diff --git a/datadog/api/events.py b/datadog/api/events.py
index 290740394..c3569d15b 100644
--- a/datadog/api/events.py
+++ b/datadog/api/events.py
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ def create(cls, **params):
         :param text: event message
         :type text: string
 
+        :param alert_type: "error", "warning", "info" or "success".
+        :type alert_type: string
+
         :param date_happened: when the event occurred. if unset defaults to the current time. \
         (POSIX timestamp)
         :type date_happened: integer