# Plugin-provided XBlock runtime services

**URL:** <https://discuss.openedx.org/t/plugin-provided-xblock-runtime-services/18682>\
**Category:** Architecture\
**Created:** [March 27, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/plugin-provided-xblock-runtime-services/18682 "2026-03-27T21:57:56Z")\
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Can you give an example of how high or low-level that API would be, from the consuming XBlock’s perspective (e.g. ORA)?

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