Salesforce · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0

API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Salesforce Layouts API

3 actions 3 updates phrasing extends openapi/salesforce-layouts-api-openapi.yml

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x-apievangelist-phrasing

Targets 3

$.info

$.paths['/data/v64.0/sobjects/{SOBJECT_API_NAME}/describe/namedLayouts/{LAYOUT_NAME}'].get

$.paths['/data/v64.0/search/layout'].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 Salesforce Layouts API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/salesforce-layouts-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['/data/v64.0/sobjects/{SOBJECT_API_NAME}/describe/namedLayouts/{LAYOUT_NAME}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get an alternate named layout for an object
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What fields are on the UserAlt named layout for User?
      - Can I retrieve an object's alternate layout by name?
      instructions:
      - text: Get named layout {layout} for {object}.
        slots:
          layout: path.LAYOUT_NAME
          object: path.SOBJECT_API_NAME
      - text: Show the fields in the {layout} alternate layout of {object}.
        slots:
          layout: path.LAYOUT_NAME
          object: path.SOBJECT_API_NAME
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/data/v64.0/search/layout'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get search result columns for objects
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which columns appear for Accounts on the search results page?
      - Can I see how many rows search results show for each object?
      instructions:
      - text: Get the search result layouts for {objects}.
        slots:
          objects: query.q
      - text: Show the search results columns configured for objects {objects}.
        slots:
          objects: query.q
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'

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