Square · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Square Inventory API
14 actions
14 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/square-inventory-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Square's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Square publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 14
$.info
$.paths['/v2/inventory/adjustment/{adjustment_id}'].get
$.paths['/v2/inventory/adjustments/{adjustment_id}'].get
$.paths['/v2/inventory/batch-change'].post
$.paths['/v2/inventory/batch-retrieve-changes'].post
$.paths['/v2/inventory/batch-retrieve-counts'].post
$.paths['/v2/inventory/changes/batch-create'].post
$.paths['/v2/inventory/changes/batch-retrieve'].post
$.paths['/v2/inventory/counts/batch-retrieve'].post
$.paths['/v2/inventory/physical-count/{physical_count_id}'].get
$.paths['/v2/inventory/physical-counts/{physical_count_id}'].get
$.paths['/v2/inventory/transfers/{transfer_id}'].get
$.paths['/v2/inventory/{catalog_object_id}'].get
$.paths['/v2/inventory/{catalog_object_id}/changes'].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 Square Inventory API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/square-inventory-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: 13
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/adjustment/{adjustment_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get an adjustment (deprecated URL)
effect: read
questions:
- Is there an older singular adjustment URL for reading an inventory adjustment?
- What does the deprecated inventory adjustment lookup return?
instructions:
- text: Get inventory adjustment {adjustment_id} using the deprecated singular endpoint.
slots:
adjustment_id: path.adjustment_id
- text: Fetch adjustment {adjustment_id} through the legacy /inventory/adjustment path.
slots:
adjustment_id: path.adjustment_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/adjustments/{adjustment_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get an inventory adjustment
effect: read
questions:
- How do I view one inventory adjustment, like a sale or waste record?
- Can I see what an inventory adjustment changed and when?
instructions:
- text: Get inventory adjustment {adjustment_id}.
slots:
adjustment_id: path.adjustment_id
- text: Show me stock adjustment {adjustment_id} from the current adjustments endpoint.
slots:
adjustment_id: path.adjustment_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/batch-change'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Apply stock changes (deprecated URL)
effect: write
questions:
- Is the old batch-change inventory URL still usable?
- What does the deprecated batch-change endpoint do?
instructions:
- text: Apply inventory changes {changes} through the deprecated batch-change endpoint.
slots:
changes: requestBody.changes
- text: Use the legacy batch-change path to record {changes} with key {idempotency_key}.
slots:
changes: requestBody.changes
idempotency_key: requestBody.idempotency_key
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/batch-retrieve-changes'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Read stock history (deprecated URL)
effect: read
questions:
- Is there a legacy batch-retrieve-changes URL for inventory history?
- Does the deprecated changes lookup take the same filters as the new one?
instructions:
- text: Get inventory changes for {catalog_object_ids} via the deprecated batch-retrieve-changes endpoint.
slots:
catalog_object_ids: requestBody.catalog_object_ids
- text: Use the legacy endpoint to list stock history at locations {location_ids}.
slots:
location_ids: requestBody.location_ids
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/batch-retrieve-counts'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Read stock counts (deprecated URL)
effect: read
questions:
- Is the old batch-retrieve-counts URL still around for stock levels?
- What does the deprecated inventory counts lookup return?
instructions:
- text: Get stock counts for {catalog_object_ids} via the deprecated batch-retrieve-counts endpoint.
slots:
catalog_object_ids: requestBody.catalog_object_ids
- text: Use the legacy counts path to check stock at {location_ids}.
slots:
location_ids: requestBody.location_ids
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/changes/batch-create'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Adjust or recount stock in bulk
effect: write
questions:
- How do I record a stock recount or adjustment for many items at once?
- Can I skip counts that haven't changed when updating inventory?
instructions:
- text: Apply inventory changes {changes}.
slots:
changes: requestBody.changes
- text: 'Record these stock adjustments and counts: {changes}, ignoring unchanged counts: {ignore_unchanged_counts}.'
slots:
changes: requestBody.changes
ignore_unchanged_counts: requestBody.ignore_unchanged_counts
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/changes/batch-retrieve'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Search inventory change history
effect: read
questions:
- Where can I see the history of stock adjustments for my items?
- Can I filter inventory history by date, location or change type?
instructions:
- text: List inventory changes for items {catalog_object_ids} at {location_ids}.
slots:
catalog_object_ids: requestBody.catalog_object_ids
location_ids: requestBody.location_ids
- text: Show stock history updated after {updated_after} of types {types}.
slots:
updated_after: requestBody.updated_after
types: requestBody.types
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/counts/batch-retrieve'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get current stock counts in bulk
effect: read
questions:
- How much stock do I have of several items across my locations?
- Can I fetch counts only for items that changed recently?
instructions:
- text: Get current stock counts for {catalog_object_ids} at {location_ids}.
slots:
catalog_object_ids: requestBody.catalog_object_ids
location_ids: requestBody.location_ids
- text: Show inventory counts changed since {updated_after}.
slots:
updated_after: requestBody.updated_after
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/physical-count/{physical_count_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a physical count (deprecated URL)
effect: read
questions:
- Is there an older singular physical-count URL for reading a stock count?
- What does the deprecated physical count lookup return?
instructions:
- text: Get physical count {physical_count_id} using the deprecated singular endpoint.
slots:
physical_count_id: path.physical_count_id
- text: Fetch count {physical_count_id} through the legacy /inventory/physical-count path.
slots:
physical_count_id: path.physical_count_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/physical-counts/{physical_count_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a physical stock count
effect: read
questions:
- How do I view the record of a manual stock count?
- Can I see who counted an item and what quantity they recorded?
instructions:
- text: Get physical count {physical_count_id}.
slots:
physical_count_id: path.physical_count_id
- text: Show recount record {physical_count_id} from the current physical-counts endpoint.
slots:
physical_count_id: path.physical_count_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/transfers/{transfer_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get an inventory transfer
effect: read
questions:
- How can I view a stock transfer between two locations?
- What quantity moved in a particular inventory transfer?
instructions:
- text: Get inventory transfer {transfer_id}.
slots:
transfer_id: path.transfer_id
- text: Show the details of stock transfer {transfer_id}.
slots:
transfer_id: path.transfer_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/{catalog_object_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get stock count for one item
effect: read
questions:
- How many units of this one item do I have in stock?
- Can I check a single item's stock at specific locations?
instructions:
- text: Get the current stock count of {catalog_object_id}.
slots:
catalog_object_id: path.catalog_object_id
- text: Check stock of item {catalog_object_id} at locations {location_ids}.
slots:
catalog_object_id: path.catalog_object_id
location_ids: query.location_ids
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/inventory/{catalog_object_id}/changes'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get stock history for one item
effect: read
questions:
- What adjustments and recounts has a single item had?
- Can I see one product's inventory history at a location?
instructions:
- text: List inventory changes for item {catalog_object_id}.
slots:
catalog_object_id: path.catalog_object_id
- text: Show stock history of {catalog_object_id} at {location_ids}.
slots:
catalog_object_id: path.catalog_object_id
location_ids: query.location_ids
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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