diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-batch/protos/google/cloud/batch/v1/job.proto b/packages/google-cloud-batch/protos/google/cloud/batch/v1/job.proto
index 0519f68f45d..be86dbf8cad 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-batch/protos/google/cloud/batch/v1/job.proto
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-batch/protos/google/cloud/batch/v1/job.proto
@@ -337,10 +337,20 @@ message AllocationPolicy {
 
   // A network interface.
   message NetworkInterface {
-    // The URL of the network resource.
+    // The URL of an existing network resource.
+    // You can specify the network as a full or partial URL.
+    // For example, the following are all valid URLs:
+    // https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/{project}/global/networks/{network}
+    // projects/{project}/global/networks/{network}
+    // global/networks/{network}
     string network = 1;
 
-    // The URL of the Subnetwork resource.
+    // The URL of an existing subnetwork resource in the network.
+    // You can specify the subnetwork as a full or partial URL.
+    // For example, the following are all valid URLs:
+    // https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/{project}/regions/{region}/subnetworks/{subnetwork}
+    // projects/{project}/regions/{region}/subnetworks/{subnetwork}
+    // regions/{region}/subnetworks/{subnetwork}
     string subnetwork = 2;
 
     // Default is false (with an external IP address). Required if
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-batch/protos/google/cloud/batch/v1alpha/job.proto b/packages/google-cloud-batch/protos/google/cloud/batch/v1alpha/job.proto
index 2271d33daf6..9cde8514acd 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-batch/protos/google/cloud/batch/v1alpha/job.proto
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-batch/protos/google/cloud/batch/v1alpha/job.proto
@@ -402,10 +402,20 @@ message AllocationPolicy {
 
   // A network interface.
   message NetworkInterface {
-    // The URL of the network resource.
+    // The URL of an existing network resource.
+    // You can specify the network as a full or partial URL.
+    // For example, the following are all valid URLs:
+    // https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/{project}/global/networks/{network}
+    // projects/{project}/global/networks/{network}
+    // global/networks/{network}
     string network = 1;
 
-    // The URL of the Subnetwork resource.
+    // The URL of an existing subnetwork resource in the network.
+    // You can specify the subnetwork as a full or partial URL.
+    // For example, the following are all valid URLs:
+    // https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/{project}/regions/{region}/subnetworks/{subnetwork}
+    // projects/{project}/regions/{region}/subnetworks/{subnetwork}
+    // regions/{region}/subnetworks/{subnetwork}
     string subnetwork = 2;
 
     // Default is false (with an external IP address). Required if