diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-cloudflare/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo-server-cloudflare/src/index.ts
index 829939cdea9..f9a662aa065 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-cloudflare/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-cloudflare/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,23 @@
+export * from 'graphql-tools';
+
 export { ApolloServer } from './ApolloServer';
-export { gql } from 'apollo-server-core';
+
+export {
+  GraphQLUpload,
+  GraphQLOptions,
+  GraphQLExtension,
+  Config,
+  gql,
+  // Errors
+  ApolloError,
+  toApolloError,
+  SyntaxError,
+  ValidationError,
+  AuthenticationError,
+  ForbiddenError,
+  UserInputError,
+  // playground
+  defaultPlaygroundOptions,
+  PlaygroundConfig,
+  PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
+} from 'apollo-server-core';
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/index.ts
index 668ad93f26a..6e3e3d344c8 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ export {
 
 export { convertNodeHttpToRequest } from './nodeHttpToRequest';
 
-export { createPlaygroundOptions } from './playground';
+export {
+  createPlaygroundOptions,
+  PlaygroundConfig,
+  defaultPlaygroundOptions,
+  PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
+} from './playground';
 
 // ApolloServer Base class
 export { ApolloServerBase } from './ApolloServer';
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/playground.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/playground.ts
index 8ae88b75151..aabf52c8dc1 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/playground.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/playground.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,16 @@ export {
 // by the integration subclasses
 const playgroundVersion = '1.7.2';
 
-export type PlaygroundConfig = Partial<PlaygroundRenderPageOptions> | boolean;
+// https://stackoverflow.com/a/51365037
+type RecursivePartial<T> = {
+  [P in keyof T]?: T[P] extends (infer U)[]
+    ? RecursivePartial<U>[]
+    : T[P] extends object ? RecursivePartial<T[P]> : T[P]
+};
+
+export type PlaygroundConfig =
+  | RecursivePartial<PlaygroundRenderPageOptions>
+  | boolean;
 
 export const defaultPlaygroundOptions = {
   version: playgroundVersion,
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-express/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo-server-express/src/index.ts
index 102993062bb..22a3b9e8d76 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-express/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-express/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 export {
   GraphQLUpload,
   GraphQLOptions,
+  GraphQLExtension,
+  Config,
   gql,
   // Errors
   ApolloError,
@@ -10,6 +12,10 @@ export {
   AuthenticationError,
   ForbiddenError,
   UserInputError,
+  // playground
+  defaultPlaygroundOptions,
+  PlaygroundConfig,
+  PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
 } from 'apollo-server-core';
 
 export * from 'graphql-tools';
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/index.ts
index 839fcafe6d5..38374b22e5f 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 export {
   GraphQLUpload,
   GraphQLOptions,
+  GraphQLExtension,
+  Config,
   gql,
   // Errors
   ApolloError,
@@ -10,6 +12,10 @@ export {
   AuthenticationError,
   ForbiddenError,
   UserInputError,
+  // playground
+  defaultPlaygroundOptions,
+  PlaygroundConfig,
+  PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
 } from 'apollo-server-core';
 
 export * from 'graphql-tools';
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/index.ts
index 839fcafe6d5..38374b22e5f 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 export {
   GraphQLUpload,
   GraphQLOptions,
+  GraphQLExtension,
+  Config,
   gql,
   // Errors
   ApolloError,
@@ -10,6 +12,10 @@ export {
   AuthenticationError,
   ForbiddenError,
   UserInputError,
+  // playground
+  defaultPlaygroundOptions,
+  PlaygroundConfig,
+  PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
 } from 'apollo-server-core';
 
 export * from 'graphql-tools';
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-lambda/src/ApolloServer.ts b/packages/apollo-server-lambda/src/ApolloServer.ts
index 462ab2ca02c..c8a562a49d3 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-lambda/src/ApolloServer.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-lambda/src/ApolloServer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as lambda from 'aws-lambda';
 import { ApolloServerBase } from 'apollo-server-core';
-export { GraphQLOptions, GraphQLExtension } from 'apollo-server-core';
 import { GraphQLOptions, Config } from 'apollo-server-core';
 import {
   renderPlaygroundPage,
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-lambda/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo-server-lambda/src/index.ts
index 39a8f62d1e0..2ff184ef590 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-lambda/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-lambda/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 export {
   GraphQLUpload,
   GraphQLOptions,
+  GraphQLExtension,
+  Config,
   gql,
   // Errors
   ApolloError,
@@ -10,6 +12,10 @@ export {
   AuthenticationError,
   ForbiddenError,
   UserInputError,
+  // playground
+  defaultPlaygroundOptions,
+  PlaygroundConfig,
+  PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
 } from 'apollo-server-core';
 
 export * from 'graphql-tools';
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/index.ts
index 69da3a753cb..903ca4de1a1 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 export {
   GraphQLUpload,
   GraphQLOptions,
+  GraphQLExtension,
+  Config,
   gql,
   // Errors
   ApolloError,
@@ -10,6 +12,10 @@ export {
   AuthenticationError,
   ForbiddenError,
   UserInputError,
+  // playground
+  defaultPlaygroundOptions,
+  PlaygroundConfig,
+  PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
 } from 'apollo-server-core';
 
 export * from 'graphql-tools';
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server/src/exports.ts b/packages/apollo-server/src/exports.ts
index 5f0bc35f590..ded825c35c2 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server/src/exports.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server/src/exports.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ export * from 'graphql-tools';
 export * from 'graphql-subscriptions';
 
 export {
+  gql,
+  GraphQLUpload,
+  GraphQLOptions,
+  GraphQLExtension,
+  Config,
+  // Errors
   ApolloError,
   toApolloError,
   SyntaxError,
@@ -9,5 +15,10 @@ export {
   AuthenticationError,
   ForbiddenError,
   UserInputError,
-  gql,
+  // playground
+  defaultPlaygroundOptions,
+  PlaygroundConfig,
+  PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
 } from 'apollo-server-core';
+
+export { CorsOptions } from 'apollo-server-express';
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo-server/src/index.ts
index 489f52a763a..6d5686d27a8 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server/src/index.ts
@@ -11,16 +11,6 @@ import {
 } from 'apollo-server-express';
 import { Config } from 'apollo-server-core';
 
-export {
-  GraphQLUpload,
-  GraphQLOptions,
-  GraphQLExtension,
-  gql,
-  Config,
-} from 'apollo-server-core';
-
-export { CorsOptions } from 'apollo-server-express';
-
 export * from './exports';
 
 export interface ServerInfo {