The Things Network / The Things Stack · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0
API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Things Stack — Application Server Application Registry API
12 actions
12 updates
phrasing
extends
openapi/the-things-network-applicationregistry-api-openapi.yml
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Written by API Evangelist tooling for The Things Network / The Things Stack's API. It is a proposal applied on top of the contract, not a document The Things Network / The Things Stack publishes.
What the actions change
x-apievangelist-phrasing
Targets 12
$.info
$.paths['/applications'].get
$.paths['/applications/{application.ids.application_id}'].put
$.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}'].get
$.paths['/applications/{application_id}'].delete
$.paths['/applications/{application_id}/dev-eui'].post
$.paths['/applications/{application_id}/purge'].delete
$.paths['/applications/{application_id}/restore'].post
$.paths['/organizations/{collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id}/applications'].get
$.paths['/organizations/{collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id}/applications'].post
$.paths['/users/{collaborator.user_ids.user_id}/applications'].get
$.paths['/users/{collaborator.user_ids.user_id}/applications'].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 Things Stack — Application Server Application Registry API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/the-things-network-applicationregistry-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: 11
- target: $.paths['/applications'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List applications I can access
effect: read
questions:
- Which Things Stack applications can I see with my credentials?
- Can I include recently deleted applications when listing them?
instructions:
- text: List all applications I have access to.
- text: List applications where user {user_id} is a direct collaborator.
slots:
user_id: query.collaborator.user_ids.user_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application.ids.application_id}'].put
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Update an application's settings
effect: write
questions:
- How do I rename an application or change its description?
- Can I update only certain fields of an application using a field mask?
instructions:
- text: Update application {application_id} with the fields in {field_mask}.
slots:
application_id: path.application.ids.application_id
field_mask: requestBody.field_mask
- text: Change application {application_id} to {application}.
slots:
application_id: path.application.ids.application_id
application: requestBody.application
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_ids.application_id}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Get an application
effect: read
questions:
- What are the details of a specific application?
- Can I choose which fields come back when fetching one application?
instructions:
- text: Show application {application_id}.
slots:
application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
- text: Get only the {field_mask} of application {application_id}.
slots:
field_mask: query.field_mask
application_id: path.application_ids.application_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_id}'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Delete an application
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I delete an application, and do I need to remove its devices first?
- Does deleting an application free up its ID for reuse?
instructions:
- text: Delete application {application_id}.
slots:
application_id: path.application_id
- text: Soft-delete application {application_id} after its devices are removed.
slots:
application_id: path.application_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_id}/dev-eui'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Issue a DevEUI for a device in an application
effect: write
questions:
- Can the network assign a DevEUI from its address block for a new device in my app?
- Is there a limit on how many DevEUIs one application can be issued?
instructions:
- text: Issue a new DevEUI for application {application_id}.
slots:
application_id: path.application_id
- text: Request a DevEUI from the address block for a device in application {application_id}.
slots:
application_id: path.application_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_id}/purge'].delete
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Permanently purge an application
effect: destructive
questions:
- How do I purge an application so its ID can be reused?
- What is the difference between purging an application and a normal delete?
instructions:
- text: Purge application {application_id} permanently.
slots:
application_id: path.application_id
- text: Release application ID {application_id} for reuse by purging it.
slots:
application_id: path.application_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/applications/{application_id}/restore'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Restore a deleted application
effect: write
questions:
- Can I bring back an application I deleted by mistake?
- How long after deletion is an application still restorable?
instructions:
- text: Restore deleted application {application_id}.
slots:
application_id: path.application_id
- text: Undelete application {application_id}.
slots:
application_id: path.application_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/organizations/{collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id}/applications'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List an organization's applications
effect: read
questions:
- Which applications does my organization collaborate on?
- Can I list an organization's deleted applications too?
instructions:
- text: List applications for organization {organization_id}.
slots:
organization_id: path.collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id
- text: 'List organization {organization_id}''s applications including deleted ones: {deleted}.'
slots:
organization_id: path.collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id
deleted: query.deleted
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/organizations/{collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id}/applications'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create an application under an organization
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a new application owned by an organization?
- Does the organization get full rights on the application it creates?
instructions:
- text: Create application {application} under organization {organization_id}.
slots:
application: requestBody.application
organization_id: path.collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id
- text: Set up a new app {application} owned by organization {organization_id}.
slots:
application: requestBody.application
organization_id: path.collaborator.organization_ids.organization_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/users/{collaborator.user_ids.user_id}/applications'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: List a user's applications
effect: read
questions:
- What applications is a given user a direct collaborator on?
- Can I see a particular user's applications sorted and paginated?
instructions:
- text: List applications for user {user_id}.
slots:
user_id: path.collaborator.user_ids.user_id
- text: Show the first {limit} applications of user {user_id}.
slots:
limit: query.limit
user_id: path.collaborator.user_ids.user_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/users/{collaborator.user_ids.user_id}/applications'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Create an application under a user
effect: write
questions:
- How do I create a personal application owned by my user account?
- Will I automatically be the first collaborator on an application I create for myself?
instructions:
- text: Create application {application} under user {user_id}.
slots:
application: requestBody.application
user_id: path.collaborator.user_ids.user_id
- text: Set up a new app {application} owned by my user {user_id}.
slots:
application: requestBody.application
user_id: path.collaborator.user_ids.user_id
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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