diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/__init__.py b/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/__init__.py
index c91c79c22..8659617ef 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/__init__.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,120 @@
-"""Certbot Route53 plugin."""
+"""
+The `~certbot_dns_route53.dns_route53` plugin automates the process of
+completing a ``dns-01`` challenge (`~acme.challenges.DNS01`) by creating, and
+subsequently removing, TXT records using the Amazon Web Services Route 53 API.
+
+
+Named Arguments
+---------------
+
+========================================  =====================================
+``--dns-route53-propagation-seconds``     The number of seconds to wait for DNS
+                                          to propagate before asking the ACME
+                                          server to verify the DNS record.
+                                          (Default: 10)
+========================================  =====================================
+
+
+Credentials
+-----------
+Use of this plugin requires a configuration file containing Amazon Web Sevices
+API credentials for an account with the following permissions:
+
+* ``route53:ListHostedZones``
+* ``route53:GetChange``
+* ``route53:ChangeResourceRecordSets``
+
+These permissions can be captured in an AWS policy like the one below. Amazon
+provides `information about managing access <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53
+/latest/DeveloperGuide/access-control-overview.html>`_ and `information about
+the required permissions <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest
+/DeveloperGuide/r53-api-permissions-ref.html>`_
+
+.. code-block:: json
+   :name: sample-aws-policy.json
+   :caption: Example AWS policy file:
+
+   {
+       "Version": "2012-10-17",
+       "Id": "certbot-dns-route53 sample policy",
+       "Statement": [
+           {
+               "Effect": "Allow",
+               "Action": [
+                   "route53:ListHostedZones",
+                   "route53:GetChange"
+               ],
+               "Resource": [
+                   "*"
+               ]
+           },
+           {
+               "Effect" : "Allow",
+               "Action" : [
+                   "route53:ChangeResourceRecordSets"
+               ],
+               "Resource" : [
+                   "arn:aws:route53:::hostedzone/YOURHOSTEDZONEID"
+               ]
+           }
+       ]
+   }
+
+The `access keys <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr
+/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys>`_ for an account
+with these permissions must be supplied in one of the following ways, which are
+discussed in more detail in the Boto3 library's documentation about `configuring
+credentials <https://boto3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/configuration.html
+#best-practices-for-configuring-credentials>`_.
+
+* Using the ``AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`` and ``AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`` environment
+  variables.
+* Using a credentials configuration file at the default location,
+  ``~/.aws/config``.
+* Using a credentials configuration file at a path supplied using the
+  ``AWS_CONFIG_FILE`` environment variable.
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+   :name: config.ini
+   :caption: Example credentials config file:
+
+   [default]
+   aws_access_key_id=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
+   aws_secret_access_key=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
+
+.. caution::
+   You should protect these API credentials as you would a password. Users who
+   can read this file can use these credentials to issue some types of API calls
+   on your behalf, limited by the permissions assigned to the account. Users who
+   can cause Certbot to run using these credentials can complete a ``dns-01``
+   challenge to acquire new certificates or revoke existing certificates for
+   domains these credentials are authorized to manage.
+
+
+Examples
+--------
+.. code-block:: bash
+   :caption: To acquire a certificate for ``example.com``
+
+   certbot certonly \\
+     --dns-route53 \\
+     -d example.com
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+   :caption: To acquire a single certificate for both ``example.com`` and
+             ``www.example.com``
+
+   certbot certonly \\
+     --dns-route53 \\
+     -d example.com \\
+     -d www.example.com
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+   :caption: To acquire a certificate for ``example.com``, waiting 30 seconds
+             for DNS propagation
+
+   certbot certonly \\
+     --dns-route53 \\
+     --dns-route53-propagation-seconds 30 \\
+     -d example.com
+"""