diff --git a/templates/zerver/api.html b/templates/zerver/api.html
index e84d210176..0727eb7cb2 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/api.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ to pull out the resulting HTML :)
 #}
 
 <h4>Stream message</h4>
-<div class="codehilite"><pre>curl {{ external_api_uri }}/v1/messages <span class="se">\</span>
+<div class="codehilite"><pre>curl {{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}/v1/messages <span class="se">\</span>
     -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY <span class="se">\</span>
     -d <span class="s2">"type=stream"</span> <span class="se">\</span>
     -d <span class="s2">"to=Denmark"</span> <span class="se">\</span>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ to pull out the resulting HTML :)
 </div>
 
 <h4>Private message</h4>
-<div class="codehilite"><pre>curl {{ external_api_uri }}/v1/messages <span class="se">\</span>
+<div class="codehilite"><pre>curl {{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}/v1/messages <span class="se">\</span>
     -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY <span class="se">\</span>
     -d <span class="s2">"type=private"</span> <span class="se">\</span>
     -d <span class="s2">"to=hamlet@example.com"</span> <span class="se">\</span>
@@ -106,19 +106,19 @@ to pull out the resulting HTML :)
 <h4>Stream message</h4>
 <div class="codehilite"><pre>zulip-send --stream Denmark --subject Castle \
 --user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5{% if api_site_required %} \
---site={{ external_api_uri }}{% endif %}</pre></div>
+--site={{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}{% endif %}</pre></div>
 
 <h4>Private message</h4>
 <div class="codehilite"><pre>zulip-send hamlet@example.com \
 --user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5{% if api_site_required %} \
---site={{ external_api_uri }}{% endif %}</pre></div>
+--site={{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}{% endif %}</pre></div>
 
 <h4>Passing in the message on the command-line</h4>
 <p>If you'd like, you can also provide the message on the command-line with the <code>-m</code> flag, as follows:</p>
 <div class="codehilite"><pre>zulip-send --stream Denmark --subject Castle \
 -m <span class="s2">"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."</span> \
 --user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5{% if api_site_required %} \
---site={{ external_api_uri }}{% endif %}
+--site={{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}{% endif %}
 </pre></div>
 
       <p>You can omit the <code>user</code>{% if api_site_required %}, <code>api-key</code>, and
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ to pull out the resulting HTML :)
 <div class="codehilite"><pre><span class="k">[api]</span>
 <span class="na">key</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">BOT_API_KEY</span>
 <span class="na">email</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS</span>
-{% if api_site_required %}<span class="na">site</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">{{ external_api_uri }}</span>{% endif %}</pre></div>
+{% if api_site_required %}<span class="na">site</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">{{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}</span>{% endif %}</pre></div>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
-
-
diff --git a/zerver/views/__init__.py b/zerver/views/__init__.py
index be75b655cd..848331a6dc 100644
--- a/zerver/views/__init__.py
+++ b/zerver/views/__init__.py
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ def accounts_accept_terms(request):
           'special_message_template' : special_message_template },
         request=request)
 
-
 @authenticated_json_post_view
 @has_request_variables
 def json_invite_users(request, user_profile, invitee_emails_raw=REQ("invitee_emails")):
diff --git a/zerver/views/integrations.py b/zerver/views/integrations.py
index 407f265cad..6361c69294 100644
--- a/zerver/views/integrations.py
+++ b/zerver/views/integrations.py
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ class ApiURLView(TemplateView):
         add_api_uri_context(context, self.request)
         return context
 
+
+class APIView(ApiURLView):
+    template_name = 'zerver/api.html'
+
+
 class IntegrationView(ApiURLView):
     template_name = 'zerver/integrations.html'
 
@@ -46,13 +51,17 @@ class IntegrationView(ApiURLView):
 
 def api_endpoint_docs(request):
     # type: (HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse
+    context = {} # type: Dict[str, Any]
+    add_api_uri_context(context, request)
+
     raw_calls = open('templates/zerver/api_content.json', 'r').read()
     calls = ujson.loads(raw_calls)
     langs = set()
     for call in calls:
-        call["endpoint"] = "%s/v1/%s" % (settings.EXTERNAL_API_URI, call["endpoint"])
+        call["endpoint"] = "%s/v1/%s" % (context["external_api_uri_subdomain"],
+                                         call["endpoint"])
         call["example_request"]["curl"] = call["example_request"]["curl"].replace("https://api.zulip.com",
-                                                                                  settings.EXTERNAL_API_URI)
+                                                                                  context["external_api_uri_subdomain"])
         response = call['example_response']
         if '\n' not in response:
             # For 1-line responses, pretty-print them
diff --git a/zproject/urls.py b/zproject/urls.py
index 30dbb55c52..a73ffe218c 100644
--- a/zproject/urls.py
+++ b/zproject/urls.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os.path
 import zerver.forms
 from zproject import dev_urls
 from zproject.legacy_urls import legacy_urls
-from zerver.views.integrations import IntegrationView
+from zerver.views.integrations import IntegrationView, APIView
 from zerver.lib.integrations import WEBHOOK_INTEGRATIONS
 
 # NB: There are several other pieces of code which route requests by URL:
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ i18n_urls = [
     url(r'^register/(?P<domain>\S+)/$', 'zerver.views.accounts_home_with_domain'),
 
     # API and integrations documentation
-    url(r'^api/$', TemplateView.as_view(template_name='zerver/api.html')),
+    url(r'^api/$', APIView.as_view(template_name='zerver/api.html')),
     url(r'^api/endpoints/$', 'zerver.views.integrations.api_endpoint_docs'),
     url(r'^integrations/$', IntegrationView.as_view()),
     url(r'^about/$', TemplateView.as_view(template_name='zerver/about.html')),