diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index ee620776..45489984 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ All the code snippets in this documentation assume that you have surrounded them
 If you omit the "catch" section, errors may not be visible.
 </aside>
 
+### Parameters
+
+Name | Type | Description
+---- | ---- | -----------
+authorization | string | *Optional* Username and password for HTTP basic authentication to the rippled server in the format **username:password**.
+feeCushion | number | *Optional* Factor to multiply estimated fee by to provide a cushion in case the required fee rises during submission of a transaction. Defaults to `1.2`.
+proxy | uri string | *Optional* URI for HTTP/HTTPS proxy to use to connect to the rippled server.
+proxyAuthorization | string | *Optional* Username and password for HTTP basic authentication to the proxy in the format **username:password**.
+servers | array\<uri string\> | *Optional* Array of rippled servers to connect to. Currently only one server is supported.
+trace | boolean | *Optional* If true, log rippled requests and responses to stdout.
+trustedCertificates | array\<string\> | *Optional* Array of PEM-formatted SSL certificates to trust when connecting to a proxy. This is useful if you want to use a self-signed certificate on the proxy server. Note: Each element must contain a single certificate; concatenated certificates are not valid.
+
 
 ### Installation ###
 
diff --git a/docs/src/boilerplate.md.ejs b/docs/src/boilerplate.md.ejs
index 0007071f..255a8329 100644
--- a/docs/src/boilerplate.md.ejs
+++ b/docs/src/boilerplate.md.ejs
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ All the code snippets in this documentation assume that you have surrounded them
 If you omit the "catch" section, errors may not be visible.
 </aside>
 
+### Parameters
+
+<%- renderSchema('input/api-options.json') %>
+
 
 ### Installation ###
 
diff --git a/src/common/schemas/input/api-options.json b/src/common/schemas/input/api-options.json
index 13608725..8d9054f2 100644
--- a/src/common/schemas/input/api-options.json
+++ b/src/common/schemas/input/api-options.json
@@ -3,29 +3,43 @@
   "title": "api-options",
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
-    "trace": {"type": "boolean"},
-    "feeCushion": {"$ref": "value"},
+    "trace": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "description": "If true, log rippled requests and responses to stdout."
+    },
+    "feeCushion": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "minimum": 1,
+      "description": "Factor to multiply estimated fee by to provide a cushion in case the required fee rises during submission of a transaction. Defaults to `1.2`."
+    },
     "servers": {
       "type": "array",
+      "description": "Array of rippled servers to connect to. Currently only one server is supported.",
       "items": {
         "type": "string",
+        "description": "URI for rippled websocket port. Must start with `wss://` or `ws://`.",
         "format": "uri",
         "pattern": "^wss?://"
       }
     },
     "proxy": {
-      "format": "uri"
+      "format": "uri",
+      "description": "URI for HTTP/HTTPS proxy to use to connect to the rippled server."
     },
     "proxyAuthorization": {
-      "type": "string"
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Username and password for HTTP basic authentication to the proxy in the format **username:password**."
     },
     "authorization": {
-      "type": "string"
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Username and password for HTTP basic authentication to the rippled server in the format **username:password**."
     },
     "trustedCertificates": {
       "type": "array",
+      "description": "Array of PEM-formatted SSL certificates to trust when connecting to a proxy. This is useful if you want to use a self-signed certificate on the proxy server. Note: Each element must contain a single certificate; concatenated certificates are not valid.",
       "items": {
-        "type": "string"
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "A PEM-formatted SSL certificate to trust when connecting to a proxy."
       }
     }
   },