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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Microsoft Azure Azure Monitor Metrics Definitions Metric…

3 actions 3 updates phrasing extends openapi/microsoft-azure-metric-definitions-api-openapi.yml

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$.info

$.paths['/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/metricDefinitions'].get

$.paths['/{resourceUri}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/metricDefinitions'].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 Microsoft Azure Azure Monitor Metrics Definitions Metric…
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/microsoft-azure-metric-definitions-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: 2
- target: $.paths['/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/metricDefinitions'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List metric definitions at subscription scope
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which metrics can I query at the subscription level in Azure Monitor?
      - What subscription-wide metric definitions are available?
      instructions:
      - text: List the metric definitions for my subscription.
      - text: Show which subscription-scope metrics Azure Monitor exposes.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'
- target: $.paths['/{resourceUri}/providers/Microsoft.Insights/metricDefinitions'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List metric definitions for a resource
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which metrics does a specific Azure resource emit?
      - What units and aggregations are available for a resource's metrics?
      instructions:
      - text: List the metric definitions for resource {resourceUri}.
        slots:
          resourceUri: path.resourceUri
      - text: Show the available metrics, units and aggregations for the resource.
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-10-01'

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