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 # Downward API example
 
 Following this example, you will create a pod with a containers that consumes the pod's name and
-namespace using the downward API.
+namespace using the [downward API](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/blob/master/docs/downward_api.md).
 
 ## Step Zero: Prerequisites