diff --git a/api/README.md b/api/README.md
index f8820427..5c281246 100644
--- a/api/README.md
+++ b/api/README.md
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ currently, there is no publicly accessible main api. we plan on providing a publ
 cobalt 10 in some form in the future. we recommend deploying your own instance if you wish
 to use the latest api. you can access [the documentation](/docs/api.md) for it here.
 
-if you are looking for documentations for version 7.x api, you can find
+if you are looking for the documentation for the old (7.x) api, you can find
 it [here](https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/blob/7/docs/api.md)
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diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 44186527..fc09a441 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # cobalt api documentation
 this document provides info about methods and acceptable variables for all cobalt api requests.
 
+> if you are looking for the documentation for the old (7.x) api, you can find
+> it [here](https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/blob/7/docs/api.md)
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