def get_listing_api(self, resource):
        """ Generates the meta descriptor for the resource listing api. """

        get_all_params = self.get_listing_parameters(resource)

        get_all_api = {
            'path': '/%s/' % resource.get_api_name(),
            'description': 'Operations on %s' % resource.model.__name__,
            'operations': [
                {
                    'httpMethod': 'GET',
                    'nickname': 'list%ss' % resource.model
                    .__name__,
                    'summary': 'Find %ss' % resource.model.__name__,
                    'parameters': get_all_params,
                }
            ]
        }

        return get_all_api