diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Api/BasicApiProvider.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Api/BasicApiProvider.cs
index a2d9114f7a..d20e897058 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Api/BasicApiProvider.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Api/BasicApiProvider.cs
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 {
 	public class BasicApiProvider : IExternalApiProvider
 	{
-		private readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<Type, IExternalApi> _libs;
+		public IReadOnlyCollection<Type> AvailableApis => Container.Libraries.Keys.ToList();
 
-		public IReadOnlyCollection<Type> AvailableApis => _libs.Keys.ToList();
+		public ApiContainer Container { get; }
 
-		public BasicApiProvider(ApiContainer apiContainer) => _libs = apiContainer.Libraries;
+		public BasicApiProvider(ApiContainer apiContainer) => Container = apiContainer;
 
-		public object? GetApi(Type t) => _libs.TryGetValue(t, out var api) ? api : null;
+		public object? GetApi(Type t) => Container.Libraries.TryGetValue(t, out var api) ? api : null;
 
-		public bool HasApi(Type t) => _libs.ContainsKey(t);
+		public bool HasApi(Type t) => Container.Libraries.ContainsKey(t);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Api/IExternalApiProvider.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Api/IExternalApiProvider.cs
index eefa6c855c..2842c9f0d2 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Api/IExternalApiProvider.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/Api/IExternalApiProvider.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		/// <returns>a list of all currently registered <see cref="IExternalApi">APIs</see> that are available</returns>
 		IReadOnlyCollection<Type> AvailableApis { get; }
 
+		ApiContainer Container { get; }
+
 		/// <returns>an instance of the <see cref="IExternalApi"/> <paramref name="t"/> iff available else <see langword="null"/></returns>
 		object? GetApi(Type t);