diff --git a/packages/app/src/apis.ts b/packages/app/src/apis.ts
index 77252ac458..a9a1d4cff7 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/apis.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/apis.ts
@@ -15,33 +15,10 @@
  */
 
 import {
-  alertApiRef,
   errorApiRef,
-  AlertApiForwarder,
-  ErrorApiForwarder,
-  ErrorAlerter,
-  featureFlagsApiRef,
-  FeatureFlags,
   discoveryApiRef,
   UrlPatternDiscovery,
-  GoogleAuth,
-  GithubAuth,
-  OAuth2,
-  OktaAuth,
-  GitlabAuth,
-  Auth0Auth,
-  MicrosoftAuth,
-  oauthRequestApiRef,
-  OAuthRequestManager,
-  googleAuthApiRef,
   githubAuthApiRef,
-  oauth2ApiRef,
-  oktaAuthApiRef,
-  gitlabAuthApiRef,
-  auth0AuthApiRef,
-  microsoftAuthApiRef,
-  storageApiRef,
-  WebStorage,
   createApiFactory,
   configApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/core';
@@ -83,18 +60,6 @@ import {
 } from '@roadiehq/backstage-plugin-github-pull-requests';
 
 export const apis = [
-  createApiFactory(alertApiRef, new AlertApiForwarder()),
-  createApiFactory({
-    implements: errorApiRef,
-    deps: { alertApi: alertApiRef },
-    factory: ({ alertApi }) =>
-      new ErrorAlerter(alertApi, new ErrorApiForwarder()),
-  }),
-  createApiFactory({
-    implements: storageApiRef,
-    deps: { errorApi: errorApiRef },
-    factory: ({ errorApi }) => WebStorage.create({ errorApi }),
-  }),
   createApiFactory({
     implements: discoveryApiRef,
     deps: { configApi: configApiRef },
@@ -121,7 +86,6 @@ export const apis = [
       ),
   }),
   createApiFactory(githubActionsApiRef, new GithubActionsClient()),
-  createApiFactory(featureFlagsApiRef, new FeatureFlags()),
   createApiFactory({
     implements: lighthouseApiRef,
     deps: { configApi: configApiRef },
@@ -129,75 +93,11 @@ export const apis = [
   }),
   createApiFactory(travisCIApiRef, new TravisCIApi()),
   createApiFactory(githubPullRequestsApiRef, new GithubPullRequestsClient()),
-  createApiFactory(oauthRequestApiRef, new OAuthRequestManager()),
   createApiFactory({
     implements: techRadarApiRef,
     deps: {},
     factory: () => new TechRadar({ width: 1500, height: 800 }),
   }),
-  createApiFactory({
-    implements: googleAuthApiRef,
-    deps: {
-      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
-      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
-    },
-    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
-      GoogleAuth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
-  }),
-  createApiFactory({
-    implements: microsoftAuthApiRef,
-    deps: {
-      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
-      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
-    },
-    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
-      MicrosoftAuth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
-  }),
-  createApiFactory({
-    implements: githubAuthApiRef,
-    deps: {
-      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
-      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
-    },
-    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
-      GithubAuth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
-  }),
-  createApiFactory({
-    implements: oktaAuthApiRef,
-    deps: {
-      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
-      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
-    },
-    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
-      OktaAuth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
-  }),
-  createApiFactory({
-    implements: gitlabAuthApiRef,
-    deps: {
-      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
-      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
-    },
-    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
-      GitlabAuth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
-  }),
-  createApiFactory({
-    implements: auth0AuthApiRef,
-    deps: {
-      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
-      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
-    },
-    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
-      Auth0Auth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
-  }),
-  createApiFactory({
-    implements: oauth2ApiRef,
-    deps: {
-      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
-      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
-    },
-    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
-      OAuth2.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
-  }),
   createApiFactory({
     implements: catalogApiRef,
     deps: { discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef },
diff --git a/packages/core-api/src/app/App.tsx b/packages/core-api/src/app/App.tsx
index b5434522fe..1897a12d16 100644
--- a/packages/core-api/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-api/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type FullAppOptions = {
   components: AppComponents;
   themes: AppTheme[];
   configLoader?: AppConfigLoader;
-  defaultApiFactories: Iterable<AnyApiFactory>;
+  defaultApis: Iterable<AnyApiFactory>;
 };
 
