diff --git a/docs/components/embedders/models/huggingface.mdx b/docs/components/embedders/models/huggingface.mdx
index c99920f1e..20c4a2dc5 100644
--- a/docs/components/embedders/models/huggingface.mdx
+++ b/docs/components/embedders/models/huggingface.mdx
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Here are the parameters available for configuring the Hugging Face embedder:
 | `embedding_dims` | Dimensions of the embedding model | `selected_model_dimensions` |
 | `model_kwargs` | Additional arguments for the model | `None` |
 | `huggingface_base_url` | URL to connect to Text Embeddings Inference (TEI) API | `None` |
+| `api_key` | API key for the endpoint; falls back to the `HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY` env var. Only used on the `huggingface_base_url` path | `"hf"` |
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 | Parameter | Description | Default Value |