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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Postman Monitors API
9 actions
9 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/postman-monitors-api-openapi.yml
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What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 9
$.info
$.paths['/monitors'].get
$.paths['/monitors'].post
$.paths['/monitors/{monitorId}'].get
$.paths['/monitors/{monitorId}'].put
$.paths['/monitors/{monitorId}'].delete
$.paths['/monitors/{monitorId}/run'].post
$.paths['/runners/{runnerId}/instances'].get
$.paths['/runners/{runnerId}/metrics'].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 Postman Monitors API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/postman-monitors-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: 8
- target: $.paths['/monitors'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List monitors
effect: read
questions:
- Which scheduled monitors are set up in my workspace?
- Can I list only the active monitors that run a particular collection?
instructions:
- text: List the monitors in workspace {workspace}.
slots:
workspace: query.workspace
- text: Show monitors that run collection {collectionUid}.
slots:
collectionUid: query.collectionUid
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/monitors'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a monitor for a collection
effect: write
questions:
- How do I schedule a collection to run on a recurring monitor?
- Why can't I create a monitor for a collection that belongs to an API definition?
instructions:
- text: Create a monitor in workspace {workspace}.
slots:
workspace: query.workspace
- text: 'Set up a new monitor in workspace {workspace} with this configuration: {monitor}.'
slots:
workspace: query.workspace
monitor: requestBody.monitor
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/monitors/{monitorId}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a monitor
effect: read
questions:
- What schedule and last run result does one of my monitors have?
- Can I look up a monitor's configuration by ID?
instructions:
- text: Get monitor {monitorId}.
slots:
monitorId: path.monitorId
- text: Show the schedule and recent status of monitor {monitorId}.
slots:
monitorId: path.monitorId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/monitors/{monitorId}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Change a monitor's configuration
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change how often a monitor runs?
- Can I edit an existing monitor's settings instead of recreating it?
instructions:
- text: Update monitor {monitorId} with configuration {monitor}.
slots:
monitorId: path.monitorId
monitor: requestBody.monitor
- text: Reconfigure the schedule of monitor {monitorId}.
slots:
monitorId: path.monitorId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/monitors/{monitorId}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a monitor
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I stop and remove a monitor I no longer need?
- Is deleting a monitor permanent?
instructions:
- text: Delete monitor {monitorId}.
slots:
monitorId: path.monitorId
- text: Remove the scheduled monitor {monitorId}.
slots:
monitorId: path.monitorId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/monitors/{monitorId}/run'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Run a monitor now
effect: write
questions:
- Can I trigger a monitor run on demand instead of waiting for its schedule?
- What results come back when I run a monitor asynchronously?
instructions:
- text: Run monitor {monitorId} now.
slots:
monitorId: path.monitorId
- text: Trigger monitor {monitorId} with async set to {async}.
slots:
monitorId: path.monitorId
async: query.async
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/runners/{runnerId}/instances'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List instances of a private monitor runner
effect: read
questions:
- Which instances of my self-hosted runner are polling for monitor runs?
- How do I see every execution sharing one runner ID?
instructions:
- text: List the instances of runner {runnerId}.
slots:
runnerId: path.runnerId
- text: Show the first {limit} instances of runner {runnerId}.
slots:
limit: query.limit
runnerId: path.runnerId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/runners/{runnerId}/metrics'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a runner's queue and polling metrics
effect: read
questions:
- When did my monitor runner last poll, and how deep is its run queue?
- What server-side metrics are available for a runner?
instructions:
- text: Get the metrics for runner {runnerId}.
slots:
runnerId: path.runnerId
- text: Show runner {runnerId}'s monitor queue and last polling date.
slots:
runnerId: path.runnerId
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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