Shopify · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Shopify Ajax Cart API
7 actions
7 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/shopify-cart-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Shopify's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Shopify publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 7
$.info
$.paths['/cart.js'].get
$.paths['/cart/add.js'].post
$.paths['/cart/update.js'].post
$.paths['/cart/change.js'].post
$.paths['/cart/clear.js'].post
$.paths['/cart/shipping_rates.json'].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 Shopify Ajax Cart API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/shopify-cart-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
generator: build-phrasing.py
label: Generated by API Evangelist
operations: 6
- target: $.paths['/cart.js'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: See what's in the shopper's cart
effect: read
questions:
- What's currently in the shopper's cart, with totals and currency?
- How can my storefront script read the cart note and attributes?
instructions:
- text: Show me the current cart.
- text: Get the cart contents with line items and totals.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/cart/add.js'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Add product variants to the cart
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add a product variant to the cart from my theme's JavaScript?
- Can I add several variants with a subscription selling plan in one request?
instructions:
- text: 'Add these items to the cart: {items}.'
slots:
items: requestBody.items
- text: Add {items} to the cart and render sections {sections} in the response.
slots:
items: requestBody.items
sections: requestBody.sections
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/cart/update.js'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update cart quantities, note or discount
effect: write
questions:
- Can I apply a discount code to the whole cart?
- Is there a way to set several line quantities and a cart note in one call?
instructions:
- text: Update cart quantities to {updates}.
slots:
updates: requestBody.updates
- text: Apply discount code {discount} to the cart.
slots:
discount: requestBody.discount
- text: Set the cart note to {note} and cart attributes to {attributes}.
slots:
note: requestBody.note
attributes: requestBody.attributes
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/cart/change.js'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Change a single cart line item
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change the quantity of just one line in the cart?
- Can I switch the selling plan on one cart line?
instructions:
- text: Change cart line {line} to quantity {quantity}.
slots:
line: requestBody.line
quantity: requestBody.quantity
- text: Set the line with key {id} to quantity {quantity} and selling plan {selling_plan}.
slots:
id: requestBody.id
quantity: requestBody.quantity
selling_plan: requestBody.selling_plan
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/cart/clear.js'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Empty the cart
effect: write
questions:
- Is there a way to remove every item from the cart at once?
- What does the cart look like after it's cleared?
instructions:
- text: Clear the cart.
- text: Remove all line items from the shopper's cart.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
- target: $.paths['/cart/shipping_rates.json'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Estimate shipping for the cart
effect: read
questions:
- How much will shipping cost for this cart to a given postcode?
- Which shipping rates are available for the cart in another country?
instructions:
- text: Estimate shipping for the cart to zip {zip} in {country}.
slots:
zip: query.shipping_address[zip]
country: query.shipping_address[country]
- text: Get cart shipping rates for {country}, {province}, postal code {zip}.
slots:
zip: query.shipping_address[zip]
country: query.shipping_address[country]
province: query.shipping_address[province]
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-24'
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