diff --git a/api/api_common.go b/api/api_common.go
index 33658eb2f..973eed31b 100644
--- a/api/api_common.go
+++ b/api/api_common.go
@@ -30,8 +30,17 @@ type Common interface {
 	NetFindPeer(context.Context, peer.ID) (peer.AddrInfo, error)
 	NetPubsubScores(context.Context) ([]PubsubScore, error)
 	NetAutoNatStatus(context.Context) (NatInfo, error)
+
+	// NetBandwidthStats returns statistics about the nodes total bandwidth
+	// usage and current rate across all peers and protocols.
 	NetBandwidthStats(ctx context.Context) (metrics.Stats, error)
+
+	// NetBandwidthStatsByPeer returns statistics about the nodes bandwidth
+	// usage and current rate per peer
 	NetBandwidthStatsByPeer(ctx context.Context) (map[string]metrics.Stats, error)
+
+	// NetBandwidthStatsByProtocol returns statistics about the nodes bandwidth
+	// usage and current rate per protocol
 	NetBandwidthStatsByProtocol(ctx context.Context) (map[protocol.ID]metrics.Stats, error)
 
 	// MethodGroup: Common
diff --git a/api/docgen/docgen.go b/api/docgen/docgen.go
index 5c74ef23b..4810fa39a 100644
--- a/api/docgen/docgen.go
+++ b/api/docgen/docgen.go
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-filestore"
+	metrics "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/metrics"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/network"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
+	protocol "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-protocol"
 	pubsub "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub"
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 
@@ -133,6 +135,22 @@ func init() {
 			InvalidMessageDeliveries: 3,
 		},
 	})
+	addExample(map[string]metrics.Stats{
+		"12D3KooWSXmXLJmBR1M7i9RW9GQPNUhZSzXKzxDHWtAgNuJAbyEJ": metrics.Stats{
+			RateIn:   100,
+			RateOut:  50,
+			TotalIn:  174000,
+			TotalOut: 12500,
+		},
+	})
+	addExample(map[protocol.ID]metrics.Stats{
+		"/fil/hello/1.0.0": metrics.Stats{
+			RateIn:   100,
+			RateOut:  50,
+			TotalIn:  174000,
+			TotalOut: 12500,
+		},
+	})
 
 	maddr, err := multiaddr.NewMultiaddr("/ip4/52.36.61.156/tcp/1347/p2p/12D3KooWFETiESTf1v4PGUvtnxMAcEFMzLZbJGg4tjWfGEimYior")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bfe54e0ed..5051dc058 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.6.1
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-discovery v0.5.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.8.3
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-metrics v0.0.1
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-mplex v0.2.4
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-noise v0.1.1
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-peerstore v0.2.6