diff --git a/builder/triton/access_config.go b/builder/triton/access_config.go
index 4cb8e04cd..0f4d29e12 100644
--- a/builder/triton/access_config.go
+++ b/builder/triton/access_config.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (c *AccessConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 
 	if c.Endpoint == "" {
 		// Use Joyent public cloud as the default endpoint if none is specified
-		c.Endpoint = "https://us-east-1.api.joyent.com"
+		c.Endpoint = "https://us-sw-1.api.joyent.com"
 	}
 
 	if c.Account == "" {
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/triton.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/triton.html.md
index 7b369ee1c..c7a0c1f26 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/triton.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/triton.html.md
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ builder.
 ### Optional:
 
 - `triton_url` (string) - The URL of the Triton cloud API to use. If omitted
-    it will default to the URL of the Joyent Public cloud. If you are using your
-    own private Triton installation you will have to supply the URL of the cloud
-    API of your own Triton installation.
+    it will default to the `us-sw-1` region of the Joyent Public cloud. If
+    you are using your own private Triton installation you will have to supply
+    the URL of the cloud API of your own Triton installation.
 
 - `triton_key_material` (string) - Path to the file in which the private key
-    of `triton_key_id` is stored. For example `~/.ssh/id_rsa`. If this is not
-    specified, the SSH agent is used to sign requests with the `triton_key_id`
-    specified.
+    of `triton_key_id` is stored. For example `/home/soandso/.ssh/id_rsa`. If
+    this is not specified, the SSH agent is used to sign requests with the
+    `triton_key_id` specified.
 
 - `source_machine_firewall_enabled` (boolean) - Whether or not the firewall of
     the VM used to create an image of is enabled. The Triton firewall only
@@ -141,14 +141,13 @@ cloud:
       "triton_key_id": "6b:95:03:3d:d3:6e:52:69:01:96:1a:46:4a:8d:c1:7e",
 
       "source_machine_name": "image-builder",
-      "source_machine_package": "g3-standard-0.5-smartos",
-      "source_machine_image": "70e3ae72-96b6-11e6-9056-9737fd4d0764",
+      "source_machine_package": "g4-highcpu-128M",
+      "source_machine_image": "f6acf198-2037-11e7-8863-8fdd4ce58b6a",
 
       "ssh_username": "root",
-      "ssh_private_key_file": "~/.ssh/id_rsa",
 
       "image_name": "my_new_image",
-      "image_version": "1.0.0",
+      "image_version": "1.0.0"
     }
   ]
 }
@@ -160,3 +159,9 @@ started) are the same. This is because Triton automatically configures the root
 users to be able to login via SSH with the same key used to create the VM via
 the Cloud API. In more advanced scenarios for example when using a
 `source_machine_image` one might use different credentials.
+
+Available `triton_key_id`, `source_machine_package`, `source_machine_image`, and
+`source_machine_networks` can be found by using the following
+[Triton CLI](https://docs.joyent.com/public-cloud/api-access/cloudapi)
+commands: `triton key list`, `triton package list`, `triton image list`, and
+`triton network list` respectively.