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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 Method Account Balances API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/methodfi-account-balances-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: 3
- target: $.paths['/accounts/{accountId}/balances'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List balance records for an account
effect: read
questions:
- Where can I see the history of balance syncs for an account?
- Can I paginate through all the balance records on one account?
instructions:
- text: List all balance records for account {account}.
slots:
account: path.accountId
- text: Show balance history for account {account}, {page_limit} per page.
slots:
account: path.accountId
page_limit: query.page_limit
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/accounts/{accountId}/balances'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Sync a fresh balance for an account
effect: write
questions:
- How do I trigger a new balance sync on an account?
- Can I force Method to pull the current balance again right now?
instructions:
- text: Trigger a balance sync for account {account}.
slots:
account: path.accountId
- text: Pull a new balance for account {account} using idempotency key {key}.
slots:
account: path.accountId
key: header.Idempotency-Key
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/accounts/{accountId}/balances/{balId}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get one balance record
effect: read
questions:
- What did a particular balance sync return?
- Can I fetch a balance record by its ID once the sync finishes?
instructions:
- text: Get balance record {balance} on account {account}.
slots:
balance: path.balId
account: path.accountId
- text: Check the status and amount of balance sync {balance} for account {account}.
slots:
balance: path.balId
account: path.accountId
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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