diff --git a/.changeset/good-hornets-hunt.md b/.changeset/good-hornets-hunt.md
index 7c92d7937c..2c618a955e 100644
--- a/.changeset/good-hornets-hunt.md
+++ b/.changeset/good-hornets-hunt.md
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ jenkins:
   apiKey: ${JENKINS_PASSWORD}
 ```
 
+## Change javascript API
+
+As part of the above change, the javascript API exposed by the plugin as a possible place for customisation has changed.
+The ApiRef now has an id of `plugin.jenkins.service2` and has entity-based functions to match the nedpoints exposed by
+the new backend plugin
+
 ## Change BuildWithStepsPage route
 
 The plugin originally provided a route to view a particular build of a particular branch so that if you wanted to view
diff --git a/plugins/jenkins/src/index.ts b/plugins/jenkins/src/index.ts
index 1a72b438ab..fb0a27cb26 100644
--- a/plugins/jenkins/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/jenkins/src/index.ts
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ export {
   isJenkinsAvailable as isPluginApplicableToEntity,
 } from './components/Router';
 export { JENKINS_ANNOTATION } from './constants';
+export * from './api';