diff --git a/.changeset/modern-timers-obey.md b/.changeset/modern-timers-obey.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7268d4961d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/modern-timers-obey.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added configuration schema for the commonly used properties of techdocs and techdocs-backend plugins
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/config.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b51d86138a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+/**
+ * techdocs schema below is an abstract of what's used within techdocs-backend and for its visibility
+ * to view the complete techdoc schema please refer: plugins/techdocs/config.d.ts
+ * */
+export interface Config {
+  /** Configuration options for the techdocs-backend plugin */
+  techdocs: {
+    /**
+     * attr: 'storageUrl' - accepts a string value
+     * e.g. storageUrl: http://localhost:7000/api/techdocs/static/docs
+     */
+    storageUrl: string;
+    /**
+     * documentation building process depends on the builder attr
+     * attr: 'builder' - accepts a string value
+     * e.g. builder: 'local'
+     * alternative: 'external' etc.
+     * @see http://backstage.io/docs/features/techdocs/configuration
+     */
+    builder: 'local' | 'external';
+    /**
+     * techdocs publisher information
+     */
+    publisher: {
+      /**
+       * attr: 'type' - accepts a string value
+       * e.g. type: 'local'
+       * aleternatives: 'googleGcs' etc.
+       * @see http://backstage.io/docs/features/techdocs/configuration
+       */
+      type: 'local' | 'googleGcs' | 'awsS3';
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
index cbe872b86a..b0dfcf90f1 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
     "supertest": "^4.0.2"
   },
   "files": [
-    "dist"
-  ]
+    "dist",
+    "config.d.ts"
+  ],
+  "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/config.d.ts b/plugins/techdocs/config.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..543579e85f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/config.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+export interface Config {
+  /** Configuration options for the techdocs plugin */
+  techdocs: {
+    /**
+     * attr: 'requestUrl' - accepts a string value
+     * e.g. requestUrl: http://localhost:7000/api/techdocs
+     * @visibility frontend
+     */
+    requestUrl: string;
+    /**
+     * attr: 'storageUrl' - accepts a string value
+     * e.g. storageUrl: http://localhost:7000/api/techdocs/static/docs
+     */
+    storageUrl: string;
+    /**
+     * documentation building process depends on the builder attr
+     * attr: 'builder' - accepts a string value
+     * e.g. builder: 'local'
+     * alternative: 'external' etc.
+     * @see http://backstage.io/docs/features/techdocs/configuration
+     * @visibility frontend
+     */
+    builder: 'local' | 'external';
+
+    /**
+     * techdocs publisher information
+     */
+    generators?: {
+      /**
+       * attr: 'techdocs' - accepts a string value
+       * e.g. type: 'docker'
+       * aleternatives: 'local' etc.
+       * @see http://backstage.io/docs/features/techdocs/configuration
+       */
+      techdocs: 'local' | 'docker';
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * techdocs publisher information
+     */
+    publisher?:
+      | {
+          /**
+           * attr: 'type' - accepts a string value
+           * e.g. type: 'local'
+           * aleternatives: 'googleGcs' etc.
+           * @see http://backstage.io/docs/features/techdocs/configuration
+           */
+          type: 'local' | 'awsS3';
+        }
+      | {
+          /**
+           * attr: 'type' - accepts a string value
+           * e.g. type: 'googleGcs'
+           * aleternatives: 'googleGcs' etc.
+           * @see http://backstage.io/docs/features/techdocs/configuration
+           */
+          type: 'googleGcs';
+
+          /**
+           * googleGcs required when 'type' is set to googleGcs
+           */
+          googleGcs?: {
+            /**
+             * API key used to write to a storage bucket.
+             * attr: 'credentials' - accepts a string value
+             * @visibility secret
+             */
+            credentials: string;
+            /**
+             * GCP Project ID where the Cloud Storage Bucket is hosted.
+             * attr: 'projectId' - accepts a string value
+             * @visibility secret
+             */
+            projectId: string;
+            /**
+             * Cloud Storage Bucket Name
+             * attr: 'bucketName' - accepts a string value
+             * @visibility secret
+             */
+            bucketName: string;
+          };
+        };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/package.json b/plugins/techdocs/package.json
index c9f8bc5da2..b3841129fc 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/package.json
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/package.json
@@ -63,85 +63,8 @@
     "msw": "^0.21.2"
   },
   "files": [
-    "dist"
+    "dist",
+    "config.d.ts"
   ],
-  "configSchema": {
-    "$schema": "https://backstage.io/schema/config-v1",
-    "title": "@backstage/techdocs",
-    "type": "object",
-    "properties": {
-      "techdocs": {
-        "type": "object",
-        "properties": {
-          "requestUrl": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "visibility": "frontend"
-          },
-          "storageUrl": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "visibility": "backend"
-          },
-          "generators": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "properties": {
-              "techdocs": {
-                "type": "string",
-                "visibility": "backend"
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          "builder": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "visibility": "frontend"
-          },
-          "publisher": {
-            "oneOf": [
-              {
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                  "type": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "const": "local",
-                    "visibility": "backend"
-                  }
-                }
-              },
-              {
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                  "type": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "const": "googleGcs",
-                    "visibility": "backend"
-                  },
-                  "googleGcs": {
-                    "type": "object",
-                    "properties": {
-                      "credentials": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "visibility": "secret"
-                      },
-                      "projectId": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "visibility": "secret"
-                      },
-                      "bucketName": {
-                        "type": "string",
-                        "visibility": "secret"
-                      }
-                    }
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        },
-        "required": [
-          "requestUrl",
-          "storageUrl",
-          "builder"
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }