diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a91c6b..7d35bfa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ docker compose build
 ```
 Note: MongoDB is set to run at port 27017 by default. Ensure nothing is running at this port, or, choose another port by changing the SANIC_MONGODB_PORT variable in the docker-compose.yaml file (and the corresponding ports in the mongo configuration). 
 
+# Configuring Your Observatory
+To ensure the interface between the `frb-voe` server and the host observatory are as seemless as possible, HTTP requests are used. To initiate an FRB VOEvent, the host observatory must send a request to the `frb-voe` server containing basic FRB metadata. An example of such a request as well as a template script to send the request can be found in the `examples` directory.
 
 # Getting Started
 
diff --git a/examples/send_voe.py b/examples/send_voe.py
index 31be08c..a04c179 100644
--- a/examples/send_voe.py
+++ b/examples/send_voe.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import logging
+
+import requests
+
 # Define any parameters you want to send along with the request (if any)
-payload = {
+detection_example_payload = {
     "kind": "detection",
     "date": "2025-01-13 16:55:08.844845",
     "email": "john.smith@email.com",
@@ -12,7 +16,33 @@
     "bits_per_sample": 2,
     "gain": 1.76,
     "tsys": 25.0,
-    "internal_id": "20210826A",
+    "internal_id": "38249195",
+    "dm": 298.53,
+    "dm_error": 0.01,
+    "width": 4.8,
+    "snr": 13.8,
+    "flux": 4.9,
+    "right_ascension": 55.2938,
+    "declination": 14.2049,
+    "pos_error_deg_95": 0.1,
+    "importance": 0.9979,
+    "website": "https://www.observatory.com",
+}
+
+subsequent_example_payload = {
+    "kind": "subsequent",
+    "date": "2025-01-13 16:55:08.844845",
+    "email": "john.smith@email.com",
+    "semi_major": 0.026,
+    "semi_minor": 0.013,
+    "sampling_time": 0.001,
+    "bandwidth": 400,
+    "central_frequency": 600,
+    "npol": 2,
+    "bits_per_sample": 2,
+    "gain": 1.76,
+    "tsys": 25.0,
+    "internal_id": "38249195",
     "dm": 298.53,
     "dm_error": 0.01,
     "width": 4.8,
@@ -22,27 +52,39 @@
     "declination": 14.2049,
     "pos_error_deg_95": 0.1,
     "importance": 0.9979,
-    "website": "https://www.example.com",
+    "website": "https://www.observatory.com",
     "tns_name": "FRB20210826A",
-    "update_message": "",
 }
 
-import requests
-import logging
+update_example_payload = {
+    "kind": "update",
+    "date": "2025-01-13 16:55:08.844845",
+    "email": "john.smith@email.com",
+    "internal_id": "38249195",
+    "tns_name": "FRB20210826A",
+    "update_message": "Enter update message here.",
+}
+
+update_example_payload = {
+    "kind": "retraction",
+    "date": "2025-01-13 16:55:08.844845",
+    "email": "john.smith@email.com",
+    "internal_id": "38249195",
+}
 
 # Enable logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
 # Define the IP address you want to send the request to
-ip_address = '142.157.211.4:8000'
+ip_address = "142.157.211.4:8000"
 # Define the endpoint or URL path
-endpoint = '/voe'
+endpoint = "/voe"
 
 # Construct the full URL
-url = f'http://{ip_address}{endpoint}'
+url = f"http://{ip_address}{endpoint}"
 
 # Send a POST request
-response = requests.post(url, data=payload)
+response = requests.post(url, data=detection_example_payload)
 
 # Check if the request was successful (status code 200)
 if response.status_code == 200:
@@ -50,4 +92,4 @@
     print("It worked!", response.text)
 else:
     # Print an error message
-    print(f"Error: {response.status_code}")
\ No newline at end of file
+    print(f"Error: {response.status_code}")