diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 1fea537d1..15eb15c5e 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ Primitives
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_view_string_from_str
+.. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_view_string_from_substr
 .. 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
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/olv_macros.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/olv_macros.h
index 9f535b304..c4f7a9cc7 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/olv_macros.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/olv_macros.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     _Bool z_view_##name##_is_empty(const z_view_##name##_t *obj);                   \
     const z_loaned_##name##_t *z_view_##name##_loan(const z_view_##name##_t *name); \
     z_loaned_##name##_t *z_view_##name##_loan_mut(z_view_##name##_t *name);         \
-    void _z_view_##name##_empty(z_view_##name##_t *name);
+    void z_view_##name##_empty(z_view_##name##_t *name);
 
 #define _Z_OWNED_FUNCTIONS_IMPL_MOVE_TAKE(name)                                                          \
     z_moved_##name##_t *z_##name##_move(z_owned_##name##_t *obj) { return (z_moved_##name##_t *)(obj); } \
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
index 97f50b63e..b02655ac9 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 int8_t z_view_string_from_str(z_view_string_t *str, const char *value);
 
+/**
+ * Builds a :c:type:`z_view_string_t` by wrapping a ``const char *`` substring.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ *   str: Pointer to an uninitialized :c:type:`z_view_string_t`.
+ *   value: Pointer to a null terminated string.
+ *   len: Size of the string.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *   ``0`` if creation successful, ``negative value`` otherwise.
+ */
+int8_t z_view_string_from_substr(z_view_string_t *str, const char *value, size_t len);
+
 /**
  * Builds a :c:type:`z_keyexpr_t` from a null-terminated string.
  * It is a loaned key expression that aliases ``name``.
diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index 3c4bf37fa..34f142d4f 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ int8_t z_view_string_from_str(z_view_string_t *str, const char *value) {
     return _Z_RES_OK;
 }
 
+int8_t z_view_string_from_substr(z_view_string_t *str, const char *value, size_t len) {
+    str->_val = _z_string_alias_substr((char *)value, len);
+    return _Z_RES_OK;
+}
+
 const z_loaned_string_t *z_string_array_get(const z_loaned_string_array_t *a, size_t k) {
     return _z_string_svec_get(a, k);
 }