diff --git a/doc/api/project_import_export.md b/doc/api/project_import_export.md
index c6923f2a439..677765368a8 100644
--- a/doc/api/project_import_export.md
+++ b/doc/api/project_import_export.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/a
 
 Status can be one of `none`, `started`, or `finished`.
 
+`_links` are only present when export has finished.
+
 ```json
 {
   "id": 1,