diff --git a/examples/go/.env-example b/examples/go/.env-example
index 2b5347aa..b0ea428a 100644
--- a/examples/go/.env-example
+++ b/examples/go/.env-example
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # Retrieve the BASE_URI from the Sift team
+# Be sure to exclude "https://" from the BASE_URI and
+# to include the port number.
+#
+# BASE URIs and further details can be found here:
+#   https://docs.siftstack.com/ingestion/overview
 # BASE_URI=
 
 # Your sift api key
diff --git a/examples/python/.env-example b/examples/python/.env-example
index 2b5347aa..4bd2d050 100644
--- a/examples/python/.env-example
+++ b/examples/python/.env-example
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # Retrieve the BASE_URI from the Sift team
+# Be sure to exclude "https://" from the BASE_URI
+#
+# BASE URIs and further details can be found here:
+#   https://docs.siftstack.com/ingestion/overview
 # BASE_URI=
 
 # Your sift api key
diff --git a/examples/rust/.env-example b/examples/rust/.env-example
index 2b5347aa..d760039e 100644
--- a/examples/rust/.env-example
+++ b/examples/rust/.env-example
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # Retrieve the BASE_URI from the Sift team
+#
+# BASE URIs and further details can be found here:
+#   https://docs.siftstack.com/ingestion/overview
 # BASE_URI=
 
 # Your sift api key