> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://mariadb.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/plugins/api-plugin.md).

# Plugin API Documentation

Generated reference for the MariaDB plugin API, built from the server headers by doxygen and moxygen.

The MariaDB plugin API allows development of plugins that can extend the basic server functionality.

* Concepts
* Get started: Building a plugin
* Plugin types
* Plugin services
* [API reference](/docs/server/reference/plugins/api-plugin.md)
