diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/alpha-api-report.md b/packages/backend-plugin-api/alpha-api-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84fe2de175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/alpha-api-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+## API Report File for "@backstage/backend-plugin-api"
+
+> Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
+
+```ts
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export interface FeatureDiscoveryService {
+  // (undocumented)
+  getBackendFeatures(): Promise<{
+    features: Array<BackendFeature>;
+  }>;
+}
+
+// Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "ServiceRef" needs to be exported by the entry point alpha.d.ts
+//
+// @alpha
+export const featureDiscoveryServiceRef: ServiceRef<
+  FeatureDiscoveryService,
+  'plugin'
+>;
+
+// Warnings were encountered during analysis:
+//
+// src/alpha.d.ts:5:9 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "BackendFeature" needs to be exported by the entry point alpha.d.ts
+
+// (No @packageDocumentation comment for this package)
+```
diff --git a/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index a1ae6284c6..a9eba1ba86 100644
--- a/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/backend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ export interface BackendFeature {
   $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeature';
 }
 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export interface BackendFeatureFactory<
+  TOptions extends [options?: object] = [],
+> {
+  // (undocumented)
+  $$type: '@backstage/BackendFeatureFactory';
+  // (undocumented)
+  (...options: TOptions): BackendFeature;
+}
+
 // @public
 export interface BackendModuleConfig {
   moduleId: string;
@@ -116,12 +126,12 @@ export namespace coreServices {
 // @public
 export function createBackendModule<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
   config: BackendModuleConfig | ((...params: TOptions) => BackendModuleConfig),
-): (...params: TOptions) => BackendFeature;
+): BackendFeatureFactory<TOptions>;
 
 // @public
 export function createBackendPlugin<TOptions extends [options?: object] = []>(
   config: BackendPluginConfig | ((...params: TOptions) => BackendPluginConfig),
-): (...params: TOptions) => BackendFeature;
+): BackendFeatureFactory<TOptions>;
 
 // @public
 export function createExtensionPoint<T>(