diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/completion/model_alias.md b/docs/my-website/docs/completion/model_alias.md
index fb6fd00f7..b73d3a5c2 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/completion/model_alias.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/completion/model_alias.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ The model name you show an end-user might be different from the one you pass to
 
 LiteLLM simplifies this by letting you pass in a model alias mapping. 
 
+# expected format
+
+```
+litellm.model_alias_map = {
+    # a dictionary containing a mapping of the alias string to the actual litellm model name string
+    "model_alias": "litellm_model_name"
+}
+```
+
 # usage 
 
 ### Relevant Code