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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for OpenAI Containers API
10 actions
10 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/openai-containers-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for OpenAI's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document OpenAI publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 10
$.info
$.paths['/containers'].get
$.paths['/containers'].post
$.paths['/containers/{container_id}'].get
$.paths['/containers/{container_id}'].delete
$.paths['/containers/{container_id}/files'].get
$.paths['/containers/{container_id}/files'].post
$.paths['/containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}'].get
$.paths['/containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}'].delete
$.paths['/containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}/content'].get
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 OpenAI Containers API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/openai-containers-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: 9
- target: $.paths['/containers'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List my code containers
effect: read
questions:
- Which containers do I have running for code execution?
- Can I find a container by its name?
instructions:
- text: List my containers.
- text: Find containers named {name}.
slots:
name: query.name
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/containers'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a container for running code
effect: write
questions:
- How do I spin up a new container for code execution?
- Can I preload files into a container when I create it?
- Is there a way to set a memory limit or expiry on a new container?
instructions:
- text: Create a container named {name}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
- text: Create container {name} preloaded with files {file_ids}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
file_ids: requestBody.file_ids
- text: Spin up container {name} with a {memory_limit} memory limit.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
memory_limit: requestBody.memory_limit
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/containers/{container_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a container's details
effect: read
questions:
- What is the status of a particular container?
- Can I look up a container's settings by its ID?
instructions:
- text: Show container {container_id}.
slots:
container_id: path.container_id
- text: Check the status of container {container_id}.
slots:
container_id: path.container_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/containers/{container_id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a container
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I shut down and delete a container I'm done with?
- Can I remove a container entirely?
instructions:
- text: Delete container {container_id}.
slots:
container_id: path.container_id
- text: Tear down container {container_id}.
slots:
container_id: path.container_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/containers/{container_id}/files'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List files inside a container
effect: read
questions:
- What files are inside one of my containers?
- Can I page through a container's files newest first?
instructions:
- text: List the files in container {container_id}.
slots:
container_id: path.container_id
- text: Show {limit} files from container {container_id}.
slots:
limit: query.limit
container_id: path.container_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/containers/{container_id}/files'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Add a file to a container
effect: write
questions:
- How do I put a file into a container so code can read it?
- Can I copy an already-uploaded file into a container by its file ID?
instructions:
- text: Copy file {file_id} into container {container_id}.
slots:
file_id: requestBody.file_id
container_id: path.container_id
- text: Upload {file} to container {container_id}.
slots:
file: requestBody.file
container_id: path.container_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get metadata for a file in a container
effect: read
questions:
- What are the path and size of a file inside a container?
- Can I look up a single container file's details?
instructions:
- text: Show file {file_id} in container {container_id}.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
container_id: path.container_id
- text: Get the metadata of container {container_id}'s file {file_id}.
slots:
container_id: path.container_id
file_id: path.file_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a file from a container
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I remove one file from a container?
- Can I delete a container file without deleting the container?
instructions:
- text: Delete file {file_id} from container {container_id}.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
container_id: path.container_id
- text: Remove {file_id} from container {container_id}.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
container_id: path.container_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/containers/{container_id}/files/{file_id}/content'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Download the contents of a container file
effect: read
questions:
- How do I download a file that my code produced inside a container?
- Can I read the raw bytes of a container file?
instructions:
- text: Download the contents of file {file_id} in container {container_id}.
slots:
file_id: path.file_id
container_id: path.container_id
- text: Get the raw content of container {container_id}'s file {file_id}.
slots:
container_id: path.container_id
file_id: path.file_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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