diff --git a/src/content/docs/workflows/build/events-and-parameters.mdx b/src/content/docs/workflows/build/events-and-parameters.mdx
index 57b5fe0fbe5aa84..143632df05b212d 100644
--- a/src/content/docs/workflows/build/events-and-parameters.mdx
+++ b/src/content/docs/workflows/build/events-and-parameters.mdx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export type WorkflowEvent<T> = {
   payload: T;
   // The timestamp that the Workflow was triggered
   timestamp: Date;
-  // ID of the associated instance
+  // ID of the current Workflow instance
   instanceId: string;
 };
 ```
diff --git a/src/content/docs/workflows/build/rules-of-workflows.mdx b/src/content/docs/workflows/build/rules-of-workflows.mdx
index ec2e50c49957885..7ce9e43bd8f9e19 100644
--- a/src/content/docs/workflows/build/rules-of-workflows.mdx
+++ b/src/content/docs/workflows/build/rules-of-workflows.mdx
@@ -219,17 +219,17 @@ interface MyEvent {
 export class MyWorkflow extends WorkflowEntrypoint {
 	async run(event: WorkflowEvent<MyEvent>, step: WorkflowStep) {
 		// 🔴 Bad: Mutating the event
-		// This will not be persisted across steps and `event.data` will
+		// This will not be persisted across steps and `event.payload` will
 		// take on its original value.
 		await step.do("bad step that mutates the incoming event", async () => {
-		    let userData = await env.KV.get(event.user)
-				event.data = userData
+		    let userData = await env.KV.get(event.payload.user)
+				event.payload = userData
 		})
 
 		// ✅ Good: persist data by returning it as state from your step
 		// Use that state in subsequent steps
 		let userData = await step.do("good step that returns state", async () => {
-		  return await env.KV.get(event.user)
+		  return await env.KV.get(event.payload.user)
 		})
 
 		let someOtherData = await step.do("following step that uses that state", async () => {
@@ -252,14 +252,15 @@ export class MyWorkflow extends WorkflowEntrypoint {
 		// 🔴 Bad: Naming the step non-deterministically prevents it from being cached
 		// This will cause the step to be re-run if subsequent steps fail.
 		await step.do(`step #1 running at: ${Date.now()}`, async () => {
-		    let userData = await env.KV.get(event.user)
-				event.data = userData
+		    let userData = await env.KV.get(event.payload.user)
+				// Do not mutate event.payload
+				event.payload = userData
 		})
 
 		// ✅ Good: give steps a deterministic name.
 		// Return dynamic values in your state, or log them instead.
 		let state = await step.do("fetch user data from KV", async () => {
-		    let userData = await env.KV.get(event.user)
+		    let userData = await env.KV.get(event.payload.user)
 				console.log(`fetched at ${Date.now}`)
 				return userData
 		})
diff --git a/src/content/docs/workflows/build/sleeping-and-retrying.mdx b/src/content/docs/workflows/build/sleeping-and-retrying.mdx
index a8a0f5c351318c3..13f9a90f29ae7b7 100644
--- a/src/content/docs/workflows/build/sleeping-and-retrying.mdx
+++ b/src/content/docs/workflows/build/sleeping-and-retrying.mdx
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ import { NonRetryableError } from 'cloudflare:workflows';
 export class MyWorkflow extends WorkflowEntrypoint<Env, Params> {
 	async run(event: WorkflowEvent<Params>, step: WorkflowStep) {
 	  await step.do("some step", async () => {
-			  if !(event.data) {
-					throw new NonRetryableError("event.data did not contain the expected payload")
+			  if !(event.payload.data) {
+					throw new NonRetryableError("event.payload.data did not contain the expected payload")
 				}
 			})
 	}
diff --git a/src/content/docs/workflows/get-started/cli-quick-start.mdx b/src/content/docs/workflows/get-started/cli-quick-start.mdx
index 1b85f9a464261e6..162a76f3feccce0 100644
--- a/src/content/docs/workflows/get-started/cli-quick-start.mdx
+++ b/src/content/docs/workflows/get-started/cli-quick-start.mdx
@@ -66,12 +66,11 @@ type Params = {
 export class MyWorkflow extends WorkflowEntrypoint<Env, Params> {
 	async run(event: WorkflowEvent<Params>, step: WorkflowStep) {
 		// Can access bindings on `this.env`
-		// Can access params on `event.params`
+		// Can access params on `event.payload`
 
 		const files = await step.do('my first step', async () => {
 			// Fetch a list of files from $SOME_SERVICE
 			return {
-				inputParams: event,
 				files: [
 					'doc_7392_rev3.pdf',
 					'report_x29_final.pdf',
diff --git a/src/content/docs/workflows/get-started/guide.mdx b/src/content/docs/workflows/get-started/guide.mdx
index 081e8c660fd959f..d4add4740f0ff43 100644
--- a/src/content/docs/workflows/get-started/guide.mdx
+++ b/src/content/docs/workflows/get-started/guide.mdx
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ export class MyWorkflow extends WorkflowEntrypoint<Env, Params> {
 		const files = await step.do('my first step', async () => {
 			// Fetch a list of files from $SOME_SERVICE
 			return {
-				inputParams: event,
 				files: [
 					'doc_7392_rev3.pdf',
 					'report_x29_final.pdf',
@@ -290,12 +289,11 @@ type Params = {
 export class MyWorkflow extends WorkflowEntrypoint<Env, Params> {
 	async run(event: WorkflowEvent<Params>, step: WorkflowStep) {
 		// Can access bindings on `this.env`
-		// Can access params on `event.params`
+		// Can access params on `event.payload`
 
 		const files = await step.do('my first step', async () => {
 			// Fetch a list of files from $SOME_SERVICE
 			return {
-				inputParams: event,
 				files: [
 					'doc_7392_rev3.pdf',
 					'report_x29_final.pdf',