diff --git a/docs/querying/api.md b/docs/querying/api.md
index 820414fb1..ef7fa54c6 100644
--- a/docs/querying/api.md
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@@ -675,9 +675,9 @@ GET /api/v1/rules
 URL query parameters:
 
 - `type=alert|record`: return only the alerting rules (e.g. `type=alert`) or the recording rules (e.g. `type=record`). When the parameter is absent or empty, no filtering is done.
-- `rule_name[]=<string>`: only return rules with the given rule name. If the parameter is repeated, rules with any of provided names are returned. If we've filtered out all the rules of a group, the group is not returned. When the parameter is absent or empty, no filtering is done.
-- `rule_group[]=<string>`: only return rules with the given rule group name. If the parameter is repeated, rules with any of provided rule group names are returned. When the parameter is absent or empty, no filtering is done.
-- `file[]=<string>`: only return rules with the given filepath. If the parameter is repeated, rules with any of provided filepaths are returned. When the parameter is absent or empty, no filtering is done.
+- `rule_name[]=<string>`: only return rules with the given rule name. If the parameter is repeated, rules with any of the provided names are returned. If we've filtered out all the rules of a group, the group is not returned. When the parameter is absent or empty, no filtering is done.
+- `rule_group[]=<string>`: only return rules with the given rule group name. If the parameter is repeated, rules with any of the provided rule group names are returned. When the parameter is absent or empty, no filtering is done.
+- `file[]=<string>`: only return rules with the given filepath. If the parameter is repeated, rules with any of the provided filepaths are returned. When the parameter is absent or empty, no filtering is done.
 
 ```json
 $ curl http://localhost:9090/api/v1/rules