diff --git a/lib/pubsub/topic.js b/lib/pubsub/topic.js
index c3fdb839394..87938b422b0 100644
--- a/lib/pubsub/topic.js
+++ b/lib/pubsub/topic.js
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ Topic.prototype.autoCreateWrapper_ = function(method, path, q, body, callback) {
  * @param {function=} callback - The callback function.
  *
  * @example
+ * topic.publish({
+ *   data: 'Hello, world!'
+ * }, function(err, messageIds, apiResponse) {});
+ * 
+ * //-
+ * // The data property can be a JSON object as well.
+ * //-
  * var registerMessage = {
  *   data: {
  *     userId: 3,
@@ -152,6 +159,7 @@ Topic.prototype.autoCreateWrapper_ = function(method, path, q, body, callback) {
  *     hello: 'world'
  *   }
  * };
+ * 
  * topic.publish(registerMessage, function(err, messageIds, apiResponse) {});
  *
  * //-