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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Things Stack — Application Server Application Access API

13 actions 13 updates phrasing extends openapi/the-things-network-applicationaccess-api-openapi.yml

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What the actions change

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Targets 13

$.info

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/api-keys'].get

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/api-keys'].post

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/api-keys/{api_key.id}'].put

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/api-keys/{key_id}'].get

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/api-keys/{key_id}'].delete

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborator/organization/{collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id}'].get

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborator/organization/{collaborator_ids.organization_ids.organization_id}'].delete

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborator/user/{collaborator.user_ids.user_id}'].get

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborator/user/{collaborator_ids.user_ids.user_id}'].delete

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborators'].get

$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborators'].put

$.paths['/applications/{application_id}/rights'].get

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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
  title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Things Stack — Application Server Application Access API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/the-things-network-applicationaccess-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: 12
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/api-keys'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List an application's API keys
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Which API keys exist for my Things Stack application?
      - Can I page through an application's API keys in a chosen order?
      instructions:
      - text: List the API keys of application {application_id}.
        slots:
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Show the first {limit} API keys on application {application_id}.
        slots:
          limit: query.limit
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/api-keys'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Create an application API key
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I create an API key that only has access to one application?
      - Can I set an expiry date and specific rights on a new application key?
      instructions:
      - text: Create an API key named {name} for application {application_id}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Create a key for application {application_id} with rights {rights} expiring {expires_at}.
        slots:
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
          rights: requestBody.rights
          expires_at: requestBody.expires_at
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/api-keys/{api_key.id}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Change the rights of an application API key
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I change what an existing application API key is allowed to do?
      - What happens if I update an application key to have no rights at all?
      instructions:
      - text: Update rights on key {key_id} of application {application_id}.
        slots:
          key_id: path.api_key.id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Revoke all rights from key {key_id} on application {application_id} so it is removed.
        slots:
          key_id: path.api_key.id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/api-keys/{key_id}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get one application API key
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What rights and expiry does a specific application API key have?
      - Can I look up a single key on my application by its ID?
      instructions:
      - text: Show API key {key_id} of application {application_id}.
        slots:
          key_id: path.key_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Check the rights and expiry of key {key_id} on application {application_id}.
        slots:
          key_id: path.key_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/api-keys/{key_id}'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Delete an application API key
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I revoke an API key that was issued for my application?
      - Is deleting an application key immediate and permanent?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete API key {key_id} from application {application_id}.
        slots:
          key_id: path.key_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Revoke application {application_id}'s key {key_id} now.
        slots:
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
          key_id: path.key_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborator/organization/{collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get an organization collaborator's rights on an app
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What rights does a member organization have on my application?
      - Are pseudo-rights like _ALL expanded when I check an organization's access to an app?
      instructions:
      - text: Show the rights organization {organization_id} has on application {application_id}.
        slots:
          organization_id: path.collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Check what organization {organization_id} is allowed to do on app {application_id}.
        slots:
          organization_id: path.collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborator/organization/{collaborator_ids.organization_ids.organization_id}'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Remove an organization from an application
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I take away an organization's collaborator access to my application?
      - Can I remove an organization collaborator from an app entirely?
      instructions:
      - text: Remove organization {organization_id} as a collaborator on application {application_id}.
        slots:
          organization_id: path.collaborator_ids.organization_ids.organization_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Revoke organization {organization_id}'s membership of app {application_id}.
        slots:
          organization_id: path.collaborator_ids.organization_ids.organization_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborator/user/{collaborator.user_ids.user_id}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get a user collaborator's rights on an app
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What can a particular user do on my application?
      - Does checking a user's rights on an application show expanded pseudo-rights?
      instructions:
      - text: Show the rights user {user_id} has on application {application_id}.
        slots:
          user_id: path.collaborator.user_ids.user_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Check what user {user_id} is allowed to do on app {application_id}.
        slots:
          user_id: path.collaborator.user_ids.user_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborator/user/{collaborator_ids.user_ids.user_id}'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Remove a user from an application
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - How do I remove a person's collaborator access to an application?
      - Can I kick a single user off an app without touching organization members?
      instructions:
      - text: Remove user {user_id} as a collaborator on application {application_id}.
        slots:
          user_id: path.collaborator_ids.user_ids.user_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Revoke user {user_id}'s membership of app {application_id}.
        slots:
          user_id: path.collaborator_ids.user_ids.user_id
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborators'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List an application's collaborators
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Who are all the members with access to my application?
      - Can I page through the users and organizations collaborating on an app?
      instructions:
      - text: List all collaborators on application {application_id}.
        slots:
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Show who can access app {application_id}, {limit} per page.
        slots:
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
          limit: query.limit
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}/collaborators'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Add a collaborator or set their app rights
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I give another user or organization access to my application?
      - Can I change a collaborator's rights on an application, or remove them by granting no rights?
      instructions:
      - text: Set collaborator {collaborator} with its rights on application {application_id}.
        slots:
          collaborator: requestBody.collaborator
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      - text: Grant {collaborator} the chosen rights on app {application_id}, or pass no rights to remove them.
        slots:
          collaborator: requestBody.collaborator
          application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_id}/rights'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List my rights on an application
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What rights do I have on this application with my current credentials?
      - Can I check which actions my key is allowed to perform on an app?
      instructions:
      - text: List the rights I hold on application {application_id}.
        slots:
          application_id: path.application_id
      - text: Check what my credentials may do on app {application_id}.
        slots:
          application_id: path.application_id
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'

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