diff --git a/docs/user/api.asciidoc b/docs/user/api.asciidoc
index f71b32fa5b9ba..678232bc29655 100644
--- a/docs/user/api.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/user/api.asciidoc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ For example:
 
 [source,sh]
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-`GET kbn:/api/index_management/indices`
+GET kbn:/api/index_management/indices
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 Note: this will automatically prefix `s/{space_id}/` on the API request if ran from a non-default Kibana Space.