diff --git a/docs/api/api.rst b/docs/api/api.rst
--- a/docs/api/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api/api.rst
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Example call for auto pulling from remot
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     curl https://server.com/_admin/api -X POST -H 'content-type:text/plain' --data-binary '{"id":1,
-    "auth_token":"xe7cdb2v278e4evbdf5vs04v832v0efvcbcve4a3","method":"pull", "args":{"repo":"CPython"}}'
+    "auth_token":"xe7cdb2v278e4evbdf5vs04v832v0efvcbcve4a3","method":"pull", "args":{"repoid":"CPython"}}'
 
 Provide those parameters:
  - **id** A value of any type, which is used to match the response with the
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -1992,6 +1992,16 @@ def get_last_path_part(file_node):
     return u'../' + path
 
 
+def route_url(*args, **kwds):
+    """
+    Wrapper around pyramids `route_url` function. It is used to generate
+    URLs from within pylons views or templates. This will be removed when
+    pyramid migration if finished.
+    """
+    req = get_current_request()
+    return req.route_url(*args, **kwds)
+
+
 def route_path(*args, **kwds):
     """
     Wrapper around pyramids `route_path` function. It is used to generate
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_remote.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_remote.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_remote.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/repos/repo_edit_remote.mako
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@
 
         %if c.repo_info.clone_uri:
 
-            <div class="panel-body-title-text">${_('Remote mirror url')}: <a href="${c.repo_info.clone_uri}">${c.repo_info.clone_uri_hidden}</a></div>
+            <div class="panel-body-title-text">${_('Remote mirror url')}:
+                <a href="${c.repo_info.clone_uri}">${c.repo_info.clone_uri_hidden}</a>
+                <p>
+                ${_('Pull can be automated by such api call called periodically (in crontab etc)')}
+                </p>
+                <code>
+                curl ${h.route_url('apiv2')} -X POST -H 'content-type:text/plain' --data-binary '{"id":1, "auth_token":"SECRET","method":"pull", "args":{"repoid":"${c.repo_info.repo_name}"}}'
+                </code>
+            </div>
 
             ${h.secure_form(url('edit_repo_remote', repo_name=c.repo_name), method='put')}
             <div class="form">
@@ -18,7 +26,7 @@
         %else:
           <div class="panel-body-title-text">${_('This repository does not have any remote mirror url set.')}</div>
 
-          <button class="btn btn-default" type="submit" disabled="disabled">
+          <button class="btn disabled" type="submit" disabled="disabled">
             ${_('Pull changes from remote location')}
           </button>
         %endif