diff --git a/docs/developers/api.md b/docs/developers/api.md
index a5a0a513396..399ba99d701 100644
--- a/docs/developers/api.md
+++ b/docs/developers/api.md
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ function clickHandler(evt) {
     var item = myChart.getElementAtEvent(evt)[0];
 
     if (item) {
-        var label = myChart.data.labels[firstPoint._index];
-        var value = myChart.data.datasets[firstPoint._datasetIndex].data[firstPoint._index];
+        var label = myChart.data.labels[item._index];
+        var value = myChart.data.datasets[item._datasetIndex].data[item._index];
     }
 }
 ```