diff --git a/docs/api/saved-objects/bulk_get.asciidoc b/docs/api/saved-objects/bulk_get.asciidoc
index eaf91a662849e..1d2c9cc32d431 100644
--- a/docs/api/saved-objects/bulk_get.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/api/saved-objects/bulk_get.asciidoc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ experimental[] Retrieve multiple {kib} saved objects by ID.
   (Required, string) ID of the retrieved object. The ID includes the {kib} unique identifier or a custom identifier.
 
 `fields`::
-  (Optional, array) The fields returned in the object response.
+  (Optional, array) The fields to return in the `attributes` key of the object response.
 
 [[saved-objects-api-bulk-get-response-body]]
 ==== Response body
diff --git a/docs/api/saved-objects/find.asciidoc b/docs/api/saved-objects/find.asciidoc
index 93e60be5d4923..e82c4e0c00d11 100644
--- a/docs/api/saved-objects/find.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/api/saved-objects/find.asciidoc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ experimental[] Retrieve a paginated set of {kib} saved objects by various condit
   (Optional, array|string) The fields to perform the `simple_query_string` parsed query against.
 
 `fields`::
-  (Optional, array|string) The fields to return in the response.
+  (Optional, array|string) The fields to return in the `attributes` key of the response.
 
 `sort_field`::
   (Optional, string) The field that sorts the response.