Stripe · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Stripe Subscription Subscription Items API
8 actions
8 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/stripe-subscription-items-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for Stripe's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document Stripe publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 8
$.info
$.paths['/v1/subscription_items'].get
$.paths['/v1/subscription_items'].post
$.paths['/v1/subscription_items/{item}'].get
$.paths['/v1/subscription_items/{item}'].post
$.paths['/v1/subscription_items/{item}'].delete
$.paths['/v1/subscription_items/{subscription_item}/usage_record_summaries'].get
$.paths['/v1/subscription_items/{subscription_item}/usage_records'].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 Stripe Subscription Subscription Items API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/stripe-subscription-items-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: 7
- target: $.paths['/v1/subscription_items'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List items on a subscription
effect: read
questions:
- How do I see every price and quantity on a subscription?
- Which items make up this customer's subscription?
instructions:
- text: List items on subscription {subscription}.
slots:
subscription: query.subscription
- text: Show the first {limit} items of subscription {subscription}.
slots:
limit: query.limit
subscription: query.subscription
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/subscription_items'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Add an item to a subscription
effect: write
questions:
- How do I add an add-on to an existing subscription?
- Does adding an item change the items already on the subscription?
- Can I control proration when adding an item?
instructions:
- text: Add price {price} to subscription {subscription}.
slots:
price: requestBody.price
subscription: requestBody.subscription
- text: Add {quantity} of price {price} to subscription {subscription}.
slots:
quantity: requestBody.quantity
price: requestBody.price
subscription: requestBody.subscription
- text: Add price {price} to subscription {subscription} with proration {proration_behavior}.
slots:
price: requestBody.price
subscription: requestBody.subscription
proration_behavior: requestBody.proration_behavior
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/subscription_items/{item}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get a subscription item
effect: read
questions:
- How do I look up one line item on a subscription?
- What price and quantity does this subscription item have?
instructions:
- text: Show subscription item {item}.
slots:
item: path.item
- text: Get the price and quantity of subscription item {item}.
slots:
item: path.item
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/subscription_items/{item}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Change a subscription item
effect: write
questions:
- How do I change the quantity of seats on a subscription?
- Can I swap an item to a different price mid-cycle?
instructions:
- text: Set the quantity of subscription item {item} to {quantity}.
slots:
item: path.item
quantity: requestBody.quantity
- text: Switch subscription item {item} to price {price}.
slots:
item: path.item
price: requestBody.price
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/subscription_items/{item}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Remove an item from a subscription
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I remove an add-on without canceling the whole subscription?
- Can I clear recorded usage when removing a subscription item?
instructions:
- text: Remove subscription item {item}.
slots:
item: path.item
- text: 'Remove subscription item {item} and clear its usage: {clear_usage}.'
slots:
item: path.item
clear_usage: requestBody.clear_usage
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/subscription_items/{subscription_item}/usage_record_summaries'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get usage totals for a subscription item
effect: read
questions:
- How much metered usage has a subscription item recorded this period?
- Can I see usage summarized per billing period?
instructions:
- text: Show usage summaries for subscription item {subscription_item}.
slots:
subscription_item: path.subscription_item
- text: List the last {limit} usage periods for subscription item {subscription_item}.
slots:
limit: query.limit
subscription_item: path.subscription_item
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v1/subscription_items/{subscription_item}/usage_records'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Report metered usage
effect: write
questions:
- How do I report usage for a metered subscription?
- Can I overwrite a usage quantity instead of adding to it?
instructions:
- text: Record {quantity} units of usage on subscription item {subscription_item}.
slots:
quantity: requestBody.quantity
subscription_item: path.subscription_item
- text: Report {quantity} usage on {subscription_item} at {timestamp} with action {action}.
slots:
quantity: requestBody.quantity
subscription_item: path.subscription_item
timestamp: requestBody.timestamp
action: requestBody.action
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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