diff --git a/tiledb/highlevel.py b/tiledb/highlevel.py
index 1ea3715c3f..c1e39b3984 100644
--- a/tiledb/highlevel.py
+++ b/tiledb/highlevel.py
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 def open(uri, key=None, attr=None, mode='r', config=None):
+    """
+    Open a TileDB array at the given URI
+
+    :param uri: any TileDB supported URI
+    :param key: encryption key, str or None
+    :param str mode: (default 'r') Open the array object in read 'r' or write 'w' mode
+    :param attr: attribute name to select from a multi-attribute array, str or None
+    :param config: TileDB config dictionary, dict or None
+    :return:
+    """
     if config:
         cfg = tiledb.Config(config)
         ctx = tiledb.Ctx(cfg)
@@ -23,6 +33,15 @@ def open(uri, key=None, attr=None, mode='r', config=None):
 
 
 def save(uri, array, config=None, **kw):
+    """
+    Save array-like object at the given URI.
+
+    :param uri: str or None
+    :param array: array-like object convertible to NumPy
+    :param config: TileDB config dictionary, dict or None
+    :param kw: optional keyword args will be forwarded to tiledb.Array constructor
+    :return:
+    """
     if not isinstance(array, np.ndarray):
         raise ValueError("expected NumPy ndarray, not '{}'".format(type(array)))
     if config:
@@ -61,6 +80,9 @@ def empty_like(uri, arr, config=None, key=None, tile=None):
 
 
 def from_numpy(uri, array, ctx=default_ctx(), **kw):
+    """
+    Convenience method, see `tiledb.DenseArray.from_numpy`
+    """
     if not isinstance(array, np.ndarray):
         raise Exception("from_numpy is only currently supported for numpy.ndarray")