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Twilio Understand API

The Understand API from Twilio — 21 operation(s) for understand.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Twilio Understand API is one of 115 APIs that Twilio publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Understand. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, pricing, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 46 operations across 21 paths, and defines 39 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.52.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://preview.twilio.com.

46 operations 21 paths 39 schemas 8 DELETE21 GET17 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.52.0
Server
https://preview.twilio.com
Authentication
HTTP Basic
Contact
Twilio Support
License
Apache 2.0
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Twilio Understand API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (accountSid_authToken).

Paths & Operations 46

Across 21 paths, the API surfaces 46 operations — 8 DELETE, 21 GET, 17 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Understand 46
GET
/understand/Assistants/{Sid}
FetchUnderstandAssistant 1 param → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{Sid}
UpdateUnderstandAssistant 1 param body → 200
DELETE
/understand/Assistants/{Sid}
DeleteUnderstandAssistant 1 param → 204
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FallbackActions
FetchUnderstandAssistantFallbackActions 1 param → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FallbackActions
UpdateUnderstandAssistantFallbackActions 1 param body → 200
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/InitiationActions
FetchUnderstandAssistantInitiationActions 1 param → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/InitiationActions
UpdateUnderstandAssistantInitiationActions 1 param body → 200
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Dialogues/{Sid}
FetchUnderstandDialogue 2 params → 200
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Fields/{Sid}
FetchUnderstandField 3 params → 200
DELETE
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Fields/{Sid}
DeleteUnderstandField 3 params → 204
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Fields
ListUnderstandField 5 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Fields
CreateUnderstandField 2 params body → 201
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FieldTypes/{Sid}
FetchUnderstandFieldType 2 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FieldTypes/{Sid}
UpdateUnderstandFieldType 2 params body → 200
DELETE
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FieldTypes/{Sid}
DeleteUnderstandFieldType 2 params → 204
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FieldTypes
ListUnderstandFieldType 4 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FieldTypes
CreateUnderstandFieldType 1 param body → 201
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FieldTypes/{FieldTypeSid}/FieldValues/{Sid}
FetchUnderstandFieldValue 3 params → 200
DELETE
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FieldTypes/{FieldTypeSid}/FieldValues/{Sid}
DeleteUnderstandFieldValue 3 params → 204
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FieldTypes/{FieldTypeSid}/FieldValues
ListUnderstandFieldValue 6 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/FieldTypes/{FieldTypeSid}/FieldValues
CreateUnderstandFieldValue 2 params body → 201
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/ModelBuilds/{Sid}
FetchUnderstandModelBuild 2 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/ModelBuilds/{Sid}
UpdateUnderstandModelBuild 2 params body → 200
DELETE
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/ModelBuilds/{Sid}
DeleteUnderstandModelBuild 2 params → 204
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/ModelBuilds
ListUnderstandModelBuild 4 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/ModelBuilds
CreateUnderstandModelBuild 1 param body → 201
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Queries/{Sid}
FetchUnderstandQuery 2 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Queries/{Sid}
UpdateUnderstandQuery 2 params body → 200
DELETE
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Queries/{Sid}
DeleteUnderstandQuery 2 params → 204
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Queries
ListUnderstandQuery 7 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Queries
CreateUnderstandQuery 1 param body → 201
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Samples/{Sid}
FetchUnderstandSample 3 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Samples/{Sid}
UpdateUnderstandSample 3 params body → 200
DELETE
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Samples/{Sid}
DeleteUnderstandSample 3 params → 204
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Samples
ListUnderstandSample 6 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Samples
CreateUnderstandSample 2 params body → 201
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/StyleSheet
Returns Style sheet JSON object for this Assistant
FetchUnderstandStyleSheet 1 param → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/StyleSheet
Updates the style sheet for an assistant identified by {AssistantSid} or {AssistantUniqueName}.
UpdateUnderstandStyleSheet 1 param body → 200
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{Sid}
FetchUnderstandTask 2 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{Sid}
UpdateUnderstandTask 2 params body → 200
DELETE
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{Sid}
DeleteUnderstandTask 2 params → 204
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks
ListUnderstandTask 4 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks
CreateUnderstandTask 1 param body → 201
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Actions
Returns JSON actions for this Task.
FetchUnderstandTaskActions 2 params → 200
POST
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Actions
Updates the actions of an Task identified by {TaskSid} or {TaskUniqueName}.
UpdateUnderstandTaskActions 2 params body → 200
GET
/understand/Assistants/{AssistantSid}/Tasks/{TaskSid}/Statistics
FetchUnderstandTaskStatistics 2 params → 200

Schemas 39

The contract defines 39 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are preview.understand.assistant.query (13 properties), preview.understand.assistant (12 properties), preview.understand.assistant.task.sample (10 properties), preview.understand.assistant.field_type.field_value (10 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CreateUnderstandFieldRequest
object
2 properties 2 required
ListUnderstandModelBuildResponse
object
2 properties
UpdateUnderstandAssistantRequest
object
8 properties
model_build_enum_status
string
CreateUnderstandModelBuildRequest
object
2 properties
UpdateUnderstandAssistantFallbackActionsRequest
object
1 property
preview.understand.assistant.task
object
10 properties
ListUnderstandSampleResponse
object
2 properties
UpdateUnderstandModelBuildRequest
object
1 property
UpdateUnderstandSampleRequest
object
3 properties
CreateUnderstandSampleRequest
object
3 properties 2 required
preview.understand.assistant.model_build
object
10 properties
CreateUnderstandTaskRequest
object
4 properties 1 required
UpdateUnderstandTaskActionsRequest
object
1 property
CreateUnderstandFieldValueRequest
object
3 properties 2 required
preview.understand.assistant.task.sample
object
10 properties
preview.understand.assistant.task.field
object
9 properties
ListUnderstandFieldTypeResponse
object
2 properties
preview.understand.assistant.task.task_actions
object
5 properties
preview.understand.assistant.assistant_fallback_actions
object
4 properties
preview.understand.assistant.dialogue
object
5 properties
ListUnderstandQueryResponse
object
2 properties
preview.understand.assistant.task.task_statistics
object
6 properties
UpdateUnderstandAssistantInitiationActionsRequest
object
1 property
preview.understand.assistant.field_type.field_value
object
10 properties
CreateUnderstandFieldTypeRequest
object
2 properties 1 required
ListUnderstandFieldValueResponse
object
2 properties
UpdateUnderstandTaskRequest
object
4 properties
ListUnderstandFieldResponse
object
2 properties
preview.understand.assistant.style_sheet
object
4 properties
ListUnderstandTaskResponse
object
2 properties
CreateUnderstandQueryRequest
object
5 properties 2 required
preview.understand.assistant.assistant_initiation_actions
object
4 properties
UpdateUnderstandQueryRequest
object
2 properties
UpdateUnderstandFieldTypeRequest
object
2 properties
preview.understand.assistant
object
12 properties
UpdateUnderstandStyleSheetRequest
object
1 property
preview.understand.assistant.field_type
object
9 properties
preview.understand.assistant.query
object
13 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

twilio-understand-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
twilio:twilio-understand-api
Server
https://preview.twilio.com
Docs
https://www.twilio.com/docs/iam/api/account
Provider
Twilio
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