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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Azure DevOps Builds Build Logs API

3 actions 3 updates phrasing extends openapi/microsoft-azure-devops-build-logs-api-openapi.yml

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Targets 3

$.info

$.paths['/build/builds/{buildId}/logs'].get

$.paths['/build/builds/{buildId}/timeline'].get

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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 Azure DevOps Builds Build Logs API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/microsoft-azure-devops-build-logs-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: 2
- target: $.paths['/build/builds/{buildId}/logs'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List the log files of a build
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Where can I get the logs for each step of a build?
      - How many log entries does a failed build have, and which step does each belong to?
      instructions:
      - text: List the logs for build {buildId}.
        slots:
          buildId: path.buildId
      - text: Get the step-by-step log entries of build {buildId} so I can debug it.
        slots:
          buildId: path.buildId
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/build/builds/{buildId}/timeline'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get a build's timeline of jobs and tasks
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which task in a build failed and how long did each phase take?
      - Can I see the start and finish time of every job in a build?
      instructions:
      - text: Show the timeline of phases, jobs and tasks for build {buildId}.
        slots:
          buildId: path.buildId
      - text: Find which task failed in build {buildId} using its timeline.
        slots:
          buildId: path.buildId
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'

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