diff --git a/.changeset/witty-kings-smoke.md b/.changeset/witty-kings-smoke.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d59716eeff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/witty-kings-smoke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': minor
+---
+
+Add `isApiType()` to EntitySwitch routing functions.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog/api-report.md
index 8766b983ca..a26099d613 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog/api-report.md
@@ -559,6 +559,11 @@ export interface HasSystemsCardProps {
   variant?: InfoCardVariants;
 }
 
+// @public
+export function isApiType(
+  types: string | string[],
+): (entity: Entity) => boolean;
+
 // @public
 export function isComponentType(
   types: string | string[],
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/conditions.test.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/conditions.test.ts
index 66408aec18..363ce772cb 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/conditions.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/conditions.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   isKind,
   isNamespace,
   isResourceType,
+  isApiType,
   isEntityWith,
 } from './conditions';
 
@@ -65,6 +66,27 @@ const notComponent: Entity = {
   spec: { type: 'service' },
 };
 
+const graphqlApi: Entity = {
+  apiVersion: '',
+  kind: 'api',
+  metadata: { name: 'aProtocol' },
+  spec: { type: 'graphql' },
+};
+
+const grpcApi: Entity = {
+  apiVersion: '',
+  kind: 'api',
+  metadata: { name: 'aProtocol' },
+  spec: { type: 'grpc' },
+};
+
+const notApi: Entity = {
+  apiVersion: '',
+  kind: 'not-api',
+  metadata: { name: 'aProtocol' },
+  spec: { type: 'grpc' },
+};
+
 const missingSpecType: Entity = {
   apiVersion: '',
   kind: 'another-type',
@@ -133,6 +155,26 @@ describe('isComponentType', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('isApiType', () => {
+  it('should false on non API kinds', () => {
+    const checkEntity = isApiType('openapi');
+
+    expect(checkEntity(notApi)).not.toBeTruthy();
+  });
+  it('should check for the intended type', () => {
+    const checkEntity = isApiType('grpc');
+
+    expect(checkEntity(graphqlApi)).not.toBeTruthy();
+    expect(checkEntity(grpcApi)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+  it('should check for multiple types', () => {
+    const checkEntity = isApiType(['grpc', 'graphql']);
+
+    expect(checkEntity(graphqlApi)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(checkEntity(grpcApi)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
+
 describe('isEntityWith', () => {
   it('allows for a kind-only check (empty type array)', () => {
     const checkEntity = isEntityWith({ kind: 'api', type: [] });
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/conditions.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/conditions.ts
index f834804141..890bcdac9c 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/conditions.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/conditions.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ export function isResourceType(types: string | string[]) {
   return isEntityWith({ kind: 'resource', type: types });
 }
 
+/**
+ * For use in EntitySwitch.Case. Matches if the entity is an API of a given spec.type.
+ * @public
+ */
+export function isApiType(types: string | string[]) {
+  return isEntityWith({ kind: 'api', type: types });
+}
+
 /**
  * For use in EntitySwitch.Case. Matches if the entity is the specified kind and type (if present).
  * @public
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/index.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/index.ts
index 8848f98866..a4e46c0b77 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/components/EntitySwitch/index.ts
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ export {
   isNamespace,
   isComponentType,
   isResourceType,
+  isApiType,
   isEntityWith,
 } from './conditions';