diff --git a/doc/source/api/diffpy.fourigui.example_package.rst b/doc/source/api/diffpy.fourigui.example_package.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 026f516..0000000
--- a/doc/source/api/diffpy.fourigui.example_package.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-.. _example_package documentation:
-
-|title|
-=======
-
-.. |title| replace:: diffpy.fourigui.example_package package
-
-.. automodule:: diffpy.fourigui.example_package
-    :members:
-    :undoc-members:
-    :show-inheritance:
-
-|foo|
------
-
-.. |foo| replace:: diffpy.fourigui.example_package.foo module
-
-.. automodule::  diffpy.fourigui.example_package.foo
-    :members:
-    :undoc-members:
-    :show-inheritance:
-
-|bar|
------
-
-.. |bar| replace:: diffpy.fourigui.example_package.bar module
-
-.. automodule:: diffpy.fourigui.example_package.foo
-    :members:
-    :undoc-members:
-    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/doc/source/api/diffpy.fourigui.rst b/doc/source/api/diffpy.fourigui.rst
index 41b74f7..b83d1cb 100644
--- a/doc/source/api/diffpy.fourigui.rst
+++ b/doc/source/api/diffpy.fourigui.rst
@@ -1,30 +1,20 @@
 :tocdepth: -1
 
-|title|
-=======
-
-.. |title| replace:: diffpy.fourigui package
+diffpy.fourigui package
+=======================
 
 .. automodule:: diffpy.fourigui
     :members:
     :undoc-members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
-Subpackages
------------
-
-.. toctree::
-   diffpy.fourigui.example_package
-
 Submodules
 ----------
 
-|module|
---------
-
-.. |module| replace:: diffpy.fourigui.example_submodule module
+diffpy.fourigui.fourigui module
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-.. automodule:: diffpy.fourigui.example_submodule
+.. automodule:: diffpy.fourigui.fourigui
     :members:
     :undoc-members:
     :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/news/api.rst b/news/api.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4515d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/api.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* Added api documentation
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>