diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 011325b..e7f30ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ julia> using PublicAPI
 julia> apis = PublicAPI.of(PublicAPI);
 
 julia> sort!(fullname.(apis))
-3-element Vector{Tuple{Symbol, Symbol}}:
+4-element Vector{Tuple{Symbol, Symbol}}:
  (:PublicAPI, Symbol("@public"))
  (:PublicAPI, Symbol("@strict"))
+ (:PublicAPI, :API)
  (:PublicAPI, :of)
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/src/index.md b/docs/src/index.md
index 5b5b47e..d87c1c0 100644
--- a/docs/src/index.md
+++ b/docs/src/index.md
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ PublicAPI
 PublicAPI.@public
 PublicAPI.@strict
 PublicAPI.of
+PublicAPI.API
 ```
diff --git a/src/PublicAPI.jl b/src/PublicAPI.jl
index 55279b4..abc37b7 100644
--- a/src/PublicAPI.jl
+++ b/src/PublicAPI.jl
@@ -2,14 +2,26 @@ baremodule PublicAPI
 
 export @public
 
+module InternalPrelude
+function _API end
+end
+
 macro public end
 macro strict end
 
 function of end
 
+struct API
+    mod::Module
+    var::Symbol
+
+    InternalPrelude._API(mod::Module, var::Symbol) = new(mod, var)
+end
+
 module Internal
 
-using ..PublicAPI: PublicAPI
+using ..PublicAPI.InternalPrelude: _API
+using ..PublicAPI: PublicAPI, API
 import ..PublicAPI: @public, @strict
 
 include("registry.jl")
@@ -33,5 +45,6 @@ Internal.define_docstring()
 @public @public
 @public @strict
 @public of
+@public API
 
 end  # baremodule PublicAPI
diff --git a/src/query.jl b/src/query.jl
index ad49082..a79a4c6 100644
--- a/src/query.jl
+++ b/src/query.jl
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
-struct API
-    mod::Module
-    var::Symbol
-end
-
-Base.fullname(api::API) = (fullname(api.mod)..., api.var)
-Base.Module(api::API) = api.mod
-Base.nameof(api::API) = api.var
-
 """
-    PublicAPI.of(provider::Module; [recursive = true]) -> apis::Vector
+    PublicAPI.API
 
-List public API from the `provider` module.
+A value representing an API.
 
-Each element `api` of `apis` supports the following accessor functions:
+An `api::API` supports the following accessor functions:
 
 * `Module(api) :: Module`: module in which the API is defined
 * `nameof(api) :: Symbol`: the name of the API in the module
 * `fullname(api) :: Tuple{Vararg{Symbol}}`: the components of the
   fully-qualified name; i.e., `(:Package, :SubModule, :function)` for
   `Package.SubModule.function`.
+"""
+PublicAPI.API
+
+Base.fullname(api::API) = (fullname(api.mod)..., api.var)
+Base.Module(api::API) = api.mod
+Base.nameof(api::API) = api.var
+
+"""
+    PublicAPI.of(provider::Module; [recursive = true]) -> apis::Vector{PublicAPI.API}
+
+List public API from the `provider` module.
+
+See [`PublicAPI.API`](@ref) for methods supported by each element of `apis`.
 
 The `provider` module itself is not included in the `apis`.
 
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ function PublicAPI.of(provider::Module; recursive::Bool = true)
             registry = getfield(m, API_REGISTRY_NAME)
             if registry isa Vector{Symbol}
                 for n in registry
-                    push!(apis, API(m, n))
+                    push!(apis, _API(m, n))
                     mayberecurse(n)
                 end
             else
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ function PublicAPI.of(provider::Module; recursive::Bool = true)
             end
             n === nameof(m) && continue  # avoid the module to be listed twice
             if isdefined(m, n)
-                push!(apis, API(m, n))
+                push!(apis, _API(m, n))
                 mayberecurse(n)
             else
                 # Should error?
diff --git a/test/PublicAPITests/src/test_query.jl b/test/PublicAPITests/src/test_query.jl
index ff86bd6..ed655a9 100644
--- a/test/PublicAPITests/src/test_query.jl
+++ b/test/PublicAPITests/src/test_query.jl
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import ..PublicAPITests
 
 function test_of()
     apis = PublicAPI.of(PublicAPI)
-    @test sort!(nameof.(apis)) == [Symbol("@public"), Symbol("@strict"), :of]
-    @test Module.(apis) == fill(PublicAPI, 3)
+    @test sort!(nameof.(apis)) == [Symbol("@public"), Symbol("@strict"), :API, :of]
+    @test Module.(apis) == fill(PublicAPI, 4)
 end
 
 function test_recursive()