diff --git a/tests/test_ecommerce.py b/tests/test_ecommerce.py
index 07d7c53..41edff9 100644
--- a/tests/test_ecommerce.py
+++ b/tests/test_ecommerce.py
@@ -434,7 +434,10 @@ def test_metadata():
                 "url": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "title": "URL",
-                    "description": "Initial URL for the crawl.",
+                    "description": (
+                        "Initial URL for the crawl. Enter the full URL including http(s), "
+                        "you can copy and paste it from your browser. Example: https://toscrape.com/"
+                    ),
                     "pattern": r"^https?://[^:/\s]+(:\d{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)*(#[^\s]*)?$",
                 },
             },
diff --git a/zyte_spider_templates/spiders/base.py b/zyte_spider_templates/spiders/base.py
index 04eda09..e64faa0 100644
--- a/zyte_spider_templates/spiders/base.py
+++ b/zyte_spider_templates/spiders/base.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 class BaseSpiderParams(BaseModel):
     url: str = Field(
         title="URL",
-        description="Initial URL for the crawl.",
+        description="Initial URL for the crawl. Enter the full URL including http(s), "
+        "you can copy and paste it from your browser. Example: https://toscrape.com/",
         pattern=r"^https?://[^:/\s]+(:\d{1,5})?(/[^\s]*)*(#[^\s]*)?$",
     )
     geolocation: Optional[Geolocation] = Field(