diff --git a/docs/sources/http_api/folder_dashboard_search.md b/docs/sources/http_api/folder_dashboard_search.md
index 987665b9545..93bd9132d86 100644
--- a/docs/sources/http_api/folder_dashboard_search.md
+++ b/docs/sources/http_api/folder_dashboard_search.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Query parameters:
 - **dashboardIds** – List of dashboard id's to search for
 - **folderIds** – List of folder id's to search in for dashboards
 - **starred** – Flag indicating if only starred Dashboards should be returned
-- **limit** – Limit the number of returned results (max 5000)
+- **limit** – Limit the number of returned results (max is 5000; default is 1000)
 - **page** – Use this parameter to access hits beyond limit. Numbering starts at 1. limit param acts as page size. Only available in Grafana v6.2+.
 
 **Example request for retrieving folders and dashboards of the general folder**: