diff --git a/static/third/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css b/static/third/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css
index ef4330f7db..23de9383f0 100644
--- a/static/third/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css
+++ b/static/third/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css
@@ -2008,6 +2008,16 @@ table {
   vertical-align: bottom;
 }
 
+.table .json-api-example {
+  width: fit-content;
+  max-width: 300px;
+  word-wrap: break-word;
+}
+
+.table .json-api-example code {
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
+
 .table caption + thead tr:first-child th,
 .table caption + thead tr:first-child td,
 .table colgroup + thead tr:first-child th,
diff --git a/zerver/lib/bugdown/api_arguments_table_generator.py b/zerver/lib/bugdown/api_arguments_table_generator.py
index 885f8081d1..d55c332133 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/bugdown/api_arguments_table_generator.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/bugdown/api_arguments_table_generator.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class APIArgumentsTablePreprocessor(Preprocessor):
         tr = """
 <tr>
   <td><code>{argument}</code></td>
-  <td><code>{example}</code></td>
+  <td class="json-api-example"><code>{example}</code></td>
   <td>{required}</td>
   <td>{description}</td>
 </tr>