diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/apis/ApiRegistry.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/apis/ApiRegistry.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78071db153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/apis/ApiRegistry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you 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.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.apis;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * A registry for holding {@link org.jclouds.apis.ApiMetadata}.
+ */
+public class ApiRegistry {
+
+  private static final Set<ApiMetadata> apis = new HashSet<ApiMetadata>();
+
+  public static void registerApi(ApiMetadata api) {
+    apis.add(api);
+  }
+
+  public static void unRegisterApi(ApiMetadata api) {
+    apis.remove(api);
+  }
+
+  public static Iterable<ApiMetadata> fromRegistry() {
+    return Iterable.class.cast(apis);
+  }
+
+  public static void clear() {
+    apis.clear();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/apis/Apis.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/apis/Apis.java
index fbb4c14282..484a6c5eaa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/apis/Apis.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/apis/Apis.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class Apis {
     * @return all available apis
     */
    public static Iterable<ApiMetadata> all() {
-      return fromServiceLoader();
+      return Iterables.concat(fromServiceLoader(), ApiRegistry.fromRegistry());
    }
 
    /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/osgi/Activator.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/osgi/Activator.java
index 64de199e1d..087585dd85 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/osgi/Activator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/osgi/Activator.java
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
  */
 package org.jclouds.osgi;
 
+import org.jclouds.apis.ApiRegistry;
 import org.jclouds.providers.ProviderRegistry;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 
 public class Activator implements BundleActivator {
 
-  ProviderBundleListener bundleListener = new ProviderBundleListener();
+  MetadataBundleListener bundleListener = new MetadataBundleListener();
 
   /**
    * Called when this bundle is started so the Framework can perform the
@@ -67,5 +68,6 @@ public class Activator implements BundleActivator {
   public void stop(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
     context.removeBundleListener(bundleListener);
     ProviderRegistry.clear();
+    ApiRegistry.clear();
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/osgi/ProviderBundleListener.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/osgi/MetadataBundleListener.java
similarity index 55%
rename from core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/osgi/ProviderBundleListener.java
rename to core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/osgi/MetadataBundleListener.java
index 01d3a267b6..9a996c43d6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/osgi/ProviderBundleListener.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/osgi/MetadataBundleListener.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.jclouds.osgi;
 
+import org.jclouds.apis.ApiMetadata;
+import org.jclouds.apis.ApiRegistry;
 import org.jclouds.providers.ProviderMetadata;
 import org.jclouds.providers.ProviderRegistry;
 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
@@ -32,30 +34,41 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
- * A {@link BundleListener} that listens for {@link BundleEvent} and searches for {@link org.jclouds.providers.ProviderMetadata} in newly
+ * A {@link BundleListener} that listens for {@link BundleEvent} and searches for {@link org.jclouds.providers.ProviderMetadata} and {@ling org.jclouds.apis.ApiMetadata} in newly
  * installed Bundles. This is used as a workaround for OSGi environments where the ServiceLoader cannot cross bundle
  * boundaries.
  */
-public class ProviderBundleListener implements BundleListener {
+public class MetadataBundleListener implements BundleListener {
 
-  private Map<Long, ProviderMetadata> bundleMetadataMap = new HashMap<Long, ProviderMetadata>();
+  private Map<Long, ProviderMetadata> providerMetadataMap = new HashMap<Long, ProviderMetadata>();
+  private Map<Long, ApiMetadata> apiMetadataMap = new HashMap<Long, ApiMetadata>();
 
   @Override
   public void bundleChanged(BundleEvent event) {
-    ProviderMetadata metadata;
+    ProviderMetadata providerMetadata;
+    ApiMetadata apiMetadata;
     switch (event.getType()) {
       case BundleEvent.STARTED:
-        metadata = getProviderMetadata(event.getBundle());
-        if (metadata != null) {
-          ProviderRegistry.registerProvider(metadata);
-          bundleMetadataMap.put(event.getBundle().getBundleId(), metadata);
+        providerMetadata = getProviderMetadata(event.getBundle());
+        apiMetadata = getApiMetadata(event.getBundle());
+        if (providerMetadata != null) {
+          ProviderRegistry.registerProvider(providerMetadata);
+          providerMetadataMap.put(event.getBundle().getBundleId(), providerMetadata);
+        }
+        if (apiMetadata != null) {
+          ApiRegistry.registerApi(apiMetadata);
+          apiMetadataMap.put(event.getBundle().getBundleId(), apiMetadata);
         }
         break;
       case BundleEvent.STOPPING:
       case BundleEvent.STOPPED:
-        metadata = bundleMetadataMap.get(event.getBundle().getBundleId());
-        if (metadata != null) {
-          ProviderRegistry.uRegisterProvider(metadata);
+        providerMetadata = providerMetadataMap.get(event.getBundle().getBundleId());
+        apiMetadata = apiMetadataMap.get(event.getBundle().getBundleId());
+        if (providerMetadata != null) {
+          ProviderRegistry.uRegisterProvider(providerMetadata);
+        }
+        if (apiMetadata != null) {
+          ApiRegistry.unRegisterApi(apiMetadata);
         }
         break;
     }
@@ -72,8 +85,8 @@ public class ProviderBundleListener implements BundleListener {
     String className = getProviderMetadataClassName(bundle);
     if (className != null && !className.isEmpty()) {
       try {
-        Class<? extends ProviderMetadata> provideClass = bundle.loadClass(className);
-        metadata = provideClass.newInstance();
+        Class<? extends ProviderMetadata> providerMetadataClass = bundle.loadClass(className);
+        metadata = providerMetadataClass.newInstance();
       } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
         // ignore
       } catch (InstantiationException e) {
@@ -86,13 +99,32 @@ public class ProviderBundleListener implements BundleListener {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Retrieves the {@link ProviderMetadata} class name for the bundle if it exists.
+   * Creates an instance of {@link ApiMetadata} from the {@link Bundle}.
    *
    * @param bundle
    * @return
    */
-  public String getProviderMetadataClassName(Bundle bundle) {
-    URL resource = bundle.getEntry("/META-INF/services/org.jclouds.providers.ProviderMetadata");
+  public ApiMetadata getApiMetadata(Bundle bundle) {
+    ApiMetadata metadata = null;
+    String className = getApiMetadataClassName(bundle);
+    if (className != null && !className.isEmpty()) {
+      try {
+        Class<? extends ApiMetadata> apiMetadataClass = bundle.loadClass(className);
+        metadata = apiMetadataClass.newInstance();
+      } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+        // ignore
+      } catch (InstantiationException e) {
+        // ignore
+      } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+        // ignore
+      }
+    }
+    return metadata;
+  }
+
+
+  public String getMetadataClassName(Bundle bundle, String pathToMetadata) {
+    URL resource = bundle.getEntry(pathToMetadata);
     InputStream is = null;
     InputStreamReader reader = null;
     BufferedReader bufferedReader = null;
@@ -126,4 +158,25 @@ public class ProviderBundleListener implements BundleListener {
     }
     return sb.toString().trim();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the {@link ProviderMetadata} class name for the bundle if it exists.
+   *
+   * @param bundle
+   * @return
+   */
+  public String getProviderMetadataClassName(Bundle bundle) {
+    return getMetadataClassName(bundle, "/META-INF/services/org.jclouds.providers.ProviderMetadata");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the {@link ProviderMetadata} class name for the bundle if it exists.
+   *
+   * @param bundle
+   * @return
+   */
+  public String getApiMetadataClassName(Bundle bundle) {
+    return getMetadataClassName(bundle, "/META-INF/services/org.jclouds.apis.ApiMetadata");
+  }
+
 }
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