diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel
index ed9ce710be5..19263e3b469 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ ts_library(
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core:api",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/diagnostics",
+        "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/incremental",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer",
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/BUILD.bazel
index e0894f405f4..0f12a1af41b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ts_library(
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/common",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/cycles",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/diagnostics",
+        "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/entry_point",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/imports",
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/src/compiler.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/src/compiler.ts
index 612767c62ce..32f75a17bc2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/src/compiler.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {ComponentDecoratorHandler, DirectiveDecoratorHandler, InjectableDecorato
 import {InjectableClassRegistry} from '../../annotations/common';
 import {CycleAnalyzer, CycleHandlingStrategy, ImportGraph} from '../../cycles';
 import {COMPILER_ERRORS_WITH_GUIDES, ERROR_DETAILS_PAGE_BASE_URL, ErrorCode, FatalDiagnosticError, ngErrorCode} from '../../diagnostics';
+import {DocEntry, DocsExtractor} from '../../docs';
 import {checkForPrivateExports, ReferenceGraph} from '../../entry_point';
 import {absoluteFromSourceFile, AbsoluteFsPath, LogicalFileSystem, resolve} from '../../file_system';
 import {AbsoluteModuleStrategy, AliasingHost, AliasStrategy, DefaultImportTracker, DeferredSymbolTracker, ImportRewriter, LocalIdentifierStrategy, LogicalProjectStrategy, ModuleResolver, NoopImportRewriter, PrivateExportAliasingHost, R3SymbolsImportRewriter, Reference, ReferenceEmitStrategy, ReferenceEmitter, RelativePathStrategy, UnifiedModulesAliasingHost, UnifiedModulesStrategy} from '../../imports';
@@ -656,6 +657,26 @@ export class NgCompiler {
     return generateAnalysis(context);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets information for the current program that may be used to generate API
+   * reference documentation. This includes Angular-specific information, such
+   * as component inputs and outputs.
+   */
+  getApiDocumentation(): DocEntry[] {
+    const compilation = this.ensureAnalyzed();
+    const checker = this.inputProgram.getTypeChecker();
+    const docsExtractor = new DocsExtractor(checker, compilation.metaReader);
+
+    let entries: DocEntry[] = [];
+    for (const sourceFile of this.inputProgram.getSourceFiles()) {
+      // We don't want to generate docs for `.d.ts` files.
+      if (sourceFile.isDeclarationFile) continue;
+
+      entries.push(...docsExtractor.extract(sourceFile));
+    }
+    return entries;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Collect i18n messages into the `Xi18nContext`.
    */
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca5838f6719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "ts_library")
+
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+# Compiler code pertaining to extracting data for generating API reference documentation.
+ts_library(
+    name = "docs",
+    srcs = ["index.ts"] + glob([
+        "src/**/*.ts",
+    ]),
+    module_name = "@angular/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs",
+    deps = [
+        "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/metadata",
+        "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/util",
+        "@npm//@types/node",
+        "@npm//typescript",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/index.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2a94f9aa89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+export {DocEntry} from './src/entities';
+export {DocsExtractor} from './src/extractor';
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/entities.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/entities.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ebc89324bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/entities.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+/** Base type for all documentation entities. */
+export interface DocEntry {
+  name: string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/extractor.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/extractor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1550ac4538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs/src/extractor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import ts from 'typescript';
+
+import {MetadataReader} from '../../metadata';
+
+import {DocEntry} from './entities';
+
+
+/**
+ * Extracts all information from a source file that may be relevant for generating
+ * public API documentation.
+ */
+export class DocsExtractor {
+  constructor(private checker: ts.TypeChecker, private reader: MetadataReader) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the set of all documentable entries from a source file.
+   * @param sourceFile The file from which to extract documentable entries.
+   */
+  extract(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): DocEntry[] {
+    let entries: DocEntry[] = [];
+
+    for (const statement of sourceFile.statements) {
+      // TODO(jelbourn): get all of rest of the docs
+      if (ts.isClassDeclaration(statement)) {
+        // Assume that anonymous classes should not be part of public documentation.
+        if (!statement.name) continue;
+
+        entries = entries.concat(this.extractClassDocs(statement));
+      }
+    }
+
+    return entries;
+  }
+
+  /** Extract docs info specific to classes. */
+  private extractClassDocs(statement: ts.ClassDeclaration): DocEntry {
+    // TODO(jelbourn): get all of the rest of the docs
+    return {name: statement.name!.text};
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
index ba8d070d3bf..b98aa64c274 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {verifySupportedTypeScriptVersion} from '../typescript_support';
 
 import {CompilationTicket, freshCompilationTicket, incrementalFromCompilerTicket, NgCompiler, NgCompilerHost} from './core';
 import {NgCompilerOptions} from './core/api';
+import {DocEntry} from './docs';
 import {absoluteFrom, AbsoluteFsPath, getFileSystem, resolve} from './file_system';
 import {TrackedIncrementalBuildStrategy} from './incremental';
 import {IndexedComponent} from './indexer';
@@ -347,6 +348,15 @@ export class NgtscProgram implements api.Program {
     return this.compiler.getIndexedComponents();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets information for the current program that may be used to generate API
+   * reference documentation. This includes Angular-specific information, such
+   * as component inputs and outputs.
+   */
+  getApiDocumentation(): DocEntry[] {
+    return this.compiler.getApiDocumentation();
+  }
+
   getEmittedSourceFiles(): Map<string, ts.SourceFile> {
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
   }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/BUILD.bazel b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/BUILD.bazel
index e9b55352512..f393ec9eb27 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ts_library(
         "//packages/compiler-cli",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core:api",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/diagnostics",
+        "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/testing",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer",
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/docs_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/docs_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b937724aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/docs_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {DocEntry} from '@angular/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs';
+import {runInEachFileSystem} from '@angular/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system/testing';
+import {loadStandardTestFiles} from '@angular/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/testing';
+
+import {NgtscTestEnvironment} from './env';
+
+const testFiles = loadStandardTestFiles({fakeCore: true, fakeCommon: true});
+
+runInEachFileSystem(os => {
+  let env!: NgtscTestEnvironment;
+
+  describe('ngtsc docs extraction', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      env = NgtscTestEnvironment.setup(testFiles);
+      env.tsconfig();
+    });
+
+    it('should extract classes', () => {
+      env.write('test.ts', `
+        class UserProfile {}
+
+        class CustomSlider {}
+      `);
+
+      const docs: DocEntry[] = env.driveDocsExtraction();
+      expect(docs.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(docs[0].name).toBe('UserProfile');
+      expect(docs[1].name).toBe('CustomSlider');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/env.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/env.ts
index f2e2aec4bb8..d736a8f5fed 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/env.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/env.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {CustomTransformers, defaultGatherDiagnostics, Program} from '@angular/compiler-cli';
+import {DocEntry} from '@angular/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/docs';
 import * as api from '@angular/compiler-cli/src/transformers/api';
 import ts from 'typescript';
 
@@ -286,6 +287,13 @@ export class NgtscTestEnvironment {
     return (program as NgtscProgram).getIndexedComponents();
   }
 
+  driveDocsExtraction(): DocEntry[] {
+    const {rootNames, options} = readNgcCommandLineAndConfiguration(this.commandLineArgs);
+    const host = createCompilerHost({options});
+    const program = createProgram({rootNames, host, options});
+    return (program as NgtscProgram).getApiDocumentation();
+  }
+
   driveXi18n(format: string, outputFileName: string, locale: string|null = null): void {
     const errorSpy = jasmine.createSpy('consoleError').and.callFake(console.error);
     const args = [