diff --git a/awx/main/migrations/0040_v320_add_credentialtype_model.py b/awx/main/migrations/0040_v320_add_credentialtype_model.py
index 226c160fbf..626f061d10 100644
--- a/awx/main/migrations/0040_v320_add_credentialtype_model.py
+++ b/awx/main/migrations/0040_v320_add_credentialtype_model.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('name', models.CharField(max_length=512)),
                 ('kind', models.CharField(max_length=32, choices=[(b'ssh', 'SSH'), (b'vault', 'Vault'), (b'net', 'Network'), (b'scm', 'Source Control'), (b'cloud', 'Cloud'), (b'insights', 'Insights')])),
                 ('managed_by_tower', models.BooleanField(default=False, editable=False)),
-                ('inputs', awx.main.fields.CredentialTypeInputField(default={}, blank=True)),
-                ('injectors', awx.main.fields.CredentialTypeInjectorField(default={}, blank=True)),
+                ('inputs', awx.main.fields.CredentialTypeInputField(default={}, blank=True, help_text='Enter inputs using either JSON or YAML syntax. Use the radio button to toggle between the two. Refer to the Ansible Tower documentation for example syntax.')),
+                ('injectors', awx.main.fields.CredentialTypeInjectorField(default={}, blank=True, help_text='Enter injectors using either JSON or YAML syntax. Use the radio button to toggle between the two. Refer to the Ansible Tower documentation for example syntax.')),
                 ('created_by', models.ForeignKey(related_name="{u'class': 'credentialtype', u'app_label': 'main'}(class)s_created+", on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, default=None, editable=False, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, null=True)),
                 ('modified_by', models.ForeignKey(related_name="{u'class': 'credentialtype', u'app_label': 'main'}(class)s_modified+", on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL, default=None, editable=False, to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, null=True)),
                 ('tags', taggit.managers.TaggableManager(to='taggit.Tag', through='taggit.TaggedItem', blank=True, help_text='A comma-separated list of tags.', verbose_name='Tags')),
diff --git a/awx/main/migrations/0042_v320_drop_v1_credential_fields.py b/awx/main/migrations/0042_v320_drop_v1_credential_fields.py
index ea6f905e0f..a618e952a7 100644
--- a/awx/main/migrations/0042_v320_drop_v1_credential_fields.py
+++ b/awx/main/migrations/0042_v320_drop_v1_credential_fields.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name='credential',
             name='inputs',
-            field=awx.main.fields.CredentialInputField(default={}, help_text='Data structure used to specify input values (e.g., {"username": "jane-doe", "password": "secret"}).  Valid fields and their requirements vary depending on the fields defined on the chosen CredentialType.', blank=True),
+            field=awx.main.fields.CredentialInputField(default={}, help_text='Enter inputs using either JSON or YAML syntax. Use the radio button to toggle between the two. Refer to the Ansible Tower documentation for example syntax.', blank=True),
         ),
         migrations.RemoveField(
             model_name='job',
diff --git a/awx/main/models/credential.py b/awx/main/models/credential.py
index c3aecae4b7..d0524dfa78 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/credential.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/credential.py
@@ -233,10 +233,9 @@ class Credential(PasswordFieldsModel, CommonModelNameNotUnique, ResourceMixin):
     inputs = CredentialInputField(
         blank=True,
         default={},
-        help_text=_('Data structure used to specify input values (e.g., '
-                    '{"username": "jane-doe", "password": "secret"}).  Valid '
-                    'fields and their requirements vary depending on the '
-                    'fields defined on the chosen CredentialType.')
+        help_text=_('Enter inputs using either JSON or YAML syntax. Use the '
+                    'radio button to toggle between the two. Refer to the '
+                    'Ansible Tower documentation for example syntax.')
     )
     admin_role = ImplicitRoleField(
         parent_role=[
@@ -419,11 +418,17 @@ class CredentialType(CommonModelNameNotUnique):
     )
     inputs = CredentialTypeInputField(
         blank=True,
-        default={}
+        default={},
+        help_text=_('Enter inputs using either JSON or YAML syntax. Use the '
+                    'radio button to toggle between the two. Refer to the '
+                    'Ansible Tower documentation for example syntax.')
     )
     injectors = CredentialTypeInjectorField(
         blank=True,
-        default={}
+        default={},
+        help_text=_('Enter injectors using either JSON or YAML syntax. Use the '
+                    'radio button to toggle between the two. Refer to the '
+                    'Ansible Tower documentation for example syntax.')
     )
 
     def get_absolute_url(self, request=None):