diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
index 60d0f755f120..b679de96fa7b 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
@@ -86,13 +86,15 @@ Then paste your API key into the code below:
 <script>
  flagsmith.init({
   environmentID: '<add your API key here!>',
+  // api: 'https://flagsmith.example.com/api/v1/', // Self-hosted or private cloud only: set to your Flagsmith API URL
   onChange: (oldFlags, params) => {},
  });
 </script>
 ```
 
 Now when the browser opens the web page, it will download the Javascript SDK and make a call to `edge.api.flagsmith.com`
-to get the flags for our Environment. You can see this in the browser network tab:
+(or your own Flagsmith API, if you set the `api` option) to get the flags for our Environment. You can see this in the
+browser network tab:
 
 <div style={{textAlign: 'center'}}><img width="75%" src="/img/quickstart/demo_create_7.png"/></div>