diff --git a/docs/reference/esql/esql-query-api.asciidoc b/docs/reference/esql/esql-query-api.asciidoc
index fbac57d88118e..abb0a6bfb856b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/esql/esql-query-api.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/esql/esql-query-api.asciidoc
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ Column `name` and `type` for each column returned in `values`. Each object is a
 Column `name` and `type` for each queried column. Each object is a single column. This is only
 returned if `drop_null_columns` is sent with the request.
 
-`rows`::
+`values`::
 (array of arrays)
 Values for the search results.