diff --git a/ci/code_checks.sh b/ci/code_checks.sh
index 1974c98a1d1ff..09fbd9933704d 100755
--- a/ci/code_checks.sh
+++ b/ci/code_checks.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "docstrings" ]]; then
         -i "pandas.Timestamp.resolution PR02" \
         -i "pandas.Timestamp.tzinfo GL08" \
         -i "pandas.Timestamp.year GL08" \
-        -i "pandas.api.types.is_integer PR01,SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.types.is_iterator PR07,SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.types.is_re_compilable PR07,SA01" \
         -i "pandas.api.types.pandas_dtype PR07,RT03,SA01" \
diff --git a/pandas/_libs/lib.pyx b/pandas/_libs/lib.pyx
index 23e0f387466aa..8b6d73cda355b 100644
--- a/pandas/_libs/lib.pyx
+++ b/pandas/_libs/lib.pyx
@@ -1122,9 +1122,23 @@ def is_integer(obj: object) -> bool:
     """
     Return True if given object is integer.
 
+    This method checks whether the passed object is an integer type. It
+    returns `True` if the object is an integer, and `False` otherwise.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    obj : object
+        The object to check for integer type.
+
     Returns
     -------
     bool
+        `True` if the object is of integer type, otherwise `False`.
+
+    See Also
+    --------
+    api.types.is_float : Check if an object is of float type.
+    api.types.is_numeric_dtype : Check if an object is of numeric type.
 
     Examples
     --------