Slack · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Slack Canvases API
7 actions
7 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/slack-canvases-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Slack's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Slack publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 7
$.info
$.paths['/canvases.create'].post
$.paths['/canvases.delete'].post
$.paths['/canvases.edit'].post
$.paths['/canvases.access.delete'].post
$.paths['/canvases.access.set'].post
$.paths['/canvases.sections.lookup'].post
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 Slack Canvases API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/slack-canvases-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: 6
- target: $.paths['/canvases.create'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a canvas
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a new standalone canvas in Slack?
- Can a canvas be created with starting content already in it?
instructions:
- text: Create a canvas titled {title}.
slots:
title: requestBody.title
- text: Create canvas {title} with the content {document_content}.
slots:
title: requestBody.title
document_content: requestBody.document_content
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/canvases.delete'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a canvas
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can I permanently delete a canvas I no longer need?
- What ID do I pass to remove a canvas?
instructions:
- text: Delete canvas {canvas_id}.
slots:
canvas_id: requestBody.canvas_id
- text: Remove the canvas {canvas_id} for good.
slots:
canvas_id: requestBody.canvas_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/canvases.edit'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Edit a canvas's content
effect: write
questions:
- How can I insert, replace or delete sections in an existing canvas?
- Is it possible to apply several edits to a canvas in one call?
instructions:
- text: Apply changes {changes} to canvas {canvas_id}.
slots:
changes: requestBody.changes
canvas_id: requestBody.canvas_id
- text: Edit canvas {canvas_id} by replacing sections with {changes}.
slots:
canvas_id: requestBody.canvas_id
changes: requestBody.changes
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/canvases.access.delete'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Remove people's access to a canvas
effect: write
questions:
- How do I take away someone's access to a canvas?
- Can I revoke canvas access for several users at once?
instructions:
- text: Remove access to canvas {canvas_id} for users {user_ids}.
slots:
canvas_id: requestBody.canvas_id
user_ids: requestBody.user_ids
- text: Revoke canvas {canvas_id} access from {user_ids}.
slots:
canvas_id: requestBody.canvas_id
user_ids: requestBody.user_ids
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/canvases.access.set'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Grant view or edit access to a canvas
effect: write
questions:
- Can I give a channel read-only access to a canvas?
- Which access levels can be granted on a canvas?
instructions:
- text: Give users {user_ids} {access_level} access to canvas {canvas_id}.
slots:
user_ids: requestBody.user_ids
access_level: requestBody.access_level
canvas_id: requestBody.canvas_id
- text: Set channels {channel_ids} to {access_level} on canvas {canvas_id}.
slots:
channel_ids: requestBody.channel_ids
access_level: requestBody.access_level
canvas_id: requestBody.canvas_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/canvases.sections.lookup'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Find sections in a canvas
effect: read
questions:
- How do I locate a specific section of a canvas before editing it?
- Can I look up canvas sections by type, like headers?
instructions:
- text: Look up sections in canvas {canvas_id} matching {criteria}.
slots:
canvas_id: requestBody.canvas_id
criteria: requestBody.criteria
- text: Find the header sections of canvas {canvas_id} using criteria {criteria}.
slots:
canvas_id: requestBody.canvas_id
criteria: requestBody.criteria
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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