diff --git a/openedx_learning/apps/authoring/components/api.py b/openedx_learning/apps/authoring/components/api.py
index e28dec67..1839dc8c 100644
--- a/openedx_learning/apps/authoring/components/api.py
+++ b/openedx_learning/apps/authoring/components/api.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 # start with an underscore AND it is not in __all__, that function is considered
 # to be callable only by other apps in the authoring package.
 __all__ = [
+    "get_or_create_component_type",
     "create_component",
     "create_component_version",
     "create_next_version",