diff --git a/src/layouts/api-route.hbs b/src/layouts/api-route.hbs
index e84975e6f..6178ae074 100644
--- a/src/layouts/api-route.hbs
+++ b/src/layouts/api-route.hbs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # {{title}}
+{{#if overview}}
+
+{{overview}}
+{{/if}}
 
 {{#each resources}}
 {{> api-resource }}
diff --git a/src/lib/layout/api-route.ts b/src/lib/layout/api-route.ts
index 6fcf63398..f886e6652 100644
--- a/src/lib/layout/api-route.ts
+++ b/src/lib/layout/api-route.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import type { PathMetadata } from 'lib/path-metadata.js'
 
 export interface ApiRouteLayoutContext {
   title: string
-  description: string
+  overview: string | undefined
   path: string
   resources: Array<
     ApiRouteResource & {
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export function setApiRouteLayoutContext(
     throw new Error(`Missing path metadata for ${route.path}`)
   }
   file.title = metadata.title
+  file.overview = metadata.overview
   file.path = route.path
   file.endpoints = route.endpoints
     .filter(