diff --git a/doc/openstack-ops/openstack.ent b/doc/openstack-ops/openstack.ent
index 32c77ab8..3c8d3ca4 100644
--- a/doc/openstack-ops/openstack.ent
+++ b/doc/openstack-ops/openstack.ent
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
 <!ENTITY times "&#215;">
 <!ENTITY hellip "&#133;">
 
+<!-- Useful for describing APIs in the User Guide -->
+<!ENTITY COPY   '<command xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">COPY</command>'>
+<!ENTITY GET    '<command xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">GET</command>'>
+<!ENTITY HEAD   '<command xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">HEAD</command>'>
+<!ENTITY PUT    '<command xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">PUT</command>'>
+<!ENTITY POST   '<command xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">POST</command>'>
+<!ENTITY DELETE '<command xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">DELETE</command>'>
+
 <!ENTITY CHECK '<inlinemediaobject xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <imageobject>
 <imagedata fileref="figures/Check_mark_23x20_02.svg"