diff --git a/docs/references/auth.rst b/docs/references/auth.rst
index 30551abeb9..a8d70a0600 100644
--- a/docs/references/auth.rst
+++ b/docs/references/auth.rst
@@ -226,6 +226,19 @@ JWT Role Extraction
A JSPath DSL that specifies the location of the :code:`role` key in the JWT claims. It's configured by :ref:`jwt-role-claim-key`. This can be used to consume a JWT provided by a third party service like Auth0, Okta, Microsoft Entra or Keycloak.
+.. code::
+
+ # {"postgrest":{"roles": ["other", "author"]}}
+ # the DSL accepts characters that are alphanumerical or one of "_$@" as keys
+ jwt-role-claim-key = ".postgrest.roles[1]"
+
+See :ref:`jspath_dsl_grammar` for more details on how to specify the location.
+
+.. _jspath_dsl_grammar:
+
+JSPath DSL Grammar
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
The DSL follows the `JSONPath `_ expression grammar with extended string comparison operators. Supported operators are:
- ``==`` selects the first array element that exactly matches the right operand
@@ -234,7 +247,7 @@ The DSL follows the `JSONPath `_ expres
- ``==^`` selects the first array element that ends with the right operand
- ``*==`` selects the first array element that contains the right operand
-The selected role value can also be sliced using the slice operator ``[a:b]``. It is similar to `slice operator in python `_. Negative index values are also supported. The syntax is as:
+The selected value can also be sliced using the slice operator ``[a:b]``. It is similar to `slice operator in python `_. Negative index values are also supported. The syntax is as:
- ``[a:b]`` take slice from index ``a`` up to ``b``
- ``[a:]`` take slice from index ``a`` to end
@@ -249,10 +262,6 @@ Usage examples:
.. code:: bash
- # {"postgrest":{"roles": ["other", "author"]}}
- # the DSL accepts characters that are alphanumerical or one of "_$@" as keys
- jwt-role-claim-key = ".postgrest.roles[1]"
-
# {"https://www.example.com/role": { "key": "author" }}
# non-alphanumerical characters can go inside quotes(escaped in the config value)
jwt-role-claim-key = ".\"https://www.example.com/role\".key"