diff --git a/api.md b/api.md
index 9aa5a9f4c..57d69950f 100644
--- a/api.md
+++ b/api.md
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ Replaces the list of searchpaths with the list supplied by the user and returns
 `searchPaths` - A list of searchpaths in JSON.
 ```
 {
-  "searchPaths: ["user1.example.com", "user2.example.com"]
+  "searchPaths": ["user1.example.com", "user2.example.com"]
 }
 ```