diff --git a/.changeset/hip-ways-shop.md b/.changeset/hip-ways-shop.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74646b7b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hip-ways-shop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes': patch
+---
+
+expose detectErrors function publicly
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/api-report.md b/plugins/kubernetes/api-report.md
index 99bee06165..19b25b1b02 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes/api-report.md
@@ -108,6 +108,38 @@ export interface DeploymentResources {
   replicaSets: V1ReplicaSet[];
 }
 
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "DetectedError" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export interface DetectedError {
+  // (undocumented)
+  cluster: string;
+  // Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "ErrorDetectableKind" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
+  //
+  // (undocumented)
+  kind: ErrorDetectableKind;
+  // (undocumented)
+  message: string[];
+  // (undocumented)
+  names: string[];
+  // Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "ErrorSeverity" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
+  //
+  // (undocumented)
+  severity: ErrorSeverity;
+}
+
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "DetectedErrorsByCluster" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type DetectedErrorsByCluster = Map<string, DetectedError[]>;
+
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "detectErrors" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export const detectErrors: (
+  objects: ObjectsByEntityResponse,
+) => DetectedErrorsByCluster;
+
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "EntityKubernetesContent" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/src/index.ts b/plugins/kubernetes/src/index.ts
index 688d52d7e1..39a966cd1f 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes/src/index.ts
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ export * from './api';
 export * from './kubernetes-auth-provider';
 export * from './utils/clusterLinks';
 export * from './components';
+export * from './error-detection';
 export * from './hooks';
 export * from './types';