots:
sms_channel: requestBody.sms_channel
tags: requestBody.tags
audience_id: path.audience_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get one contact in an audience
effect: read
questions:
- Can I look up a single contact in an audience by id or channel hash?
- What merge fields and tags does one contact have?
instructions:
- text: Get contact {contact_id} in audience {audience_id}.
slots:
contact_id: path.contact_id
audience_id: path.audience_id
- text: Show the tags and merge fields of contact {contact_id} in audience {audience_id}.
slots:
contact_id: path.contact_id
audience_id: path.audience_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}'].patch
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update an existing contact
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change the merge fields on a contact that's already in my audience?
- Can I add tags to an existing contact without removing the ones it has?
instructions:
- text: Update merge fields of contact {contact_id} in audience {audience_id} to {merge_fields}.
slots:
contact_id: path.contact_id
audience_id: path.audience_id
merge_fields: requestBody.merge_fields
- text: Add tags {tags} to existing contact {contact_id} in audience {audience_id}.
slots:
tags: requestBody.tags
contact_id: path.contact_id
audience_id: path.audience_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}/actions/archive'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Archive a contact
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I archive a contact so they stop counting in my audience?
- Can I archive a single contact through the API?
instructions:
- text: Archive contact {contact_id} in audience {audience_id}.
slots:
contact_id: path.contact_id
audience_id: path.audience_id
- text: Move contact {contact_id} of audience {audience_id} to the archive.
slots:
contact_id: path.contact_id
audience_id: path.audience_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts/{contact_id}/actions/forget'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Forget a contact
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I make Mailchimp forget a contact entirely?
- Can I erase a contact's data when they ask to be forgotten?
instructions:
- text: Forget contact {contact_id} in audience {audience_id}.
slots:
contact_id: path.contact_id
audience_id: path.audience_id
- text: Erase contact {contact_id} from audience {audience_id} for good.
slots:
contact_id: path.contact_id
audience_id: path.audience_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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