diff --git a/changes/xxxx.doc.rst b/changes/xxxx.doc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..115b423892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/xxxx.doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added migration guide for ``zarr.storage.contains_array()`` and ``zarr.storage.contains_group()``.
diff --git a/changes/xxxx.feature.rst b/changes/xxxx.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97d1590a73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/xxxx.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added `zarr.storage.get_node` to get a node within a store.
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/v3_migration.rst b/docs/user-guide/v3_migration.rst
index a6258534e4..0bd59fdeb1 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/v3_migration.rst
+++ b/docs/user-guide/v3_migration.rst
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ The Group class
 The Store class
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-The Store API has changed significant in Zarr-Python 3. The most notable changes to the
-Store API are:
+The Store API has changed significant in Zarr-Python 3.
 
 Store Import Paths
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -156,8 +155,30 @@ Common replacements:
    change ensures that all store methods are non-blocking and are as performant as
    possible.
 
-Beyond the changes store interface, a number of deprecated stores were also removed in
-Zarr-Python 3. See :issue:`1274` for more details on the removal of these stores.
+Removed store API
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+``zarr.storage.contains_array()`` and ``zarr.storage.contains_group()`` have been removed.
+Instead, use `zarr.storage.get_node`, and check the return type, e.g.,
+
+>>> import zarr
+>>> import zarr.storage
+>>>
+>>> store = zarr.storage.MemoryStore()
+>>> root = zarr.create_group(store=store)
+>>> isinstance(zarr.storage.get_node(store, path="", zarr_format=3), zarr.Group)
+True
+>>>
+>>> root.create_array("b", shape=(1,), dtype=int)
+<Array memory://.../b shape=(1,) dtype=int64>
+>>> isinstance(zarr.storage.get_node(store, path="b", zarr_format=3), zarr.Array)
+True
+
+Removed stores
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+A number of deprecated stores were removed in Zarr-Python 3. See :issue:`1274` for more
+details on the removal of these stores.
 
 - ``N5Store`` - see https://github.com/zarr-developers/n5py for an alternative interface to
   N5 formatted data.
diff --git a/src/zarr/core/sync_group.py b/src/zarr/core/sync_group.py
index 39d8a17992..57527535a6 100644
--- a/src/zarr/core/sync_group.py
+++ b/src/zarr/core/sync_group.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from zarr.core.group import create_hierarchy as create_hierarchy_async
 from zarr.core.group import create_nodes as create_nodes_async
 from zarr.core.group import create_rooted_hierarchy as create_rooted_hierarchy_async
-from zarr.core.group import get_node as get_node_async
 from zarr.core.sync import _collect_aiterator, sync
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@
 
     from zarr.abc.store import Store
     from zarr.core.array import Array
-    from zarr.core.common import ZarrFormat
     from zarr.core.metadata import ArrayV2Metadata, ArrayV3Metadata
 
 
@@ -138,24 +136,3 @@ def create_rooted_hierarchy(
     """
     async_node = sync(create_rooted_hierarchy_async(store=store, nodes=nodes, overwrite=overwrite))
     return _parse_async_node(async_node)
-
-
-def get_node(store: Store, path: str, zarr_format: ZarrFormat) -> Array | Group:
-    """
-    Get an Array or Group from a path in a Store.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    store : Store
-        The store-like object to read from.
-    path : str
-        The path to the node to read.
-    zarr_format : {2, 3}
-        The zarr format of the node to read.
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    Array | Group
-    """
-
-    return _parse_async_node(sync(get_node_async(store=store, path=path, zarr_format=zarr_format)))
diff --git a/src/zarr/storage/__init__.py b/src/zarr/storage/__init__.py
index 6721139375..60c51d347e 100644
--- a/src/zarr/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/src/zarr/storage/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Any
 
-from zarr.storage._common import StoreLike, StorePath
+from zarr.storage._common import StoreLike, StorePath, get_node
 from zarr.storage._fsspec import FsspecStore
 from zarr.storage._local import LocalStore
 from zarr.storage._logging import LoggingStore
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "StorePath",
     "WrapperStore",
     "ZipStore",
+    "get_node",
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/src/zarr/storage/_common.py b/src/zarr/storage/_common.py
index d81369f142..e91ca1fe76 100644
--- a/src/zarr/storage/_common.py
+++ b/src/zarr/storage/_common.py
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 from zarr.abc.store import ByteRequest, Store
 from zarr.core.buffer import Buffer, default_buffer_prototype
 from zarr.core.common import ZARR_JSON, ZARRAY_JSON, ZGROUP_JSON, AccessModeLiteral, ZarrFormat
+from zarr.core.sync import sync
 from zarr.errors import ContainsArrayAndGroupError, ContainsArrayError, ContainsGroupError
 from zarr.storage._local import LocalStore
 from zarr.storage._memory import MemoryStore
 from zarr.storage._utils import normalize_path
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from zarr import Array, Group
     from zarr.core.buffer import BufferPrototype
 
 
@@ -505,3 +507,26 @@ async def contains_group(store_path: StorePath, zarr_format: ZarrFormat) -> bool
         return await (store_path / ZGROUP_JSON).exists()
     msg = f"Invalid zarr_format provided. Got {zarr_format}, expected 2 or 3"  # type: ignore[unreachable]
     raise ValueError(msg)
+
+
+def get_node(store: Store, path: str, zarr_format: ZarrFormat) -> Array | Group:
+    """
+    Get an Array or Group from a path in a Store.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    store : Store
+        The store-like object to read from.
+    path : str
+        The path to the node to read.
+    zarr_format : {2, 3}
+        The zarr format of the node to read.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Array | Group
+    """
+    from zarr.core.group import _parse_async_node
+    from zarr.core.group import get_node as get_node_async
+
+    return _parse_async_node(sync(get_node_async(store=store, path=path, zarr_format=zarr_format)))
diff --git a/tests/test_group.py b/tests/test_group.py
index 1e4f31b5d6..5726fb0faf 100644
--- a/tests/test_group.py
+++ b/tests/test_group.py
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ def test_create_nodes_concurrency_limit(store: MemoryStore) -> None:
         (zarr.core.group.create_hierarchy, zarr.core.sync_group.create_hierarchy),
         (zarr.core.group.create_nodes, zarr.core.sync_group.create_nodes),
         (zarr.core.group.create_rooted_hierarchy, zarr.core.sync_group.create_rooted_hierarchy),
-        (zarr.core.group.get_node, zarr.core.sync_group.get_node),
+        (zarr.core.group.get_node, zarr.storage.get_node),
     ],
 )
 def test_consistent_signatures(
@@ -1594,7 +1594,9 @@ async def test_create_hierarchy(
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Invalid impl: {impl}")
     if not overwrite:
-        extra_group = sync_group.get_node(store=store, path="group/extra", zarr_format=zarr_format)
+        extra_group = zarr.storage.get_node(
+            store=store, path="group/extra", zarr_format=zarr_format
+        )
         assert extra_group.metadata.attributes == {"path": "group/extra"}
     else:
         with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
@@ -1713,7 +1715,7 @@ async def test_group_create_hierarchy(
             assert all_members[k].metadata == v == extant_created[k].metadata
     # ensure that we left the root group as-is
     assert (
-        sync_group.get_node(store=store, path=group_path, zarr_format=zarr_format).attrs.asdict()
+        zarr.storage.get_node(store=store, path=group_path, zarr_format=zarr_format).attrs.asdict()
         == root_attrs
     )