diff --git a/openml/datasets/functions.py b/openml/datasets/functions.py
index 3f3c709f9..026515e5d 100644
--- a/openml/datasets/functions.py
+++ b/openml/datasets/functions.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ def get_dataset(  # noqa: C901, PLR0912
     Parameters
     ----------
     dataset_id : int or str
-        The ID or name of the dataset to download.
+        Dataset ID (integer) or dataset name (string) of the dataset to download.
     download_data : bool (default=False)
         If True, also download the data file. Beware that some datasets are large and it might
         make the operation noticeably slower. Metadata is also still retrieved.