diff --git a/.changeset/catalog-import-export-api-snow-fight.md b/.changeset/catalog-import-export-api-snow-fight.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dce9811f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/catalog-import-export-api-snow-fight.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-import': patch
+---
+
+Export _api_ (Client, API, ref) from the catalog import plugin.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-import/src/index.ts
index ff7857cacd..dd8ca2bbb4 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/index.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 
 export { plugin } from './plugin';
 export { Router } from './components/Router';
+export * from './api';