diff --git a/doc/swagger.yaml b/doc/swagger.yaml
index 4850d4a43..4378172fc 100644
--- a/doc/swagger.yaml
+++ b/doc/swagger.yaml
@@ -1041,13 +1041,12 @@ definitions:
           alumniOf: did_for_uni
         type: object
       evidence:
-        additionalProperties:
-          type: string
         description: Optional. Corresponds to `evidence` in https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/#evidence
         example:
-          ' {''type''': ' [''DocumentVerification''}]'
-          '[{''id''': ' ''https://example.edu/evidence/f2aeec97-fc0d-42bf-8ca7-0548192d4231''}'
-        type: object
+        - '[{"id":"https://example.edu/evidence/f2aeec97-fc0d-42bf-8ca7-0548192d4231"'
+        - '"type":["DocumentVerification"]}]'
+        items: {}
+        type: array
       expiry:
         description: Optional. Corresponds to `expirationDate` in https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/#expiration.
         example: "2029-01-01T19:23:24Z"
diff --git a/pkg/server/router/credential.go b/pkg/server/router/credential.go
index e3dd4bfc5..82fe29c90 100644
--- a/pkg/server/router/credential.go
+++ b/pkg/server/router/credential.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ type CreateCredentialRequest struct {
 	Suspendable bool `json:"suspendable,omitempty" example:"false"`
 
 	// Optional. Corresponds to `evidence` in https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/#evidence
-	Evidence []any `json:"evidence" swaggertype:"object,string" example:"[{'id': 'https://example.edu/evidence/f2aeec97-fc0d-42bf-8ca7-0548192d4231'}, {'type': ['DocumentVerification'}]"`
+	Evidence []any `json:"evidence" example:"[{\"id\":\"https://example.edu/evidence/f2aeec97-fc0d-42bf-8ca7-0548192d4231\",\"type\":[\"DocumentVerification\"]}]"`
 	// TODO(gabe) support more capabilities like signature type, format, and more.
 }