diff --git a/api/src/extensions.ts b/api/src/extensions.ts
index 81aaae72d0..7ba1052b33 100644
--- a/api/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/api/src/extensions.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import emitter from './emitter';
 import logger from './logger';
 import { HookRegisterFunction, EndpointRegisterFunction } from './types';
 import { ensureDir } from 'fs-extra';
+import { getSchema } from './utils/get-schema';
 
 import * as exceptions from './exceptions';
 import * as services from './services';
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ function registerHooks(hooks: string[]) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		let events = register({ services, exceptions, env, database });
+		let events = register({ services, exceptions, env, database, getSchema });
 		for (const [event, handler] of Object.entries(events)) {
 			emitter.on(event, handler);
 		}
@@ -126,6 +127,6 @@ function registerEndpoints(endpoints: string[], router: Router) {
 		const scopedRouter = express.Router();
 		router.use(`/${endpoint}/`, scopedRouter);
 
-		register(scopedRouter, { services, exceptions, env, database });
+		register(scopedRouter, { services, exceptions, env, database, getSchema });
 	}
 }
diff --git a/api/src/types/extensions.ts b/api/src/types/extensions.ts
index 1f492f5592..a614c1b3d1 100644
--- a/api/src/types/extensions.ts
+++ b/api/src/types/extensions.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import * as exceptions from '../exceptions';
 import env from '../env';
 import { Knex } from 'knex';
 import { Router } from 'express';
+import { getSchema } from '../utils/get-schema';
 
 export type ExtensionContext = {
 	services: typeof services;
 	exceptions: typeof exceptions;
 	database: Knex;
 	env: typeof env;
+	getSchema: typeof getSchema;
 };
 
 export type HookRegisterFunction = (context: ExtensionContext) => Record<string, ListenerFn>;
diff --git a/docs/guides/api-endpoints.md b/docs/guides/api-endpoints.md
index b6f4bd4271..432bcff0b8 100644
--- a/docs/guides/api-endpoints.md
+++ b/docs/guides/api-endpoints.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ that is scoped to `/custom/<extension-name>`, while `context` holds the followin
 - `services` — All API internal services.
 - `exceptions` — API exception objects that can be used to throw "proper" errors.
 - `database` — Knex instance that is connected to the current database.
+- `getSchema` — Async function that reads the full available schema for use in services
 - `env` — Parsed environment variables.
 
 ## 3. Restart the API
diff --git a/docs/guides/api-hooks.md b/docs/guides/api-hooks.md
index 7dc6556772..aded41c7a5 100644
--- a/docs/guides/api-hooks.md
+++ b/docs/guides/api-hooks.md
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ The `registerHook` function receives a context parameter with the following prop
 - `services` — All API internal services
 - `exceptions` — API exception objects that can be used for throwing "proper" errors
 - `database` — Knex instance that is connected to the current database
+- `getSchema` — Async function that reads the full available schema for use in services
 - `env` — Parsed environment variables
 
 ### Event Handler Function