diff --git a/api/CHANGELOG.md b/api/CHANGELOG.md
index d802680d8f..cc96483c76 100644
--- a/api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### :bug: (Bug Fix)
+
+* fix(metrics): export `MetricsAPI` type [#3535](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/3535)
+
 ## 1.4.0
 
 ### :rocket: (Enhancement)
diff --git a/api/src/index.ts b/api/src/index.ts
index 4b71551bca..2326aba9dc 100644
--- a/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/index.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export {
   BatchObservableResult,
   ObservableResult,
 } from './metrics/ObservableResult';
+export type { MetricsAPI } from './api/metrics';
 
 // Propagation APIs
 export {