diff --git a/docs/reference/esql/esql-query-api.asciidoc b/docs/reference/esql/esql-query-api.asciidoc
index afa9ab7254cfa..7c6a979a9d188 100644
--- a/docs/reference/esql/esql-query-api.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/esql/esql-query-api.asciidoc
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ Column headings for the search results. Each object is a column.
 (string) Data type for the column.
 ====
 
-`rows`::
+`values`::
 (array of arrays)
 Values for the search results.