diff --git a/api-reference/criteria-syntax.md b/api-reference/criteria-syntax.md
index 76ac035..e320c35 100644
--- a/api-reference/criteria-syntax.md
+++ b/api-reference/criteria-syntax.md
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Operations are used to query events based on certain conditions. Here are the av
 {
   "type": "website-events",
   "event": "pageView",
-  "operator": "happened",
+  "operator": "equal",
   "event_parameter": "name",
   "value": "test name"
 }