diff --git a/doc/075_scripting.rst b/doc/075_scripting.rst
index 9855b9ffb..85c67ab38 100644
--- a/doc/075_scripting.rst
+++ b/doc/075_scripting.rst
@@ -470,6 +470,49 @@ node
 +-----------------+--------------------------+
 
 
+restore
+-------
+
+The ``restore`` command uses the JSON lines format with the following message types.
+
+Status
+^^^^^^
+
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``message_type``      | Always "status"                                            |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``seconds_elapsed``   | Time since restore started                                 |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``percent_done``      | Percentage of data backed up (bytes_restored/total_bytes)  |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``total_files``       | Total number of files detected                             |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``files_restored``    | Files restored                                             |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``total_bytes``       | Total number of bytes in restore set                       |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``bytes_restored``    | Number of bytes restored                                   |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
+Summary
+^^^^^^^
+
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``message_type``      | Always "summary"                                           |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``seconds_elapsed``   | Time since restore started                                 |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``total_files``       | Total number of files detected                             |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``files_restored``    | Files restored                                             |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``total_bytes``       | Total number of bytes in restore set                       |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+|``bytes_restored``    | Number of bytes restored                                   |
++----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+
 snapshots
 ---------