diff --git a/.changeset/metal-crabs-wash.md b/.changeset/metal-crabs-wash.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ecb50ef67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/metal-crabs-wash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': minor
+---
+
+Renamed the `RedirectInfo` type to `OAuthStartResponse`
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/auth-backend/api-report.md
index be295f65f5..43bf2f3fa2 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/api-report.md
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ export interface OAuthHandlers {
     response: OAuthResponse;
     refreshToken?: string;
   }>;
-  start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo>;
+  start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse>;
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -366,6 +366,12 @@ export type OAuthStartRequest = express.Request<{}> & {
   state: OAuthState;
 };
 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type OAuthStartResponse = {
+  url: string;
+  status?: number;
+};
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type OAuthState = {
   nonce: string;
@@ -654,12 +660,6 @@ export const providers: Readonly<{
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const readState: (stateString: string) => OAuthState;
 
-// @public (undocumented)
-export type RedirectInfo = {
-  url: string;
-  status?: number;
-};
-
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface RouterOptions {
   // (undocumented)
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/oauth/types.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/oauth/types.ts
index bfe0aaff50..e8b5282aad 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/oauth/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/oauth/types.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import { Profile as PassportProfile } from 'passport';
 import { BackstageSignInResult } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-node';
-import { RedirectInfo, ProfileInfo } from '../../providers/types';
+import { OAuthStartResponse, ProfileInfo } from '../../providers/types';
 
 /**
  * Common options for passport.js-based OAuth providers
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export interface OAuthHandlers {
   /**
    * Initiate a sign in request with an auth provider.
    */
-  start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo>;
+  start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse>;
 
   /**
    * Handle the redirect from the auth provider when the user has signed in.
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper.test.ts
index 893be26852..660b96f018 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper.test.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('PassportStrategyHelper', () => {
   }
 
   describe('executeRedirectStrategy', () => {
-    it('should call authenticate and resolve with RedirectInfo', async () => {
+    it('should call authenticate and resolve with OAuthStartResponse', async () => {
       const mockStrategy = new MyCustomRedirectStrategy();
       const spyAuthenticate = jest.spyOn(mockStrategy, 'authenticate');
       const redirectStrategyPromise = executeRedirectStrategy(
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper.ts
index 6117736e21..16377f17f2 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/lib/passport/PassportStrategyHelper.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import jwtDecoder from 'jwt-decode';
 import { InternalOAuthError } from 'passport-oauth2';
 
 import { PassportProfile } from './types';
-import { ProfileInfo, RedirectInfo } from '../../providers/types';
+import { ProfileInfo, OAuthStartResponse } from '../../providers/types';
 
 export type PassportDoneCallback<Res, Private = never> = (
   err?: Error,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const executeRedirectStrategy = async (
   req: express.Request,
   providerStrategy: passport.Strategy,
   options: Record<string, string>,
-): Promise<RedirectInfo> => {
+): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> => {
   return new Promise(resolve => {
     const strategy = Object.create(providerStrategy);
     strategy.redirect = (url: string, status?: number) => {
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.ts
index eb6890a5a4..e02d899fb1 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/atlassian/provider.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
 import {
   AuthHandler,
   AuthResolverContext,
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   SignInResolver,
 } from '../types';
 import express from 'express';
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class AtlassianAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
     );
   }
 
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this._strategy, {
       state: encodeState(req.state),
     });
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/auth0/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/auth0/provider.ts
index a53f504f50..8e0255ebe6 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/auth0/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/auth0/provider.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {
   PassportDoneCallback,
 } from '../../lib/passport';
 import {
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   AuthHandler,
   SignInResolver,
   AuthResolverContext,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class Auth0AuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
     );
   }
 
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this._strategy, {
       accessType: 'offline',
       prompt: 'consent',
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/bitbucket/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/bitbucket/provider.ts
index 0bbebd2097..cfa30e9a73 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/bitbucket/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/bitbucket/provider.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import {
 import { createAuthProviderIntegration } from '../createAuthProviderIntegration';
 import {
   AuthHandler,
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   SignInResolver,
   AuthResolverContext,
 } from '../types';
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export class BitbucketAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
     );
   }
 
