diff --git a/rest-api-spec/api/indices.update_aliases.json b/rest-api-spec/api/indices.update_aliases.json
index c241780c71b..900283a9346 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/api/indices.update_aliases.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/api/indices.update_aliases.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
       }
     },
     "body": {
-      "description" : "The definition of `actions` to perform"
+      "description" : "The definition of `actions` to perform",
+      "required" : true
     }
   }
 }