 function useConfigLoader(
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class PrivateAppImpl implements BackstageApp {
   private readonly components: AppComponents;
   private readonly themes: AppTheme[];
   private readonly configLoader?: AppConfigLoader;
-  private readonly defaultApiFactories: Iterable<AnyApiFactory>;
+  private readonly defaultApis: Iterable<AnyApiFactory>;
 
   private readonly identityApi = new AppIdentity();
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export class PrivateAppImpl implements BackstageApp {
     this.components = options.components;
     this.themes = options.themes;
     this.configLoader = options.configLoader;
-    this.defaultApiFactories = options.defaultApiFactories;
+    this.defaultApis = options.defaultApis;
   }
 
   getPlugins(): BackstagePlugin[] {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export class PrivateAppImpl implements BackstageApp {
       factory: () => this.identityApi,
     });
 
-    for (const factory of this.defaultApiFactories) {
+    for (const factory of this.defaultApis) {
       registry.register('default', factory);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/createApp.tsx b/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/createApp.tsx
index 6073b3cef6..7fe77423e2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/createApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/createApp.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { BrowserRouter, MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { ErrorPage } from '../layout/ErrorPage';
 import { Progress } from '../components/Progress';
+import { defaultApis } from './defaultApis';
 import { lightTheme, darkTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
 import { AppConfig, JsonObject } from '@backstage/config';
 
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ export function createApp(options?: AppOptions) {
     components,
     themes,
     configLoader,
-    defaultApiFactories: [],
+    defaultApis,
   });
 
   app.verify();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/defaultApis.ts b/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/defaultApis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c471ce25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/api-wrappers/defaultApis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/*
+ * 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 {
+  alertApiRef,
+  errorApiRef,
+  AlertApiForwarder,
+  ErrorApiForwarder,
+  ErrorAlerter,
+  featureFlagsApiRef,
+  FeatureFlags,
+  discoveryApiRef,
+  GoogleAuth,
+  GithubAuth,
+  OAuth2,
+  OktaAuth,
+  GitlabAuth,
+  Auth0Auth,
+  MicrosoftAuth,
+  oauthRequestApiRef,
+  OAuthRequestManager,
+  googleAuthApiRef,
+  githubAuthApiRef,
+  oauth2ApiRef,
+  oktaAuthApiRef,
+  gitlabAuthApiRef,
+  auth0AuthApiRef,
+  microsoftAuthApiRef,
+  storageApiRef,
+  WebStorage,
+  createApiFactory,
+} from '@backstage/core-api';
+
+export const defaultApis = [
+  createApiFactory(alertApiRef, new AlertApiForwarder()),
+  createApiFactory({
+    implements: errorApiRef,
+    deps: { alertApi: alertApiRef },
+    factory: ({ alertApi }) =>
+      new ErrorAlerter(alertApi, new ErrorApiForwarder()),
+  }),
+  createApiFactory({
+    implements: storageApiRef,
+    deps: { errorApi: errorApiRef },
+    factory: ({ errorApi }) => WebStorage.create({ errorApi }),
+  }),
+  createApiFactory(featureFlagsApiRef, new FeatureFlags()),
+  createApiFactory(oauthRequestApiRef, new OAuthRequestManager()),
+  createApiFactory({
+    implements: googleAuthApiRef,
+    deps: {
+      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
+    },
+    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
+      GoogleAuth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
+  }),
+  createApiFactory({
+    implements: microsoftAuthApiRef,
+    deps: {
+      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
+    },
+    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
+      MicrosoftAuth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
+  }),
+  createApiFactory({
+    implements: githubAuthApiRef,
+    deps: {
+      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
+    },
+    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
+      GithubAuth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
+  }),
+  createApiFactory({
+    implements: oktaAuthApiRef,
+    deps: {
+      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
+    },
+    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
+      OktaAuth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
+  }),
+  createApiFactory({
+    implements: gitlabAuthApiRef,
+    deps: {
+      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
+    },
+    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
+      GitlabAuth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
+  }),
+  createApiFactory({
+    implements: auth0AuthApiRef,
+    deps: {
+      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
+    },
+    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
+      Auth0Auth.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
+  }),
+  createApiFactory({
+    implements: oauth2ApiRef,
+    deps: {
+      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+      oauthRequestApi: oauthRequestApiRef,
+    },
+    factory: ({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }) =>
+      OAuth2.create({ discoveryApi, oauthRequestApi }),
+  }),
+];