From 172dda36869619ca887ee521fc5284d3a0d4a541 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evandro Myller <22429+emyller@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:45:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: Show the `api` option in the quick start guide's
 `flagsmith.init` example

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Co-authored-by: linear-code[bot] <222613912+linear-code[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
index 60d0f755f120..6a4043e5d0de 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
@@ -86,13 +86,18 @@ Then paste your API key into the code below:
 <script>
  flagsmith.init({
   environmentID: '<add your API key here!>',
+  // Only if you are self-hosting Flagsmith or using a private cloud, uncomment
+  // the line below and point it to your Flagsmith API. Leave it commented out
+  // when using Flagsmith SaaS.
+  // api: 'https://flagsmith.example.com/api/v1/',
   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>
 

From c1b69065b73c49912a8ec318abf823417400a06e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evandro Myller <22429+emyller@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:50:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: Keep the quick start `api` hint on a single line

Generated with [Linear](https://linear.app/flagsmith/agent-session/907914e8-c04c-4f4d-8b1b-ccae84bad4f8)

Co-authored-by: linear-code[bot] <222613912+linear-code[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
index 6a4043e5d0de..b679de96fa7b 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
@@ -86,10 +86,7 @@ Then paste your API key into the code below:
 <script>
  flagsmith.init({
   environmentID: '<add your API key here!>',
-  // Only if you are self-hosting Flagsmith or using a private cloud, uncomment
-  // the line below and point it to your Flagsmith API. Leave it commented out
-  // when using Flagsmith SaaS.
-  // api: 'https://flagsmith.example.com/api/v1/',
+  // api: 'https://flagsmith.example.com/api/v1/', // Self-hosted or private cloud only: set to your Flagsmith API URL
   onChange: (oldFlags, params) => {},
  });
 </script>