From 43870f0ab46df44d794fa7b4dfc8ba832ce7c39f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: IBBoard <388582+IBBoard@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:10:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] nextcloud/app_api#727: Clarify optional status

Once the fix for nextcloud/app_api#727 points to the documentation
then it would useful for users to have a clear message to explain
that AppAPI is entirely optional and many of them won't need it at all.

Signed-off-by: IBBoard <388582+IBBoard@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 admin_manual/exapps_management/AppAPIAndExternalApps.rst | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/admin_manual/exapps_management/AppAPIAndExternalApps.rst b/admin_manual/exapps_management/AppAPIAndExternalApps.rst
index 88e5c91fcb9..62b5a0a4be8 100644
--- a/admin_manual/exapps_management/AppAPIAndExternalApps.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/exapps_management/AppAPIAndExternalApps.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ an ecosystem for **ExApps** (short for "External Apps") was introduced, allowing
 
 Most of our :doc:`Artificial Intelligence <../ai/index>` (AI) apps are developed as ExApps and thus may require some preparation of your Nextcloud instance before you can install them.
 
+.. tip::
+	AppAPI and ExApps are optional functionality. If you do not use any non-PHP applications then you may safely disable AppAPI by navigating to the Apps management page in your Nextcloud instance, going to "Your Apps" and clicking the "Disable" button next to AppAPI.
+
 Installing AppAPI
 -----------------