diff --git a/solutions/observability/get-started/quickstart-elastic-cloud-otel-endpoint.md b/solutions/observability/get-started/quickstart-elastic-cloud-otel-endpoint.md
index cf892c78cc..43523c7c03 100644
--- a/solutions/observability/get-started/quickstart-elastic-cloud-otel-endpoint.md
+++ b/solutions/observability/get-started/quickstart-elastic-cloud-otel-endpoint.md
@@ -100,11 +100,14 @@ To send data to the {{motlp}} from the {{edot}} Collector or the contrib Collect
 ```yaml
 exporters:
   otlp:
-    endpoint: https://<motlp-endpoint>
+    endpoint: https://<motlp-endpoint> <1>
     headers:
-      Authorization: ApiKey <your-api-key>
+      Authorization: ApiKey <your-api-key> <2>
 ```
 
+1. The endpoint retrieved at [step 2](#locate-your-motlp)
+2. The API key created at [step 3](#create-an-api-key)
+
 Set the API key as an environment variable or directly in the configuration as shown in the example.
 :::
 
@@ -112,10 +115,13 @@ Set the API key as an environment variable or directly in the configuration as s
 To send data to the {{motlp}} from {{edot}} SDKs or contrib SDKs, set the following variables in your application's environment:
 
 ```bash
-export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT="https://<motlp-endpoint>"
-export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS="Authorization=ApiKey <your-api-key>"
+export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT="https://<motlp-endpoint>" <1>
+export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS="Authorization=ApiKey <your-api-key>" <2>
 ```
 
+1. The endpoint retrieved at [step 2](#locate-your-motlp)
+2. The API key created at [step 3](#create-an-api-key)
+
 Avoid extra spaces in the header. For Python SDKs replace any spaces with `%20`. For example:
 
 ```
@@ -141,11 +147,14 @@ Mount the secret as an environment variable or file, then reference it in your O
 ```yaml
 exporters:
   otlp:
-    endpoint: https://<motlp-endpoint>
+    endpoint: https://<motlp-endpoint> <1>
     headers:
-      Authorization: ${API_KEY}
+      Authorization: ${API_KEY} <2>
 ```
 
+1. The endpoint retrieved at [step 2](#locate-your-motlp)
+2. The API key created at [step 3](#create-an-api-key)
+
 And in your deployment spec:
 
 ```yaml