diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index a3d829ab7..3119d6cea 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ Primitives
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_view_string_wrap
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_view_keyexpr_from_str
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_view_keyexpr_from_str_unchecked
+.. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_view_keyexpr_from_str_autocanonize
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_keyexpr_to_string
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::zp_keyexpr_resolve
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_keyexpr_is_initialized
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
index c63732b2d..cc0f3f5b5 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
@@ -73,6 +73,22 @@ int8_t z_view_keyexpr_from_str(z_view_keyexpr_t *keyexpr, const char *name);
  */
 int8_t z_view_keyexpr_from_str_unchecked(z_view_keyexpr_t *keyexpr, const char *name);
 
+/**
+ * Builds a :c:type:`z_keyexpr_t` from a null-terminated string with auto canonization.
+ * It is a loaned key expression that aliases ``name``.
+ * The string is canonized in-place before being passed to keyexpr, possibly shortening it by modifying len.
+ * May SEGFAULT if `name` is NULL or lies in read-only memory (as values initialized with string litterals do).
+ * `name` must outlive the constucted key expression.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ *   name: Pointer to string representation of the keyexpr as a null terminated string.
+ *   keyexpr: Pointer to an uninitialized :c:type:`z_view_keyexpr_t`.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *   ``0`` if creation successful, ``negative value`` otherwise.
+ */
+int8_t z_view_keyexpr_from_str_autocanonize(z_view_keyexpr_t *keyexpr, char *name);
+
 /**
  * Gets a null-terminated string from a :c:type:`z_keyexpr_t`.
  *
diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index aec73a739..e0032c25d 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -59,11 +59,30 @@ size_t z_string_array_len(const z_loaned_string_array_t *a) { return _z_string_s
 
 _Bool z_string_array_is_empty(const z_loaned_string_array_t *a) { return _z_string_svec_is_empty(a); }
 
+int8_t zp_keyexpr_canonize_null_terminated(char *start) {
+    zp_keyexpr_canon_status_t ret = Z_KEYEXPR_CANON_SUCCESS;
+
+    size_t len = strlen(start);
+    size_t newlen = len;
+    ret = _z_keyexpr_canonize(start, &newlen);
+    if (newlen < len) {
+        start[newlen] = '\0';
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 int8_t z_view_keyexpr_from_str(z_view_keyexpr_t *keyexpr, const char *name) {
     keyexpr->_val = _z_rname(name);
     return _Z_RES_OK;
 }
 
+int8_t z_view_keyexpr_from_str_autocanonize(z_view_keyexpr_t *keyexpr, char *name) {
+    zp_keyexpr_canonize_null_terminated(name);
+    keyexpr->_val = _z_rname(name);
+    return _Z_RES_OK;
+}
+
 int8_t z_view_keyexpr_from_str_unchecked(z_view_keyexpr_t *keyexpr, const char *name) {
     keyexpr->_val = _z_rname(name);
     return _Z_RES_OK;
@@ -107,19 +126,6 @@ int8_t zp_keyexpr_is_canon_null_terminated(const char *start) { return _z_keyexp
 
 int8_t z_keyexpr_canonize(char *start, size_t *len) { return _z_keyexpr_canonize(start, len); }
 
-int8_t zp_keyexpr_canonize_null_terminated(char *start) {
-    zp_keyexpr_canon_status_t ret = Z_KEYEXPR_CANON_SUCCESS;
-
-    size_t len = strlen(start);
-    size_t newlen = len;
-    ret = _z_keyexpr_canonize(start, &newlen);
-    if (newlen < len) {
-        start[newlen] = '\0';
-    }
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
 _Bool z_keyexpr_includes(const z_loaned_keyexpr_t *l, const z_loaned_keyexpr_t *r) {
     if ((l->_id == Z_RESOURCE_ID_NONE) && (r->_id == Z_RESOURCE_ID_NONE)) {
         return zp_keyexpr_includes_null_terminated(l->_suffix, r->_suffix);