diff --git a/zulip/zulip/api_examples.py b/zulip/zulip/api_examples.py
index 67a9da1..b755c29 100644
--- a/zulip/zulip/api_examples.py
+++ b/zulip/zulip/api_examples.py
@@ -2,14 +2,26 @@
 import os
 import zulip
 
+import argparse
+
 def main():
+    usage = """zulip-api-examples [script_name]
+
+Prints the path to the Zulip API example scripts."""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage)
+    parser.add_argument('script_name',
+                        nargs='?',
+                        default='',
+                        help='print path to the script <script_name>')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
     zulip_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(zulip.__file__))
-    examples_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(zulip_path, 'examples'))
-    if os.path.isdir(examples_path):
+    examples_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(zulip_path, 'examples', args.script_name))
+    if os.path.isdir(examples_path) or (args.script_name and os.path.isfile(examples_path)):
         print(examples_path)
     else:
-        raise OSError("Examples cannot be accessed at {}: Directory does not exist!"
-                      .format(examples_path))
+        raise OSError("Examples cannot be accessed at {}: {} does not exist!"
+                      .format(examples_path,
+                              "File" if args.script_name else "Directory"))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()