diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 8c6614d4df12f60d335ab47e41996cf6304cfa85..9867e06097d81ebbdefd04e7b5ec39ff6ca11049 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "drupal-composer/drupal-scaffold": "~2.0",
     "drupal/drupal-library-installer-plugin": "^0.3",
     "drupal/varbase_core": "7.x-dev",
+    "drupal/varbase_api": "7.x-dev",
     "drupal/varbase_media": "7.x-dev",
     "drupal/varbase_bootstrap_paragraphs": "7.x-dev",
     "drupal/varbase_editor": "7.x-dev",
diff --git a/configbit/extra.components.varbase.bit.yml b/configbit/extra.components.varbase.bit.yml
index b1dd2dd6f11b6146dc24674bafd9e861286c931d..51b10d4428bfaac89eb7da172e04dea1e9244352 100644
--- a/configbit/extra.components.varbase.bit.yml
+++ b/configbit/extra.components.varbase.bit.yml
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ config_bit:
           selected: false
           config_form: true
           formbit: "src/FormBit/varbase_auth.formbit.php"
+        varbase_api:
+          title: "Varbase API"
+          description: "A JSON:API implementation with authentication and authorization that allows for easy ingestion of content by other applications."
+          selected: false
+          config_form: false