diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index ace3de117..d8a4a4757 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ export interface GenerateApiConfiguration {
       routeName: string;
     };
     routeNameDuplicatesMap: Map<string, string>;
+    apiClassName: string
   };
   modelTypes: ModelType[];
   rawModelTypes: SchemaComponent[];
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3b5412341..9ff650a0f 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ generateApi({
   typePrefix: program.typePrefix,
   typeSuffix: program.typeSuffix,
   patch: !!program.patch,
+  apiClassName,
 }).catch((err) => {
   // NOTE collect all errors on top level and shows to users in any case
   console.error(err);
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 26d92a5f8..005b7ea79 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ const config = {
   typeSuffix: "",
   patch: false,
   componentTypeNameResolver: new NameResolver([]),
+  /** name of the main exported class */
+  apiClassName: "Api",
 };
 
 /** needs to use data everywhere in project */
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 99c75a3ff..dc946e546 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ module.exports = {
     typeSuffix = config.typeSuffix,
     patch = config.patch,
     authorizationToken,
+    apiClassName = config.apiClassName,
   }) =>
     new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       addToConfig({
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ module.exports = {
         typePrefix,
         typeSuffix,
         patch,
+        apiClassName,
       });
       (spec
         ? convertSwaggerObject(spec, { patch })
diff --git a/templates/default/api.eta b/templates/default/api.eta
index 430e6a262..3f33d5d29 100644
--- a/templates/default/api.eta
+++ b/templates/default/api.eta
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const descriptionLines = _.compact([
 <% }) %>
 */
 <% } %>
-export class Api<SecurityDataType extends unknown><% if (!config.singleHttpClient) { %> extends HttpClient<SecurityDataType> <% } %> {
+export class <%~ config.apiClassName %><SecurityDataType extends unknown><% if (!config.singleHttpClient) { %> extends HttpClient<SecurityDataType> <% } %> {
 
 <% if(config.singleHttpClient) { %>
   http: HttpClient<SecurityDataType>;