diff --git a/docs/Map-API.md b/docs/Map-API.md
index 2032b1fa..8a674dc2 100644
--- a/docs/Map-API.md
+++ b/docs/Map-API.md
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ POST /api/v1/map/named/:template_name
 ```javascript
 // params.json
 {
- color: "#ff0000",
- cartodb_id: 3
+ "color": "#ff0000",
+ "cartodb_id": 3
 }
 ```