diff --git a/ee/dtr/admin/manage-jobs/audit-jobs-via-api.md b/ee/dtr/admin/manage-jobs/audit-jobs-via-api.md
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@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ see those jobs using the `GET /api/v0/crons` endpoint:
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-The `schedule` field uses a Unix crontab syntax.
+The `schedule` field uses a cron expression following the `(seconds) (minutes) (hours) (day of month) (month) (day of week)` format. For example, `57 54 3 * * *` with cron ID `48875b1b-5006-48f5-9f3c-af9fbdd82255` will be run at `03:54:57` on any day of the week or the month, which is `2017-02-22T03:54:57Z` in the example JSON response above.
 
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