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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 Twilio Verify Verifications API
version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/twilio-verifications-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: 3
- target: $.paths['/Services/{ServiceSid}/Verifications'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Send a verification code
effect: write
questions:
- How do I text a one-time passcode to a user to confirm their phone number?
- Can I send the verification code by email or WhatsApp instead of SMS?
- Can the code message show my app's name or be in another language?
instructions:
- text: Send a verification code to {to} by {channel} using Verify service {service}.
slots:
to: requestBody.To
channel: requestBody.Channel
service: path.ServiceSid
- text: Start a {channel} verification for {to} on service {service} in locale {locale}.
slots:
channel: requestBody.Channel
to: requestBody.To
service: path.ServiceSid
locale: requestBody.Locale
- text: Send a {channel} code to {to} via service {service}, branded as {friendly_name}.
slots:
channel: requestBody.Channel
to: requestBody.To
service: path.ServiceSid
friendly_name: requestBody.CustomFriendlyName
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/Services/{ServiceSid}/Verifications/{VerificationSid}'].get
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Check a verification's status
effect: read
questions:
- Is a verification I started still pending or already approved?
- Can I look up one verification attempt by its SID?
instructions:
- text: Show verification {verification} on Verify service {service}.
slots:
verification: path.VerificationSid
service: path.ServiceSid
- text: Tell me the current status of verification {verification} in service {service}.
slots:
verification: path.VerificationSid
service: path.ServiceSid
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/Services/{ServiceSid}/Verifications/{VerificationSid}'].post
update:
x-apievangelist-phrasing:
intent: Cancel or approve a pending verification
effect: write
questions:
- How do I cancel a verification code I sent so it can't be used?
- Can I mark a pending verification as approved from my backend?
instructions:
- text: Set verification {verification} on service {service} to {status}.
slots:
verification: path.VerificationSid
service: path.ServiceSid
status: requestBody.Status
- text: Cancel the pending code {verification} in Verify service {service} by setting status {status}.
slots:
verification: path.VerificationSid
service: path.ServiceSid
status: requestBody.Status
method: generated
generated: '2026-09-26'
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