diff --git a/Documentation/rest-api-accounts.txt b/Documentation/rest-api-accounts.txt
index 3cdbcb31ad..0d3ce2444f 100644
--- a/Documentation/rest-api-accounts.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rest-api-accounts.txt
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ link:#diff-preferences-input[DiffPreferencesInput] entity.
 
 .Request
 ----
-  GET /a/accounts/self/preferences.diff HTTP/1.0
+  PUT /a/accounts/self/preferences.diff HTTP/1.0
   Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
 
   {