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diff --git a/src/include/core/plugin.h b/src/include/core/plugin.h
index b12af78..6574330 100644
--- a/src/include/core/plugin.h
+++ b/src/include/core/plugin.h
@@ -434,6 +434,20 @@ sdb_timeseries_t *
 sdb_plugin_fetch_timeseries(const char *type, const char *id,
 		sdb_timeseries_opts_t *opts);
 
+/*
+ * sdb_plugin_describe_timeseries:
+ * Fetch information about the time-series identified by 'id' from a backend
+ * data-store of the specified 'type'. The type has to match an existing
+ * time-series fetcher callback's name. The identifier is passed through to
+ * the callback which then needs to make sense of it.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *  - a time-series information object on success
+ *  - NULL else
+ */
+sdb_timeseries_info_t *
+sdb_plugin_describe_timeseries(const char *type, const char *id);
+
 /*
  * sdb_plugin_query:
  * Query the store using the query specified by 'ast'. The result will be