diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 0018942f..9673e113 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ service = CloudantV1.new_instance()
 # Type "text" index fields require an object with a name and type properties for the field.
 index_field = IndexField(
   name="address",
-  type="string"
+  type=IndexField.TypeEnum.STRING
 )
 index = IndexDefinition(
   fields=[index_field]
diff --git a/examples/snippets/postIndex/example_request_using_text_type_index.py b/examples/snippets/postIndex/example_request_using_text_type_index.py
index 0d085675..6c3e21f8 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/postIndex/example_request_using_text_type_index.py
+++ b/examples/snippets/postIndex/example_request_using_text_type_index.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Type "text" index fields require an object with a name and type properties for the field.
 index_field = IndexField(
   name="address",
-  type="string"
+  type=IndexField.TypeEnum.STRING
 )
 index = IndexDefinition(
   fields=[index_field]