diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/api-report-urlReader.md b/packages/backend-defaults/api-report-urlReader.md
index ad732101dd..f561c2cbf5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/api-report-urlReader.md
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/api-report-urlReader.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { HarnessIntegration } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { Readable } from 'stream';
 import { ServiceFactoryCompat } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { ServiceRef } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { UrlReaderService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { UrlReaderServiceReadTreeOptions } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { UrlReaderServiceReadTreeResponse } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
@@ -413,6 +414,13 @@ export type ReadUrlResponseFactoryFromStreamOptions = {
   lastModifiedAt?: Date;
 };
 
+// @public
+export const urlReaderFactoriesServiceRef: ServiceRef<
+  ReaderFactory,
+  'plugin',
+  'multiton'
+>;
+
 // @public
 export type UrlReaderPredicateTuple = {
   predicate: (url: URL) => boolean;
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/index.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/index.ts
index cf927ea031..05271966c9 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/index.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 export * from './lib';
-export { urlReaderServiceFactory } from './urlReaderServiceFactory';
+export {
+  urlReaderServiceFactory,
+  urlReaderFactoriesServiceRef,
+} from './urlReaderServiceFactory';
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/urlReaderServiceFactory.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/urlReaderServiceFactory.ts
index b5c22402ff..2639e99d83 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/urlReaderServiceFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/urlReaderServiceFactory.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
  * Creating a service factory implementation for a Custom URL Reader.
  * ```ts
  * createServiceFactory({
- *   service: urlReaderProviderFactoriesServiceRef,
+ *   service: urlReaderFactoriesServiceRef,
  *   deps: {},
  *   async factory() {
  *     return CustomUrlReader.factory;
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ import {
  * });
  * ```
  */
-export const urlReaderProviderFactoriesServiceRef =
-  createServiceRef<ReaderFactory>({
-    id: 'core.urlReader.factories',
-    scope: 'plugin',
-    multiton: true,
-  });
+export const urlReaderFactoriesServiceRef = createServiceRef<ReaderFactory>({
+  id: 'core.urlReader.factories',
+  scope: 'plugin',
+  multiton: true,
+});
 
 /**
  * Reading content from external systems.
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ export const urlReaderServiceFactory = createServiceFactory({
   deps: {
     config: coreServices.rootConfig,
     logger: coreServices.logger,
-    factories: urlReaderProviderFactoriesServiceRef,
+    factories: urlReaderFactoriesServiceRef,
   },
   async factory({ config, logger, factories }) {
     return UrlReaders.default({