diff --git a/docs/build/program/apis/data-client.md b/docs/build/program/apis/data-client.md
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--- a/docs/build/program/apis/data-client.md
+++ b/docs/build/program/apis/data-client.md
@@ -33,13 +33,12 @@ To use the Viam data client API, you first need to instantiate a [`ViamClient`](
 
 You will also need an API key and API key ID to authenticate your session.
 To get an API key (and corresponding ID), you have two options:
-See the following example for reference.
-
-To get an API key and API key ID to authenticate, you have two options:
 
 - [Create an API key using the Viam app](/fleet/rbac/#add-an-api-key)
 - [Create an API key using the Viam CLI](/fleet/cli/#create-an-organization-api-key)
 
+The following example instantiates a `ViamClient`, authenticating with an API key, and then instantiates a `DataClient`:
+
 ```python {class="line-numbers linkable-line-numbers"}
 import asyncio