diff --git a/packages/rest/README.md b/packages/rest/README.md
index 11d65ba6ed9e..b30996a236fc 100644
--- a/packages/rest/README.md
+++ b/packages/rest/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,25 @@ try {
 }
 ```
 
+Send a basic message in an edge environment:
+
+```js
+import { REST } from '@discordjs/rest';
+import { Routes } from 'discord-api-types/v10';
+
+const rest = new REST({ version: '10', makeRequest: fetch }).setToken(TOKEN);
+
+try {
+	await rest.post(Routes.channelMessages(CHANNEL_ID), {
+		body: {
+			content: 'A message via REST from the edge!',
+		},
+	});
+} catch (error) {
+	console.error(error);
+}
+```
+
 ## Links
 
 - [Website][website] ([source][website-source])
diff --git a/packages/rest/src/lib/REST.ts b/packages/rest/src/lib/REST.ts
index 42144c1b691f..abfc06560a6e 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/lib/REST.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/lib/REST.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ export interface RESTOptions {
 	invalidRequestWarningInterval: number;
 	/**
 	 * The method called to perform the actual HTTP request given a url and web `fetch` options
+	 * For example, to use global fetch, simply provide `makeRequest: fetch`
 	 *
-	 * @defaultValue `fetch`
+	 * @defaultValue `undici.request`
 	 */
 	makeRequest(url: string, init: RequestInit): Promise<ResponseLike>;
 	/**