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From: Evandro Myller <22429+emyller@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:25:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Show the `api` option in the quick start guide

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 docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
index 60d0f755f120..1217dd8ca93a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md
@@ -86,13 +86,19 @@ Then paste your API key into the code below:
 <script>
  flagsmith.init({
   environmentID: '<add your API key here!>',
+  // Only needed if you are self-hosting Flagsmith or using a private cloud instance.
+  // Leave this out to use Flagsmith SaaS (edge.api.flagsmith.com).
+  // api: 'https://flagsmith.example.com/api/v1/',
   onChange: (oldFlags, params) => {},
  });
 </script>
 ```
 
+If you are self-hosting Flagsmith or using a private cloud instance, uncomment the `api` line and set it to your
+Flagsmith API URL, including the `/api/v1/` path.
+
 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 API URL) 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>