diff --git a/packages/app-cli/app/command-apidoc.js b/packages/app-cli/app/command-apidoc.js
index 8c9709e83..4d765b95f 100644
--- a/packages/app-cli/app/command-apidoc.js
+++ b/packages/app-cli/app/command-apidoc.js
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ class Command extends BaseCommand {
 
 		const lines = [];
 
+		lines.push('---');
+		lines.push('sidebar_position: 2');
+		lines.push('---');
+		lines.push('');
 		lines.push('# Joplin Data API');
 		lines.push('');
 		lines.push('This API is available when the clipper server is running. It provides access to the notes, notebooks, tags and other Joplin object via a REST API. Plugins can also access this API even when the clipper server is not running.');
diff --git a/readme/api/references/rest_api.md b/readme/api/references/rest_api.md
index d0158baf1..32c328dac 100644
--- a/readme/api/references/rest_api.md
+++ b/readme/api/references/rest_api.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+---
+sidebar_position: 2
+---
+
 # Joplin Data API
 
 This API is available when the clipper server is running. It provides access to the notes, notebooks, tags and other Joplin object via a REST API. Plugins can also access this API even when the clipper server is not running.