diff --git a/src/pulp_docs/mkdocs_macros.py b/src/pulp_docs/mkdocs_macros.py
index 4def989..bbff9f0 100644
--- a/src/pulp_docs/mkdocs_macros.py
+++ b/src/pulp_docs/mkdocs_macros.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 from pulp_docs.constants import SECTION_REPO
 from pulp_docs.navigation import get_navigation
 from pulp_docs.repository import Repo, Repos, SubPackage
-from pulp_docs.utils.general import get_git_ignored_files
 
 # the name of the docs in the source repositories
 SRC_DOCS_DIRNAME = "staging_docs"
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ def prepare_repositories(TMPDIR: Path, repos: Repos, config: Config):
 
         # restapi
         if has_restapi(repo_or_pkg):
-            _download_api_json(api_src_dir, repo_or_pkg.name)
+            _download_api_json(api_src_dir, repo_or_pkg.name, repo_or_pkg.app_label)
             _generate_rest_api_page(this_src_dir, repo_or_pkg.name, repo_or_pkg.title)
 
         # install and post-process
@@ -145,20 +144,17 @@ def prepare_repositories(TMPDIR: Path, repos: Repos, config: Config):
     return (repo_docs, repo_sources)
 
 
-def _download_api_json(api_dir: Path, repo_name: str):
+def _download_api_json(api_dir: Path, repo_name: str, app_label: str):
     api_json_path = api_dir / f"{repo_name}/api.json"
     if api_json_path.exists():
         log.info(f"{repo_name} api.json already downloaded.")
         return
 
     log.info(f"Downloading api.json for {repo_name}")
-    api_url_1 = "https://pulpproject.org/{repo_name}/api.json"
-    api_url_2 = "https://pulpproject.org/{repo_name}/_static/api.json"
-    response = httpx.get(api_url_1.format(repo_name=repo_name))
+    api_url = f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pulp/pulp-docs/docs-data/data/openapi_json/{app_label}-api.json"
+    response = httpx.get(api_url)
     if response.is_error:
-        response = httpx.get(api_url_2.format(repo_name=repo_name))
-    if response.is_error:
-        raise Exception("Couldnt get rest api page")
+        raise Exception("Couldnt get rest api schema for {app_label}")
 
     # Schema overrides for better display
     json_file_content = response.json()
diff --git a/src/pulp_docs/repository.py b/src/pulp_docs/repository.py
index aa51435..b2bd8bf 100644
--- a/src/pulp_docs/repository.py
+++ b/src/pulp_docs/repository.py
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ class Repo:
     type: t.Optional[str] = None
     dev_only: bool = False
     version: t.Optional[str] = None
+    template_config: t.Optional[dict] = None
+    app_label: t.Optional[str] = None
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         self.branch_in_use = self.branch_in_use or self.branch
@@ -158,6 +160,19 @@ def download(
                     .get("current_version")
                 )
 
+        # update app_label for app plugins
+        template_config_file = src_copy_path / "template_config.yml"
+        if template_config_file.exists():
+            self.template_config = yaml.load(
+                template_config_file.read_bytes(), Loader=yaml.SafeLoader
+            )
+            app_label_map = {
+                p["name"]: p["app_label"] for p in self.template_config["plugins"]
+            }
+            subpackages = self.subpackages or []
+            for plugin in (self, *subpackages):
+                plugin.app_label = app_label_map.get(plugin.name, None)
+
         self.status.download_source = str(download_from)
         return self.status.download_source
 
@@ -231,6 +246,7 @@ class SubPackage:
     owner = ""
     dev_only: bool = False
     version: t.Optional[str] = None
+    app_label: t.Optional[str] = None
 
 
 @dataclass