diff --git a/docs/api_reference/__main__.md b/docs/code_documentation/__main__.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/api_reference/__main__.md
rename to docs/code_documentation/__main__.md
diff --git a/docs/api_reference/data_model.md b/docs/code_documentation/data_model.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/api_reference/data_model.md
rename to docs/code_documentation/data_model.md
diff --git a/docs/api_reference/index.md b/docs/code_documentation/index.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/api_reference/index.md
rename to docs/code_documentation/index.md
diff --git a/docs/api_reference/rendering.md b/docs/code_documentation/rendering.md
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rename from docs/api_reference/rendering.md
rename to docs/code_documentation/rendering.md
diff --git a/mkdocs.yaml b/mkdocs.yaml
index ef1d423..701cbf0 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yaml
+++ b/mkdocs.yaml
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ theme:
 nav:
   - Overview: index.md
   - User Guide: user_guide.md
-  - API Reference:
-      - API Reference: api_reference/index.md
-      - __main__.py: api_reference/__main__.md
-      - data_model.py: api_reference/data_model.md
-      - rendering.py: api_reference/rendering.md
+  - Code Documentation:
+      - Code Documentation: code_documentation/index.md
+      - __main__.py: code_documentation/__main__.md
+      - data_model.py: code_documentation/data_model.md
+      - rendering.py: code_documentation/rendering.md
 
 markdown_extensions:
   # see https://facelessuser.github.io/pymdown-extensions/extensions/inlinehilite/ for more pymdownx info