diff --git a/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/extension.ts b/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/extension.ts
index 00e5531db3..05f3069d17 100644
--- a/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/extension.ts
+++ b/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/extension.ts
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export async function activate(
     }
   }
   async function generatePluginAndRefreshUI(config: Partial<GenerateState>, settings: ExtensionSettings, outputPath: string, selectedPaths: string[]):Promise<void> {
-    const pluginTypes = typeof config.pluginTypes === 'string' ? parsePluginType(config.pluginTypes) : KiotaPluginType.Microsoft;
+    const pluginTypes = typeof config.pluginTypes === 'string' ? parsePluginType(config.pluginTypes) : KiotaPluginType.ApiPlugin;
     const result = await vscode.window.withProgress({
       location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification,
       cancellable: false,
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ export async function activate(
   void vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Client ${clientKey} re-generated successfully.`);
   }
   async function regeneratePlugin(clientKey: string, clientObject:any, settings: ExtensionSettings,  selectedPaths?: string[]) {
-    const pluginTypes = typeof clientObject.pluginTypes === 'string' ? parsePluginType(clientObject.pluginTypes) : KiotaPluginType.Microsoft;
+    const pluginTypes = typeof clientObject.pluginTypes === 'string' ? parsePluginType(clientObject.pluginTypes) : KiotaPluginType.ApiPlugin;
     await vscode.window.withProgress({
       location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification,
       cancellable: false,
diff --git a/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/kiotaInterop.ts b/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/kiotaInterop.ts
index d48b828d55..974544ebfd 100644
--- a/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/kiotaInterop.ts
+++ b/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/kiotaInterop.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export enum KiotaPluginType {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
     ApiManifest = 1,
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
-    Microsoft = 2,
+    ApiPlugin = 2,
 }
 
 export enum ConsumerOperation {
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ export function parsePluginType(value: string): KiotaPluginType {
             return KiotaPluginType.OpenAI;
         case "ApiManifest":
             return KiotaPluginType.ApiManifest;
-        case "Microsoft":
-            return KiotaPluginType.Microsoft;
+        case "ApiPlugin":
+            return KiotaPluginType.ApiPlugin;
         default:
             throw new Error("unknown plugin type");
     }
diff --git a/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/steps.ts b/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/steps.ts
index b9a7389b85..4a652552c3 100644
--- a/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/steps.ts
+++ b/vscode/microsoft-kiota/src/steps.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export async function generateSteps(existingConfiguration: Partial<GenerateState
         return (input: MultiStepInput) => inputPluginType(input, state);      
     }    
         async function inputPluginType(input: MultiStepInput, state: Partial<GenerateState>) {
-            const items = ['Microsoft','Open AI'].map(x => ({ label: x})as QuickPickItem);
+            const items = ['ApiPlugin','Open AI'].map(x => ({ label: x})as QuickPickItem);
             const pluginTypes = await input.showQuickPick({
                 title: l10n.t('Choose a plugin type'),
                 step: step++,
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export async function generateSteps(existingConfiguration: Partial<GenerateState
                 validate: validateIsNotEmpty,
                 shouldResume: shouldResume
             });
-            pluginTypes.label === 'Microsoft'? state.pluginTypes = 'Microsoft' : state.pluginTypes = 'OpenAI';
+            pluginTypes.label === 'ApiPlugin' ? state.pluginTypes = 'ApiPlugin' : state.pluginTypes = 'OpenAI';
             return (input: MultiStepInput) => inputPluginOutputPath(input, state);
         }
         async function inputPluginOutputPath(input: MultiStepInput, state: Partial<GenerateState>) {