diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-tigers-drop.md b/.changeset/eleven-tigers-drop.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7abfe51744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-tigers-drop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-home': patch
+---
+
+Add the missing Vists API to the alpha plugin, fixing a crash due to the API not being installed.
diff --git a/plugins/home/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/home/report-alpha.api.md
index 98a8cab823..c7fcf8ab67 100644
--- a/plugins/home/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/home/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 > Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
 
 ```ts
+import { AnyApiFactory } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { AnyRouteRefParams } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ConfigurableExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExtensionDefinition } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -19,6 +20,21 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
   },
   {},
   {
+    'api:home/visits': ExtensionDefinition<{
+      kind: 'api';
+      name: 'visits';
+      config: {};
+      configInput: {};
+      output: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
+        AnyApiFactory,
+        'core.api.factory',
+        {}
+      >;
+      inputs: {};
+      params: {
+        factory: AnyApiFactory;
+      };
+    }>;
     'app-root-element:home/visit-listener': ExtensionDefinition<{
       kind: 'app-root-element';
       name: 'visit-listener';
diff --git a/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
index 880b53af40..0d5b0fb94c 100644
--- a/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/home/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ import {
   createFrontendPlugin,
   createRouteRef,
   AppRootElementBlueprint,
+  identityApiRef,
+  storageApiRef,
+  createApiFactory,
+  ApiBlueprint,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { compatWrapper } from '@backstage/core-compat-api';
 import { VisitListener } from './components/';
+import { visitsApiRef, VisitsStorageApi } from './api';
 
 const rootRouteRef = createRouteRef();
 
@@ -72,13 +77,28 @@ const visitListenerAppRootElement = AppRootElementBlueprint.make({
   },
 });
 
+const visitsApi = ApiBlueprint.make({
+  name: 'visits',
+  params: {
+    factory: createApiFactory({
+      api: visitsApiRef,
+      deps: {
+        storageApi: storageApiRef,
+        identityApi: identityApiRef,
+      },
+      factory: ({ storageApi, identityApi }) =>
+        VisitsStorageApi.create({ storageApi, identityApi }),
+    }),
+  },
+});
+
 /**
  * @alpha
  */
 export default createFrontendPlugin({
   pluginId: 'home',
   info: { packageJson: () => import('../package.json') },
-  extensions: [homePage, visitListenerAppRootElement],
+  extensions: [homePage, visitsApi, visitListenerAppRootElement],
   routes: {
     root: rootRouteRef,
   },