diff --git a/djangorestframework/templates/djangorestframework/api.txt b/djangorestframework/templates/djangorestframework/api.txt
index b2f071d64..c87a154cd 100644
--- a/djangorestframework/templates/djangorestframework/api.txt
+++ b/djangorestframework/templates/djangorestframework/api.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {{ description }}
 
-HTTP {{ response.status }} {{ response.status_text }}
+HTTP {{ response.status_code }} {{ response.status_text }}
 {% for key, val in response.headers.items %}{{ key }}: {{ val }}
 {% endfor %}
 {{ content }}{% endautoescape %}