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diff --git a/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c b/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c
index 57f392f98e..ccf4ae3d02 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/autocmd.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ cleanup:
/// {"CursorHold", "BufPreWrite", "BufPostWrite"}
/// </pre>
///
-/// @param event (String|Array) The event or events to register this autocommand
+/// @param event (string|array) The event or events to register this autocommand
/// @param opts Dictionary of autocommand options:
/// - group (string|integer) optional: the autocommand group name or
/// id to match against.
@@ -375,8 +375,18 @@ cleanup:
/// - buffer (integer) optional: buffer number for buffer local autocommands
/// |autocmd-buflocal|. Cannot be used with {pattern}.
/// - desc (string) optional: description of the autocommand.
-/// - callback (function|string) optional: Lua function or Vim function (as string) to
-/// execute on event. Cannot be used with {command}
+/// - callback (function|string) optional: if a string, the name of a Vimscript function
+/// to call when this autocommand is triggered. Otherwise, a Lua function which is
+/// called when this autocommand is triggered. Cannot be used with {command}. Lua
+/// callbacks can return true to delete the autocommand; in addition, they accept a
+/// single table argument with the following keys:
+/// - id: (number) the autocommand id
+/// - event: (string) the name of the event that triggered the autocommand
+/// |autocmd-events|
+/// - group: (number|nil) the autocommand group id, if it exists
+/// - match: (string) the expanded value of |<amatch>|
+/// - buf: (number) the expanded value of |<abuf>|
+/// - file: (string) the expanded value of |<afile>|
/// - command (string) optional: Vim command to execute on event. Cannot be used with
/// {callback}
/// - once (boolean) optional: defaults to false. Run the autocommand