Method Financial · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Methodfi Accounts API
9 actions
9 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/methodfi-accounts-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Method Financial's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Method Financial publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 9
$.info
$.paths['/accounts'].get
$.paths['/accounts'].post
$.paths['/accounts/{accountId}'].get
$.paths['/accounts/{accountId}'].put
$.paths['/accounts/{acc_id}'].get
$.paths['/accounts/{acc_id}/balances'].get
$.paths['/accounts/{acc_id}/payoff'].get
$.paths['/accounts/{acc_id}/verification_sessions'].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 Methodfi Accounts API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/methodfi-accounts-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['/accounts'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List accounts
effect: read
questions:
- Can I list only the accounts that belong to one holder?
- Which accounts are still waiting on consent?
- How do I filter accounts by status and type?
instructions:
- text: List accounts for holder {holder}.
slots:
holder: query.holder_id
- text: Show {status} accounts of type {type}.
slots:
status: query.status
type: query.type
- text: List accounts created between {from_date} and {to_date}.
slots:
from_date: query.from_date
to_date: query.to_date
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/accounts'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create an account for an entity
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add a bank, liability, clearing or debit card account to an entity?
- Does a new account need exactly one of ach, liability, clearing or debit_card?
instructions:
- text: Create an account under API version {version}.
slots:
version: header.Method-Version
- text: Add a new ACH account for an entity using idempotency key {key}.
slots:
key: header.Idempotency-Key
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/accounts/{accountId}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get an account with expanded details
effect: read
questions:
- Can I fetch an account and expand related objects in the same call?
- What does the versioned account lookup return for one account ID?
instructions:
- text: Get account {account} with {expand} expanded.
slots:
account: path.accountId
expand: query.expand
- text: Retrieve account {account} using API version {version}.
slots:
account: path.accountId
version: header.Method-Version
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/accounts/{accountId}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update an account's metadata or number
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change the metadata stored on an account?
- Can I correct a liability account number after it's created?
instructions:
- text: Set metadata {metadata} on account {account}.
slots:
metadata: requestBody.metadata
account: path.accountId
- text: Update the liability details of account {account} to {liability}.
slots:
account: path.accountId
liability: requestBody.liability
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/accounts/{acc_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get an account (legacy unversioned path)
effect: read
questions:
- Is there an older account lookup that takes acc_id without a version header?
- Can I still read an account through the legacy acc_id endpoint?
instructions:
- text: Look up account {acc_id} on the legacy unversioned endpoint.
slots:
acc_id: path.acc_id
- text: Fetch account {acc_id} without sending a Method-Version header.
slots:
acc_id: path.acc_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/accounts/{acc_id}/balances'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get an account's real-time balance
effect: read
questions:
- How do I read the live balance straight from the account's institution?
- Can I get the latest real-time balance for one account?
instructions:
- text: Get the latest real-time balance for account {acc_id}.
slots:
acc_id: path.acc_id
- text: Read the current balance of account {acc_id} from its institution.
slots:
acc_id: path.acc_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/accounts/{acc_id}/payoff'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get the payoff for an account
effect: read
questions:
- What is the current payoff on this loan account?
- Can I read a single payoff for an account by its acc_id?
instructions:
- text: Get the payoff for account {acc_id}.
slots:
acc_id: path.acc_id
- text: Show what it would take to pay off account {acc_id}.
slots:
acc_id: path.acc_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/accounts/{acc_id}/verification_sessions'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Verify an account via deposits or aggregator
effect: write
questions:
- Can I verify an account through micro-deposits or an instant network check?
- Which aggregators can be used to verify an account?
instructions:
- text: Start verifying account {acc_id} with micro-deposits.
slots:
acc_id: path.acc_id
- text: Begin an aggregator-based verification for account {acc_id}.
slots:
acc_id: path.acc_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-10-01'
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