diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index eb5112fc9..42fb3dc7d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ list_code_example: # Code example included with article descriptions in children
list_query_example: # Code examples included with article descriptions in children type="articles" shortcode,
# References to examples in data/query_examples
products: # List of products that the page specifically applies to: [oss, cloud, enterprise]
+canonical: # Path to canonical page, overrides auto-gen'd canonical URL
```
#### Title usage
@@ -644,6 +645,25 @@ Redoc generates HTML documentation using the InfluxDB `swagger.yml`.
For more information about generating InfluxDB API documentation, see the
[API Documentation README](https://github.com/influxdata/docs-v2/tree/master/api-docs#readme).
+## Canonical URLs
+Search engines use canonical URLs to accurately rank pages with similar or identical content.
+The `canonical` HTML meta tag identifies which page should be used as the source of truth.
+
+By default, canonical URLs are automatically generated for each page in the InfluxData
+documentation using the latest version of the current product and the current path.
+
+Use the `canonical` frontmatter to override the auto-generated canonical URL.
+
+_**Note:** The `canonical` frontmatter supports the [`{{< latest >}}` shortcode](#latest-links)._
+
+```yaml
+canonical: /path/to/canonical/doc/
+
+# OR
+
+canonical: /{{< latest "influxdb" "v2" >}}/path/to/canonical/doc/
+```
+
## InfluxDB URLs
When a user selects an InfluxDB product and region, example URLs in code blocks
throughout the documentation are updated to match their product and region.
diff --git a/api-docs/template.hbs b/api-docs/template.hbs
index f886dbfcd..bedacd61c 100644
--- a/api-docs/template.hbs
+++ b/api-docs/template.hbs
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
{{{redocHTML}}}