diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/configuring-python-bindings.md b/templates/zerver/api/configuring-python-bindings.md
index 27a0416afa..81a97a73d1 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/configuring-python-bindings.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/configuring-python-bindings.md
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ settings. There are two ways to achieve that:
    [environment variables](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_variable)
    set up in your host machine.
 
-A `.zuliprc` file is a plain text document that has the same format as
-Microsft Windows INI files. It looks like this:
+A `.zuliprc` file is a plain text document that looks like this:
 
 ```
 [api]
diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/installation-instructions.md b/templates/zerver/api/installation-instructions.md
index 799c93ce2e..eb74262722 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/installation-instructions.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/installation-instructions.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Installation instructions
 
 Zulip's REST API is easy to work with directly, but there are API
-libraries available for various popular languages.
+libraries available for a few popular languages.
 
 The Python library is the most advanced (and has tools for easily
 writing interactive bots that react to messages), so we recommend it
diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/rest-error-handling.md b/templates/zerver/api/rest-error-handling.md
index 64b1ba1961..2b99d875ed 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/rest-error-handling.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/rest-error-handling.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Error Handling
 
-Zulip's API will always return a JSON format response.  Like any good
-API, the HTTP status code indicates whether the request was successful
+Zulip's API will always return a JSON format response.
+The HTTP status code indicates whether the request was successful
 (200 = success, 40x = user error, 50x = server error).  Every response
 will contain at least two keys: `msg` (a human-readable error message)
 and `result`, which will be either `error` or `success` (this is
diff --git a/templates/zerver/api/rest.md b/templates/zerver/api/rest.md
index 30a46bcd90..cfc5f6c451 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api/rest.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/api/rest.md
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ The Zulip REST API powers the Zulip web and mobile apps, so anything
 you can do in Zulip, you can do with Zulip's REST API.  To use this API:
 
 * You'll need to [get an API key](/api/api-keys).  You will likely
-  want to create a bot, unless you're using the API to interact with
+  want to [create a bot](/help/add-a-bot-or-integration), unless you're
+  using the API to interact with
   your own account (e.g. exporting your personal message history).
 * Choose what language you'd like to use.  You can download the
   [Python or JavaScript bindings](/api/installation-instructions), or
-  just make HTTP request with your favorite programming language.  If
+  just make HTTP requests with your favorite programming language.  If
   you're making your own HTTP requests, you'll want to send the
   appropriate HTTP Basic Authentication headers; see each endpoint's
   `curl` option for details on the request format.