diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-weeks-cry.md b/.changeset/friendly-weeks-cry.md
index dfe5765d49..e98be44f06 100644
--- a/.changeset/friendly-weeks-cry.md
+++ b/.changeset/friendly-weeks-cry.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const App = createApp({
     ...
     bind(apiDocsPlugin.externalRoutes, {
 -     createComponent: scaffolderPlugin.routes.root,
-+     registerComponent: catalogImportPlugin.routes.importPage,
++     registerApi: catalogImportPlugin.routes.importPage,
     });
     ...
   },
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
index b6aa88ff9e..4c284e9c9a 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const app = createApp({
       viewTechDoc: techdocsPlugin.routes.docRoot,
     });
     bind(apiDocsPlugin.externalRoutes, {
-      registerComponent: catalogImportPlugin.routes.importPage,
+      registerApi: catalogImportPlugin.routes.importPage,
     });
     bind(scaffolderPlugin.externalRoutes, {
       registerComponent: catalogImportPlugin.routes.importPage,
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/api-report.md b/plugins/api-docs/api-report.md
index ccae9e7d47..3bc6f4070a 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/api-report.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const apiDocsPlugin: BackstagePlugin<
     root: RouteRef<undefined>;
   },
   {
-    registerComponent: ExternalRouteRef<undefined, true>;
+    registerApi: ExternalRouteRef<undefined, true>;
   }
 >;
 export { apiDocsPlugin };
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/api-docs/src/plugin.ts
index 4b69cc85ff..f1928f4443 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/plugin.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const apiDocsPlugin = createPlugin({
     }),
   ],
   externalRoutes: {
-    registerComponent: registerComponentRouteRef,
+    registerApi: registerComponentRouteRef,
   },
 });