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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 Network Services Security Zones API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/palo-alto-networks-security-zones-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: 5
- target: $.paths['/zones'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List security zones
effect: read
questions:
- Which security zones are defined in a folder or snippet?
- Can I find a security zone by name?
instructions:
- text: List security zones in folder {folder}.
slots:
folder: query.folder
- text: Find security zone {name}.
slots:
name: query.name
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/zones'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a security zone
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a new security zone and assign network interfaces to it?
- Can I turn on user identification when creating a zone?
instructions:
- text: Create security zone {name} in folder {folder}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
folder: requestBody.folder
- text: Create zone {name} with network {network} and user identification {enable_user_identification}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
network: requestBody.network
enable_user_identification: requestBody.enable_user_identification
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/zones/{id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a security zone
effect: read
questions:
- What interfaces and ACLs belong to a specific security zone?
- How can I view a single zone by ID?
instructions:
- text: Get security zone {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Show the network and ACL settings of zone {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/zones/{id}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a security zone
effect: write
questions:
- How do I enable device identification on an existing security zone?
- Can I change the user ACL of a zone?
instructions:
- text: 'Update zone {id} ({name}) to enable device identification: {enable_device_identification}.'
slots:
id: path.id
name: requestBody.name
enable_device_identification: requestBody.enable_device_identification
- text: Set user ACL {user_acl} on security zone {id} named {name}.
slots:
user_acl: requestBody.user_acl
id: path.id
name: requestBody.name
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/zones/{id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a security zone
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I delete a security zone?
- Is a zone removed by its ID?
instructions:
- text: Delete security zone {id}.
slots:
id: path.id
- text: Remove zone {id} from the configuration.
slots:
id: path.id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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