diff --git a/docs/documentation/server_development/topics/admin-rest-api.adoc b/docs/documentation/server_development/topics/admin-rest-api.adoc
index 69e095b0e65..0b1f02fda00 100644
--- a/docs/documentation/server_development/topics/admin-rest-api.adoc
+++ b/docs/documentation/server_development/topics/admin-rest-api.adoc
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ To authenticate against the Admin REST API using a `client_id` and a `client_sec
 
 . Make sure the client is configured as follows:
 
-* `client_id` is a **confidential** client that belongs to the realm *master*
-* `client_id` has `Service Accounts Enabled` option enabled
-* `client_id` has a custom "Audience" mapper
-  ** Included Client Audience: `security-admin-console`
+* `client_id` belongs to the realm *master*
+* `client_id` has *Client authentication* set to *On*
+* `client_id` has the *Service account roles* option enabled
+* Assign `client_id` the `admin` realm role in the *Service accounts roles* tab.
 
-. Check that `client_id` has the role 'admin' assigned in the "Service Account Roles" tab.
+. Use the *Client Secret* from the *Credentials* tab to verify the service account access:
 
 [source,bash,subs="attributes+"]
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