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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Mailchimp Transactional Metadata API

5 actions 5 updates phrasing extends openapi/mailchimp-metadata-api-openapi.yml
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$.info
$.paths['/metadata/list'].post
$.paths['/metadata/add'].post
$.paths['/metadata/update'].post
$.paths['/metadata/delete'].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 Mailchimp Transactional Metadata API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/mailchimp-metadata-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['/metadata/list'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List custom message metadata fields
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which custom metadata fields are indexed on my transactional messages?
      - Can I see the view templates set for each metadata field?
      instructions:
      - text: List my custom metadata fields using key {key}.
        slots:
          key: requestBody.key
      - text: Show every indexed metadata field on the account, API key {key}.
        slots:
          key: requestBody.key
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/metadata/add'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Add a custom metadata field to index
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I start indexing a custom field like order_id on my transactional emails?
      - Can I control how a new metadata field is displayed in the activity view?
      instructions:
      - text: Add a custom metadata field named {name} using key {key}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          key: requestBody.key
      - text: Index new metadata field {name} with view template {view_template}, API key {key}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          view_template: requestBody.view_template
          key: requestBody.key
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/metadata/update'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Change a metadata field's view template
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I change how an existing metadata field renders in my activity log?
      - What's the way to edit the display template of a metadata field I already added?
      instructions:
      - text: Set the view template of existing metadata field {name} to {view_template}, key {key}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          view_template: requestBody.view_template
          key: requestBody.key
      - text: Update metadata field {name} to display as {view_template} using API key {key}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          view_template: requestBody.view_template
          key: requestBody.key
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/metadata/delete'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Delete a custom metadata field
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - Why does a metadata field I deleted still appear in my list for a while?
      - Can I stop indexing a custom metadata field?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete custom metadata field {name} using key {key}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          key: requestBody.key
      - text: Stop indexing the metadata field {name}, API key {key}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          key: requestBody.key
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'

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