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diff --git a/docs/client-server/howto.rst b/docs/client-server/howto.rst
index ec941edddd..9913e8db1e 100644
--- a/docs/client-server/howto.rst
+++ b/docs/client-server/howto.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Registration
 The aim of registration is to get a user ID and access token which you will need
 when accessing other APIs::
 
-    curl -XPOST -d '{"user_id":"example", "password":"wordpass"}' "http://localhost:8008/_matrix/client/api/v1/register"
+    curl -XPOST -d '{"user":"example", "password":"wordpass", "type":"m.login.password"}' "http://localhost:8008/_matrix/client/api/v1/register"
 
     {
         "access_token": "QGV4YW1wbGU6bG9jYWxob3N0.AqdSzFmFYrLrTmteXc",