diff --git a/website/source/api/nodes.html.md b/website/source/api/nodes.html.md
index a414d6b0c19..9732127ee35 100644
--- a/website/source/api/nodes.html.md
+++ b/website/source/api/nodes.html.md
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
 
 ```text
 $ curl \
-    https://nomad.rocks/v1/node/fb2170a8-257d-3c64-b14d-bc06cc94e34c/purge
+    -XPOST https://nomad.rocks/v1/node/fb2170a8-257d-3c64-b14d-bc06cc94e34c/purge
 ```
 
 ### Sample Response