diff --git a/docs/source/public_api.rst b/docs/source/public_api.rst
index a68ae373..9aca25fc 100644
--- a/docs/source/public_api.rst
+++ b/docs/source/public_api.rst
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ This page summarises the parts of the LabThings API that should be most frequent
     :param debug: sets the log level for `~lt.Thing` instances to DEBUG if it is set to `True`\ .
     :param \**kwargs: for backwards compatibility, keyword arguments are used to create the server configuration if `config` is missing. This raises a `DeprecationWarning`\ .
 
-   .. py:method:: from_config(config: ThingServerConfig, debug: bool = False) -> ThingServer
+    .. py:classmethod:: from_config(config: ThingServerConfig, debug: bool = False) -> ThingServer
 
         This method of creating a `ThingServer` is deprecated, as it is equivalent to the constructor.
 
@@ -276,6 +276,36 @@ This page summarises the parts of the LabThings API that should be most frequent
         :param things: a mapping of Thing names to Thing configurations.
         :param \**kwargs: additional keyword arguments are passed to `ThingServerConfig`\ .
 
+    .. py:property:: things
+      :type: collections.abc.Mapping[str, Thing]
+
+      A read-only mapping of names to `~lt.Thing` instances, for every `~lt.Thing` attached to the server.
+
+      :return: a mapping of names to `~lt.Thing` instances.
+
+   .. py:property:: application_config
+      :type: collections.abc.Mapping[str, Any] | None
+
+      Return the application configuration from the config file.
+
+      :return: The custom configuration as specified in the configuration
+          file.
+
+   .. py:property:: api_prefix
+      :type: str
+
+      A string that prefixes all URLs in the application. Endpoints associated with a `Thing` will appear under ``{api_prefix}/{thing_name}/``. This is validated in `ThingServerConfig` and must either be empty, or start with ``/`` and not end with ``/``\ .
+
+   .. py:property:: settings_folder
+      :type: str
+
+      The path to the folder used to store settings for each `Thing`\ . This will default to ``./settings/`` if not specified in the server's configuration.
+
+    .. py:property:: debug
+        :type: bool
+        
+        Whether the server is in debug mode.
+
 
 .. py:class:: ThingServerInterface(server: ThingServer, name: str)
 
diff --git a/src/labthings_fastapi/server/__init__.py b/src/labthings_fastapi/server/__init__.py
index 4b46e4d8..35fa41e4 100644
--- a/src/labthings_fastapi/server/__init__.py
+++ b/src/labthings_fastapi/server/__init__.py
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ def __init__(
         self._set_url_for_middleware()
         self._add_exception_handlers()
         self.action_manager = ActionManager()
-        self.app.include_router(self.action_manager.router(), prefix=self._api_prefix)
-        self.app.include_router(blob.router, prefix=self._api_prefix)
-        self.app.include_router(self._things_view_router(), prefix=self._api_prefix)
+        self.app.include_router(self.action_manager.router(), prefix=self.api_prefix)
+        self.app.include_router(blob.router, prefix=self.api_prefix)
+        self.app.include_router(self._things_view_router(), prefix=self.api_prefix)
         self.blocking_portal: Optional[BlockingPortal] = None
         self.startup_status: dict[str, str | dict] = {"things": {}}
         global _thing_servers  # noqa: F824
@@ -270,10 +270,7 @@ def settings_folder(self) -> str:
 
     @property
     def things(self) -> Mapping[str, Thing]:
-        """Return a dictionary of all the things.
-
-        :return: a dictionary mapping thing paths to `~lt.Thing` instances.
-        """
+        """A read-only mapping of names to `~lt.Thing` instances."""
         return MappingProxyType(self._things)
 
     @property
@@ -286,7 +283,7 @@ def application_config(self) -> Mapping[str, Any] | None:
         return self._config.application_config
 
     @property
-    def _api_prefix(self) -> str:
+    def api_prefix(self) -> str:
         r"""A string that prefixes all URLs in the application.
 
         This will either be empty, or start with a slash and not
@@ -337,7 +334,7 @@ def path_for_thing(self, name: str) -> str:
         """
         if name not in self._things:
             raise KeyError(f"No thing named {name} has been added to this server.")
-        return f"{self._api_prefix}/{name}/"
+        return f"{self.api_prefix}/{name}/"
 
     def _create_things(self) -> Mapping[str, Thing]:
         r"""Create the Things, add them to the server, and connect them up if needed.
@@ -475,7 +472,7 @@ def thing_descriptions(request: Request) -> Mapping[str, ThingDescription]:
             """
             return {
                 name: thing.thing_description(
-                    path=f"{self._api_prefix}/{name}/", base=str(request.base_url)
+                    path=f"{self.api_prefix}/{name}/", base=str(request.base_url)
                 )
                 for name, thing in thing_server.things.items()
             }
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index b2abd183..e9e38921 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def check_server(server: lt.ThingServer, debug: bool = False):
         """Make sure the server config is as expected."""
         assert len(server.things) == 1
         assert isinstance(server.things["my_thing"], MyThing)
-        assert server._api_prefix == "/api/v3"
+        assert server.api_prefix == "/api/v3"
         assert server.debug == debug
 
     # The type hint doesn't match a dict, but it works anyway.