diff --git a/src/htmx.d.ts b/src/htmx.d.ts
index 3775459f4..2176ff4b5 100644
--- a/src/htmx.d.ts
+++ b/src/htmx.d.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ type HtmxAjaxHelperContext = {
     source?: Element | string;
     event?: Event;
     handler?: HtmxAjaxHandler;
-    target: Element | string;
+    target?: Element | string;
     swap?: HtmxSwapStyle;
     values?: any | FormData;
     headers?: Record<string, string>;
diff --git a/src/htmx.js b/src/htmx.js
index 73585d8ab..401e1585f 100644
--- a/src/htmx.js
+++ b/src/htmx.js
@@ -5036,7 +5036,7 @@ var htmx = (function() {
  * @property {Element|string} [source]
  * @property {Event} [event]
  * @property {HtmxAjaxHandler} [handler]
- * @property {Element|string} target
+ * @property {Element|string} [target]
  * @property {HtmxSwapStyle} [swap]
  * @property {Object|FormData} [values]
  * @property {Record<string,string>} [headers]
diff --git a/www/content/api.md b/www/content/api.md
index 17e116d55..a19dcc94d 100644
--- a/www/content/api.md
+++ b/www/content/api.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ or
 * `verb` - 'GET', 'POST', etc.
 * `path` - the URL path to make the AJAX
 * `context` - a context object that contains any of the following
-    * `source` - the source element of the request
+    * `source` - the source element of the request, `hx-*` attrs which affect the request will be resolved against that element and its ancestors
     * `event` - an event that "triggered" the request
     * `handler` - a callback that will handle the response HTML
     * `target` - the target to swap the response into