diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index b0a076abf..630ef8fe1 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Data Structures
 .. autoctype:: types.h::zp_send_keep_alive_options_t
 .. autoctype:: types.h::zp_send_join_options_t
 .. autoctype:: types.h::z_qos_t
+.. autoctype:: types.h::z_bytes_iterator_t
+  
 
 Owned Types
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -320,6 +322,11 @@ Primitives
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_bytes_serialize_from_slice_copy
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_bytes_serialize_from_string
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_bytes_serialize_from_string_copy
+.. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_bytes_empty
+.. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_bytes_len
+.. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_bytes_is_empty
+.. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_bytes_get_iterator
+.. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_bytes_iterator_next
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_timestamp_check
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_query_target_default
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_query_consolidation_auto
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
index a78862a65..938765e6a 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
@@ -844,10 +844,30 @@ z_bytes_iterator_t z_bytes_get_iterator(const z_loaned_bytes_t *bytes);
  *   iter: An iterator over multi-element serialized data.
  *   out: An uninitialized :c:type:`z_owned_bytes_t` that will contained next serialized element.
  * Return:
- *  ``false`` when iterator reaches the end,  ``true`` otherwise
+ *  ``false`` when iterator reaches the end,  ``true`` otherwise.
  */
 _Bool z_bytes_iterator_next(z_bytes_iterator_t *iter, z_owned_bytes_t *out);
 
+/**
+ * Returns total number of bytes in the container.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ *   bytes: Pointer to a :c:type:`z_loaned_bytes_t` to decode.
+ * Return:
+ *  Number of bytes in the container.
+ */
+size_t z_bytes_len(const z_loaned_bytes_t *bytes);
+
+/**
+ * Checks if container is empty
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ *   bytes: Pointer to a :c:type:`z_loaned_bytes_t` to decode.
+ * Return:
+ *  ``true`` if conainer is empty,  ``false`` otherwise.
+ */
+_Bool z_bytes_is_empty(const z_loaned_bytes_t *bytes);
+
 /**
  * Checks validity of a timestamp
  *
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h
index 71e918f59..3899671de 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ _Z_OWNED_TYPE_PTR(_z_bytes_t, bytes)
 _Z_LOANED_TYPE(_z_bytes_t, bytes)
 
 /**
- * An iterator over multi-element serialized data
+ * An iterator over multi-element serialized data.
  */
 typedef _z_bytes_iterator_t z_bytes_iterator_t;
 
diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index ccc9d3b4d..1a73df43b 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ int8_t z_bytes_empty(z_owned_bytes_t *bytes) {
     return _Z_RES_OK;
 }
 
+size_t z_bytes_len(const z_loaned_bytes_t *bytes) { return _z_bytes_len(bytes); }
+
+_Bool z_bytes_is_empty(const z_loaned_bytes_t *bytes) { return _z_bytes_is_empty(bytes); }
+
 z_bytes_iterator_t z_bytes_get_iterator(const z_loaned_bytes_t *bytes) { return _z_bytes_get_iterator(bytes); }
 
 _Bool z_bytes_iterator_next(z_bytes_iterator_t *iter, z_owned_bytes_t *bytes) {