diff --git a/website/src/routes.ts b/website/src/routes.ts
index 299754caf..8ffa583b9 100644
--- a/website/src/routes.ts
+++ b/website/src/routes.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,11 @@ export const navigationItems = {
             path: routes.aboutPage(),
         },
         {
-            text: 'Api documentation',
+            text: 'Docs',
+            path: 'https://loculus-project.github.io/loculus/',
+        },
+        {
+            text: 'API docs',
             path: routes.apiDocumentationPage(),
         },
         {
diff --git a/website/tests/pages/navigation.spec.ts b/website/tests/pages/navigation.spec.ts
index 55d51dc8b..aabc67001 100644
--- a/website/tests/pages/navigation.spec.ts
+++ b/website/tests/pages/navigation.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { baseUrl, dummyOrganism, test } from '../e2e.fixture';
 const organismIndependentNavigationItems = [
     { link: 'My account', title: 'My account' },
     { link: 'About', title: 'About' },
-    { link: 'Api documentation', title: 'Api Docs' },
+    { link: 'API docs', title: 'Api Docs' },
     { link: 'Governance', title: 'Governance' },
     { link: 'Status', title: 'Status' },
 ];