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diff --git a/man/sd_id128_to_string.xml b/man/sd_id128_to_string.xml
index 3a171550e..593d0752d 100644
--- a/man/sd_id128_to_string.xml
+++ b/man/sd_id128_to_string.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
                         <funcprototype>
                                 <funcdef>int <function>sd_id128_from_string</function></funcdef>
-                                <paramdef>const char <parameter>s</parameter>[33], sd_id128_t* <parameter>ret</parameter></paramdef>
+                                <paramdef>const char* <parameter>s</parameter>, sd_id128_t* <parameter>ret</parameter></paramdef>
                         </funcprototype>
 
                 </funcsynopsis>
@@ -77,23 +77,28 @@
 
                 <para><function>sd_id128_from_string()</function>
                 implements the reverse operation: it takes a 33
-                character array with 32 hexadecimial digits
-                (terminated by NUL) and parses them back into an
-                128 bit ID returned in
-                <parameter>ret</parameter>.</para>
+                character string with 32 hexadecimal digits
+                (either lowercase or uppercase, terminated by NUL) and parses them back into an 128
+                bit ID returned in
+                <parameter>ret</parameter>. Alternatively, this call
+                can also parse a 37 character string with a 128bit ID
+                formatted as RFC UUID.</para>
 
                 <para>For more information about the
                 <literal>sd_id128_t</literal> type see
-                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>. Note
+                that these calls operate the same way on all
+                architectures, i.e. the results do not depend on
+                endianess.</para>
 
                 <para>When formatting a 128 bit ID into a string it is
                 often easier to use a format string for
                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>printf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>. This
-                is easly done using the
+                is easily done using the
                 <function>SD_ID128_FORMAT_STR</function> and
                 <function>SD_ID128_FORMAT_VAL()</function> macros. For
                 more information see
-                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
         <refsect1>
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@
 
                 <para>
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>printf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                 </para>
         </refsect1>