diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/catalog/EntityPageApi/EntityPageApi.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/catalog/EntityPageApi/EntityPageApi.tsx
index 5383fc0570..e2148184b7 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/catalog/EntityPageApi/EntityPageApi.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/catalog/EntityPageApi/EntityPageApi.tsx
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 import { ComponentEntity, Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { Progress } from '@backstage/core';
-import React from 'react';
 import { Grid } from '@material-ui/core';
+import React from 'react';
 import {
   ApiDefinitionCard,
   useComponentApiEntities,
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiDefinitionCard/ApiDefinitionCard.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiDefinitionCard/ApiDefinitionCard.tsx
index 055363ae1f..49b8a69318 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiDefinitionCard/ApiDefinitionCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiDefinitionCard/ApiDefinitionCard.tsx
@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@
  */
 
 import { ApiEntity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { CardTab, TabbedCard } from '@backstage/core';
+import { CardTab, useApi, TabbedCard } from '@backstage/core';
 import { Alert } from '@material-ui/lab';
 import React from 'react';
+import { apiDocsConfigRef } from '../../config';
 import { PlainApiDefinitionWidget } from '../PlainApiDefinitionWidget';
 import { OpenApiDefinitionWidget } from '../OpenApiDefinitionWidget';
 import { AsyncApiDefinitionWidget } from '../AsyncApiDefinitionWidget';
 import { GraphQlDefinitionWidget } from '../GraphQlDefinitionWidget';
 
-type ApiDefinitionWidget = {
+export type ApiDefinitionWidget = {
   type: string;
   title: string;
   component: (definition: string) => React.ReactElement;
@@ -61,34 +62,25 @@ export function defaultDefinitionWidgets(): ApiDefinitionWidget[] {
 
 type Props = {
   apiEntity?: ApiEntity;
-  definitionWidgets?: ApiDefinitionWidget[];
 };
 
-const defaultProps = {
-  definitionWidgets: defaultDefinitionWidgets(),
-};
-
-export const ApiDefinitionCard = (props: Props) => {
-  const { apiEntity, definitionWidgets } = {
-    ...defaultProps,
-    ...props,
-  };
+export const ApiDefinitionCard = ({ apiEntity }: Props) => {
+  const config = useApi(apiDocsConfigRef);
+  const { getApiDefinitionWidget } = config;
 
   if (!apiEntity) {
     return <Alert severity="error">Could not fetch the API</Alert>;
   }
 
-  const definitionWidget = definitionWidgets.find(
-    d => d.type === apiEntity.spec.type,
-  );
+  const definitionWidget = getApiDefinitionWidget(apiEntity);
 
   if (definitionWidget) {
     return (
       <TabbedCard title={apiEntity.metadata.name}>
-        <CardTab label={definitionWidget.title}>
+        <CardTab label={definitionWidget.title} key="widget">
           {definitionWidget.component(apiEntity.spec.definition)}
         </CardTab>
-        <CardTab label="Raw">
+        <CardTab label="Raw" key="raw">
           <PlainApiDefinitionWidget
             definition={apiEntity.spec.definition}
             language={definitionWidget.rawLanguage || apiEntity.spec.type}
@@ -103,7 +95,7 @@ export const ApiDefinitionCard = (props: Props) => {
       title={apiEntity.metadata.name}
       children={[
         // Has to be an array, otherwise typescript doesn't like that this has only a single child
-        <CardTab label={apiEntity.spec.type}>
+        <CardTab label={apiEntity.spec.type} key="raw">
           <PlainApiDefinitionWidget
             definition={apiEntity.spec.definition}
             language={apiEntity.spec.type}
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiDefinitionCard/index.ts b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiDefinitionCard/index.ts
index b2a2f3af62..de7856f70c 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiDefinitionCard/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/ApiDefinitionCard/index.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { ApiDefinitionCard } from './ApiDefinitionCard';
+export type { ApiDefinitionWidget } from './ApiDefinitionCard';
+export {
+  ApiDefinitionCard,
+  defaultDefinitionWidgets,
+} from './ApiDefinitionCard';
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/index.ts b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/index.ts
index 55b9517f9c..cf9b189091 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { ApiDefinitionCard } from './ApiDefinitionCard';
+export type { ApiDefinitionWidget } from './ApiDefinitionCard';
+export {
+  ApiDefinitionCard,
+  defaultDefinitionWidgets,
+} from './ApiDefinitionCard';
 export { AsyncApiDefinitionWidget } from './AsyncApiDefinitionWidget';
 export { OpenApiDefinitionWidget } from './OpenApiDefinitionWidget';
 export { PlainApiDefinitionWidget } from './PlainApiDefinitionWidget';
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/config.ts b/plugins/api-docs/src/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a90189a037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { ApiEntity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { createApiRef } from '@backstage/core';
+import { ApiDefinitionWidget } from './components';
+
+export const apiDocsConfigRef = createApiRef<ApiDocsConfig>({
+  id: 'plugin.api-docs.config',
+  description: 'Used to configure api-docs widgets',
+});
+
+export interface ApiDocsConfig {
+  getApiDefinitionWidget: (
+    apiEntity: ApiEntity,
+  ) => ApiDefinitionWidget | undefined;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/api-docs/src/plugin.ts
index bd9c968d5b..3fcbe8a1f4 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/plugin.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,30 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { createPlugin } from '@backstage/core';
+import { ApiEntity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { createApiFactory, createPlugin } from '@backstage/core';
 import { ApiExplorerPage } from './components/ApiExplorerPage/ApiExplorerPage';
+import { defaultDefinitionWidgets } from './components/ApiDefinitionCard';
 import { ApiEntityPage } from './components/ApiEntityPage/ApiEntityPage';
 import { entityRoute, rootRoute } from './routes';
+import { apiDocsConfigRef } from './config';
 
 export const plugin = createPlugin({
   id: 'api-docs',
+  apis: [
+    createApiFactory({
+      api: apiDocsConfigRef,
+      deps: {},
+      factory: () => {
+        const definitionWidgets = defaultDefinitionWidgets();
+        return {
+          getApiDefinitionWidget: (apiEntity: ApiEntity) => {
+            return definitionWidgets.find(d => d.type === apiEntity.spec.type);
+          },
+        };
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
   register({ router }) {
     router.addRoute(rootRoute, ApiExplorerPage);
     router.addRoute(entityRoute, ApiEntityPage);
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/routes.ts b/plugins/api-docs/src/routes.ts
index eea911dd62..d2d8ef10c5 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/routes.ts
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/routes.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ export const rootRoute = createRouteRef({
   path: '/api-docs',
   title: 'APIs',
 });
+
 export const entityRoute = createRouteRef({
   icon: NoIcon,
   path: '/api-docs/:optionalNamespaceAndName/',
   title: 'API',
 });
+
 export const catalogRoute = createRouteRef({
   icon: NoIcon,
   path: '',