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this._strategy, {
       accessType: 'offline',
       prompt: 'consent',
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts
index 4ac91516a3..7571b4a327 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/github/provider.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
   PassportDoneCallback,
 } from '../../lib/passport';
 import {
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   AuthHandler,
   SignInResolver,
   StateEncoder,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class GithubAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
     );
   }
 
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this._strategy, {
       scope: req.scope,
       state: (await this.stateEncoder(req)).encodedState,
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/gitlab/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/gitlab/provider.ts
index c24c2e128d..7f5489d391 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/gitlab/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/gitlab/provider.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   PassportDoneCallback,
 } from '../../lib/passport';
 import {
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   SignInResolver,
   AuthHandler,
   AuthResolverContext,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export class GitlabAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
     );
   }
 
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this._strategy, {
       scope: req.scope,
       state: encodeState(req.state),
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/google/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/google/provider.ts
index f60d4e9947..7689cd1a3a 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/google/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/google/provider.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import {
 import {
   AuthHandler,
   AuthResolverContext,
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   SignInResolver,
 } from '../types';
 import { createAuthProviderIntegration } from '../createAuthProviderIntegration';
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class GoogleAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
     );
   }
 
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this.strategy, {
       accessType: 'offline',
       prompt: 'consent',
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/index.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/index.ts
index e0860d3f78..67d3a62990 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/index.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export type {
   StateEncoder,
   AuthResponse,
   ProfileInfo,
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
 } from './types';
 
 export { prepareBackstageIdentityResponse } from './prepareBackstageIdentityResponse';
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/microsoft/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/microsoft/provider.ts
index db79dba225..fd2a1529a7 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/microsoft/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/microsoft/provider.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../lib/passport';
 import {
   AuthHandler,
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   SignInResolver,
   AuthResolverContext,
 } from '../types';
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class MicrosoftAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
     );
   }
 
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this._strategy, {
       scope: req.scope,
       state: encodeState(req.state),
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oauth2/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oauth2/provider.ts
index 6fa649c421..3e7720b14a 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oauth2/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oauth2/provider.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import {
 import {
   AuthHandler,
   AuthResolverContext,
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   SignInResolver,
 } from '../types';
 import { createAuthProviderIntegration } from '../createAuthProviderIntegration';
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class OAuth2AuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
     );
   }
 
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this._strategy, {
       accessType: 'offline',
       prompt: 'consent',
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oidc/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oidc/provider.ts
index eb963a3711..bce8ba843b 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oidc/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/oidc/provider.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import {
 import {
   AuthHandler,
   AuthResolverContext,
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   SignInResolver,
 } from '../types';
 import { createAuthProviderIntegration } from '../createAuthProviderIntegration';
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class OidcAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
     this.resolverContext = options.resolverContext;
   }
 
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     const { strategy } = await this.implementation;
     const options: Record<string, string> = {
       scope: req.scope || this.scope || 'openid profile email',
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/okta/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/okta/provider.ts
index cb686f17e9..05e0451bdb 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/okta/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/okta/provider.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../lib/passport';
 import {
   AuthHandler,
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   SignInResolver,
   AuthResolverContext,
 } from '../types';
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export class OktaAuthProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
     );
   }
 
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this.strategy, {
       accessType: 'offline',
       prompt: 'consent',
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/onelogin/provider.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/onelogin/provider.ts
index 59b57b3851..ac636f92cc 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/onelogin/provider.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/onelogin/provider.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {
   PassportDoneCallback,
 } from '../../lib/passport';
 import {
-  RedirectInfo,
+  OAuthStartResponse,
   AuthHandler,
   SignInResolver,
   AuthResolverContext,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class OneLoginProvider implements OAuthHandlers {
       },
     );
   }
-  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<RedirectInfo> {
+  async start(req: OAuthStartRequest): Promise<OAuthStartResponse> {
     return await executeRedirectStrategy(req, this._strategy, {
       accessType: 'offline',
       prompt: 'consent',
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
index f0f94f1936..574afade79 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export type AuthProviderConfig = {
 };
 
 /** @public */
-export type RedirectInfo = {
+export type OAuthStartResponse = {
   /**
    * URL to redirect to
    */