diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
index f964062f4c..598e59186a 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/accounts/views.py
@@ -82,22 +82,23 @@ class AccountView(APIView):
                 * bio: null or textural representation of user biographical
                     information ("about me").
 
-                * profile_image: a dict with the following keys describing
+                * is_active: boolean representation of whether a user is active.
+
+                * profile_image: JSON representation of a user's profile image
+                    information. The keys are:
                     the user's profile image:
-                    * "has_image": true if the user has a profile image
-                    * "image_url_full": an absolute URL to the user's full
-                        profile image
-                    * "image_url_large": an absolute URL to a large thumbnail
-                        of the profile image
-                    * "image_url_medium": an absolute URL to a medium thumbnail
-                        of the profile image
-                    * "image_url_small": an absolute URL to a small thumbnail
-                        of the profile image
+                    * "has_image": boolean indicating whether the user has
+                        a profile image.
+                    * "image_url_*": absolute URL to various sizes of a user's
+                        profile image, where '*' matches a representation of
+                        the corresponding image size such as 'small', 'medium',
+                        'large', and 'full'. These are configurable via
+                        PROFILE_IMAGE_SIZES_MAP.
 
                 * requires_parental_consent: true if the user is a minor
                     requiring parental consent.
 
->           For all text fields, clients rendering the values should take care
+            For all text fields, clients rendering the values should take care
             to HTML escape them to avoid script injections, as the data is
             stored exactly as specified. The intention is that plain text is
             supported, not HTML.