diff --git a/.changeset/slimy-socks-pump.md b/.changeset/slimy-socks-pump.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fae7da78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slimy-socks-pump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-tech-insights': patch
+---
+
+expose apiRef
diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights/api-report.md b/plugins/tech-insights/api-report.md
index e7f30a2b30..279545091c 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights/api-report.md
@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@
 ```ts
 /// <reference types="react" />
 
+import { ApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { BackstagePlugin } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { CheckResult } from '@backstage/plugin-tech-insights-common';
+import { EntityName } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { default as React_2 } from 'react';
 import { RouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const EntityTechInsightsScorecardContent: () => JSX.Element;
 
+// Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "TechInsightsApi" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "techInsightsApiRef" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export const techInsightsApiRef: ApiRef<TechInsightsApi>;
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const techInsightsPlugin: BackstagePlugin<
   {
diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights/src/index.ts b/plugins/tech-insights/src/index.ts
index 273c11fd71..a6a4bee3e3 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights/src/index.ts
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ export {
   techInsightsPlugin,
   EntityTechInsightsScorecardContent,
 } from './plugin';
+
+export { techInsightsApiRef } from './api/TechInsightsApi';