diff --git a/plugins/periskop/src/api/index.ts b/plugins/periskop/src/api/index.ts
index c935733a1e..0afbe9abd9 100644
--- a/plugins/periskop/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/periskop/src/api/index.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,37 @@ type PeriskopInstance = {
  *
  * @public
  */
-export class PeriskopApi {
+export interface PeriskopApi {
+  /**
+   * Returns the list of registered Periskop instance names.
+   */
+  getInstanceNames(): string[];
+
+  /**
+   * For the given instance and service, returns the URL pointing to the specific error instance occurrence.
+   * Note: This method might point to an external route.
+   */
+  getErrorInstanceUrl(
+    instanceName: string,
+    serviceName: string,
+    error: AggregatedError,
+  ): string;
+
+  /**
+   * Fetches all errors for the given service from the specified Periskop instance, given its name.
+   */
+  getErrors(
+    instanceName: string,
+    serviceName: string,
+  ): Promise<AggregatedError[] | NotFoundInInstance>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * API implementation to interact with Periskop's backends.
+ *
+ * @public
+ */
+export class PeriskopClient implements PeriskopApi {
   private readonly discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
   private readonly instances: PeriskopInstance[];
 
diff --git a/plugins/periskop/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/periskop/src/plugin.ts
index 6a99980263..0fb0c2bede 100644
--- a/plugins/periskop/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/periskop/src/plugin.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   createPlugin,
   createApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import { PeriskopApi } from './api';
+import { PeriskopApi, PeriskopClient } from './api';
 
 /**
  * @public
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const periskopPlugin = createPlugin({
       api: periskopApiRef,
       deps: { configApi: configApiRef, discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef },
       factory: ({ configApi, discoveryApi }) =>
-        new PeriskopApi({ configApi, discoveryApi }),
+        new PeriskopClient({ configApi, discoveryApi }),
     }),
   ],
 });