diff --git a/doc/api/n-api.md b/doc/api/n-api.md
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--- a/doc/api/n-api.md
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@@ -2520,7 +2520,9 @@ and [`napi_get_element`][].
 
 Returns `napi_ok` if the API succeeded.
 
-This API returns the array of properties for the `Object` passed in.
+This API returns the names of the enumerable properties of `object` as an array
+of strings. The properties of `object` whose key is a symbol will not be
+included.
 
 #### napi_set_property
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