diff --git a/changelog.d/3368.docs.rst b/changelog.d/3368.docs.rst
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index 000000000..d1f384e9b
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update modlog documentation example to show "action_type" instead of "action".
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diff --git a/docs/framework_modlog.rst b/docs/framework_modlog.rst
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--- a/docs/framework_modlog.rst
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Basic Usage
         async def ban(self, ctx, user: discord.Member, reason: str = None):
             await ctx.guild.ban(user)
             case = await modlog.create_case(
-                ctx.bot, ctx.guild, ctx.message.created_at, action="ban",
+                ctx.bot, ctx.guild, ctx.message.created_at, action_type="ban",
                 user=user, moderator=ctx.author, reason=reason
             )
             await ctx.send("Done. It was about time.")