diff --git a/sdk/metricsadvisor/azure-ai-metricsadvisor/samples/async_samples/sample_hooks_async.py b/sdk/metricsadvisor/azure-ai-metricsadvisor/samples/async_samples/sample_hooks_async.py
index 9610d90ca816..7c49edbb147e 100644
--- a/sdk/metricsadvisor/azure-ai-metricsadvisor/samples/async_samples/sample_hooks_async.py
+++ b/sdk/metricsadvisor/azure-ai-metricsadvisor/samples/async_samples/sample_hooks_async.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async def sample_create_hook_async():
                 name="email hook",
                 description="my email hook",
                 emails_to_alert=["alertme@alertme.com"],
-                external_link="https://example.com/alertHandler" # the external link to handle the alerts
+                external_link="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/metrics-advisor/how-tos/alerts"
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/sdk/metricsadvisor/azure-ai-metricsadvisor/samples/sample_hooks.py b/sdk/metricsadvisor/azure-ai-metricsadvisor/samples/sample_hooks.py
index ed11f23d2553..a02e8cca365e 100644
--- a/sdk/metricsadvisor/azure-ai-metricsadvisor/samples/sample_hooks.py
+++ b/sdk/metricsadvisor/azure-ai-metricsadvisor/samples/sample_hooks.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def sample_create_hook():
             name="email hook",
             description="my email hook",
             emails_to_alert=["alertme@alertme.com"],
-            external_link="https://example.com/alertHandler" # the external link to handle the alerts
+            external_link="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/metrics-advisor/how-tos/alerts"
         )
     )