diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 467fb11b..20e50d07 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Contents
    install/index
    contributor/index
    cli/index
+   user/index
 
 Indices and tables
 ------------------
diff --git a/doc/source/user/index.rst b/doc/source/user/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19012772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/user/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Reference
+=========
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+
+   python-api
diff --git a/doc/source/user/python-api.rst b/doc/source/user/python-api.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6c62c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/user/python-api.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+================================
+ The :mod:`zunclient` Python API
+================================
+
+.. module:: zunclient
+   :synopsis: A client for the OpenStack Zun API.
+
+.. currentmodule:: zunclient
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+First create a client instance with your credentials::
+
+    >>> from zunclient import client
+    >>> zun = client.Client(VERSION, auth_url=AUTH_URL, username=USERNAME,
+    ...                     password=PASSWORD, project_name=PROJECT_NAME,
+    ...                     user_domain_name='default',
+    ...                     project_domain_name='default')
+
+Here ``VERSION`` can be a string or ``zunclient.api_versions.APIVersion`` obj.
+If you prefer string value, you can use ``1`` or
+``1.X`` (where X is a microversion).
+
+Alternatively, you can create a client instance using the keystoneauth
+session API::
+
+    >>> from keystoneauth1 import loading
+    >>> from keystoneauth1 import session
+    >>> from zunclient import client
+    >>> loader = loading.get_plugin_loader('password')
+    >>> auth = loader.load_from_options(auth_url=AUTH_URL,
+    ...                                 username=USERNAME,
+    ...                                 password=PASSWORD,
+    ...                                 project_name=PROJECT_NAME,
+    ...                                 user_domain_name='default',
+    ...                                 project_domain_name='default')
+    >>> sess = session.Session(auth=auth)
+    >>> zun = client.Client(VERSION, session=sess)
+
+If you have PROJECT_NAME instead of a PROJECT_ID, use the project_name
+parameter. Similarly, if your cloud uses keystone v3 and you have a DOMAIN_NAME
+or DOMAIN_ID, provide it as `user_domain_(name|id)` and if you are using a
+PROJECT_NAME also provide the domain information as `project_domain_(name|id)`.
+
+Then call methods on its managers::
+
+    >>> zun.containers.list()
+    [<Container {...}>]
+
+    >>> zun.containers.run(name="my-container", image='nginx')
+    <Container {...}>