Slack · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Slack Post API
7 actions
7 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/slack-post-api-openapi.yml
Generated by API Evangelist
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['/stars.remove'].post
$.paths['/users.deletePhoto'].post
$.paths['/users.profile.set'].post
$.paths['/users.setActive'].post
$.paths['/users.setPhoto'].post
$.paths['/users.setPresence'].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 Post API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/slack-post-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['/stars.remove'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Remove a star from an item
effect: write
questions:
- How do I unstar a message I saved earlier?
- Can I remove a star from a file or file comment too?
instructions:
- text: Unstar the message at {timestamp} in channel {channel}.
slots:
timestamp: requestBody.timestamp
channel: requestBody.channel
- text: Remove the star from file {file}.
slots:
file: requestBody.file
- text: Unstar file comment {file_comment}.
slots:
file_comment: requestBody.file_comment
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/users.deletePhoto'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete my profile photo
effect: destructive
questions:
- Can I remove my profile picture and go back to the default avatar?
- What scope is needed to delete a user's profile photo?
instructions:
- text: Delete my profile photo using token {token}.
slots:
token: requestBody.token
- text: Remove the current profile picture.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/users.profile.set'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update a user's profile fields
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change my status or title on my profile?
- Can an admin update another user's profile on a paid team?
- How many profile fields can be set in one call?
instructions:
- text: Set profile field {name} to {value}.
slots:
name: requestBody.name
value: requestBody.value
- text: Update my profile with {profile}.
slots:
profile: requestBody.profile
- text: Update the profile of user {user} with {profile}.
slots:
user: requestBody.user
profile: requestBody.profile
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/users.setActive'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Mark a user as active (deprecated)
effect: write
questions:
- Does the old set-active call still do anything?
- Is marking a user active still supported?
instructions:
- text: Call the deprecated set-active method with token {token}.
slots:
token: header.token
- text: Mark me as active using the legacy method.
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/users.setPhoto'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Set my profile photo
effect: write
questions:
- How do I upload a new profile picture?
- Can I crop the photo to a square when I upload it?
instructions:
- text: Set my profile photo to {image}.
slots:
image: requestBody.image
- text: Upload {image} as my photo cropped to {crop_w} at {crop_x},{crop_y}.
slots:
image: requestBody.image
crop_w: requestBody.crop_w
crop_x: requestBody.crop_x
crop_y: requestBody.crop_y
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/users.setPresence'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Set my presence to auto or away
effect: write
questions:
- Can I force my status to away?
- What presence values can I set manually?
instructions:
- text: Set my presence to {presence}.
slots:
presence: requestBody.presence
- text: Mark me away by setting presence {presence}.
slots:
presence: requestBody.presence
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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