diff --git a/docs/sources/developers/http_api/serviceaccount.md b/docs/sources/developers/http_api/serviceaccount.md
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@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ title: Service account HTTP API
 # Service account API
 
 > If you are running Grafana Enterprise, for some endpoints you'll need to have specific permissions. Refer to [Role-based access control permissions]({{< relref "/docs/grafana/latest/administration/roles-and-permissions/access-control/custom-role-actions-scopes" >}}) for more information.
+> For Grafana Cloud instances, please use a Bearer token to authenticate. The examples within this section reference Basic authentication which is for On-Prem Grafana instances.
 
 ## Search service accounts with Paging