diff --git a/docs/sources/http_api/alerting.md b/docs/sources/http_api/alerting.md
index 103de190793..2d70a6d2017 100644
--- a/docs/sources/http_api/alerting.md
+++ b/docs/sources/http_api/alerting.md
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
   "sendReminder": true,
   "frequency": "15m",
   "settings": {
-    "addresses: "carl@grafana.com;dev@grafana.com"
+    "addresses": "carl@grafana.com;dev@grafana.com"
   }
 }
 ```