diff --git a/docs/developer-docs/latest/developer-resources/plugin-api-reference/server.md b/docs/developer-docs/latest/developer-resources/plugin-api-reference/server.md
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@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ module.exports = () => ({
 });
 ```
 
+Once defined, the configuration can be accessed:
+
+* with `strapi.plugin('plugin-name').config('some-key')` for a specific configuration property,
+* or with `strapi.config.get('plugin.plugin-name')` for the whole configuration object.
+
 ## Backend customization
 
 ### Content-types