diff --git a/doc/API/API-Docs.md b/doc/API/API-Docs.md
index 82f57b9f76..39bb0bcd80 100644
--- a/doc/API/API-Docs.md
+++ b/doc/API/API-Docs.md
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ Input:
 
 Example:
 ```curl
-curl -H 'X-Auth-Token: YOURAPITOKENHERE' https://librenms.org/api/v0/alerts
+curl -H 'X-Auth-Token: YOURAPITOKENHERE' https://librenms.org/api/v0/alerts?state=1
 ```
 
 Output: