Slack · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Slack Lists API
7 actions
7 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/slack-lists-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['/slackLists.create'].post
$.paths['/slackLists.update'].post
$.paths['/slackLists.items.create'].post
$.paths['/slackLists.items.update'].post
$.paths['/slackLists.items.delete'].post
$.paths['/slackLists.items.list'].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 Slack Lists API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/slack-lists-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['/slackLists.create'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create a new Slack List
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a Slack List to track tasks for a team?
- Can I define the list's columns when I create it?
instructions:
- text: Create a list called {title} in channel {channel_id}.
slots:
title: requestBody.title
channel_id: requestBody.channel_id
- text: Create list {title} in {channel_id} with columns {columns}.
slots:
title: requestBody.title
channel_id: requestBody.channel_id
columns: requestBody.columns
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/slackLists.update'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Rename or reconfigure a list
effect: write
questions:
- Can I rename a list after it has been created?
- What list-level settings can I change on an existing list?
instructions:
- text: Rename list {list_id} to {title}.
slots:
list_id: requestBody.list_id
title: requestBody.title
- text: Change the title of the whole list {list_id} to {title}.
slots:
list_id: requestBody.list_id
title: requestBody.title
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/slackLists.items.create'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Add a row to a list
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add a new task row to an existing list?
- What do I pass to fill in the column values of a new item?
instructions:
- text: Add a new item to list {list_id} with values {column_values}.
slots:
list_id: requestBody.list_id
column_values: requestBody.column_values
- text: Create a row in {list_id} set to {column_values}.
slots:
list_id: requestBody.list_id
column_values: requestBody.column_values
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/slackLists.items.update'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a row in a list
effect: write
questions:
- Can I change a field on an item that is already in a list, like marking it done?
- Which values do I send to edit an existing list row?
instructions:
- text: Update item {item_id} in list {list_id} with {column_values}.
slots:
item_id: requestBody.item_id
list_id: requestBody.list_id
column_values: requestBody.column_values
- text: Set the existing row {item_id} of {list_id} to {column_values}.
slots:
item_id: requestBody.item_id
list_id: requestBody.list_id
column_values: requestBody.column_values
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/slackLists.items.delete'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete a row from a list
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I remove a single item from a list?
- Is deleting a list row permanent?
instructions:
- text: Delete item {item_id} from list {list_id}.
slots:
item_id: requestBody.item_id
list_id: requestBody.list_id
- text: Remove row {item_id} of {list_id}.
slots:
item_id: requestBody.item_id
list_id: requestBody.list_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/slackLists.items.list'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List the items in a list
effect: read
questions:
- What rows are currently in a given list?
- Can I page through a large list's items?
instructions:
- text: Show all items in list {list_id}.
slots:
list_id: query.list_id
- text: Get the next {limit} rows of {list_id} after cursor {cursor}.
slots:
limit: query.limit
list_id: query.list_id
cursor: query.cursor
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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