diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5a3e632..7179bfb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitvec_helpers",
  "hevc_parser",
+ "libc",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]
diff --git a/hdr10plus/Cargo.toml b/hdr10plus/Cargo.toml
index 3f61071..4b613a3 100644
--- a/hdr10plus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hdr10plus/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,14 +10,34 @@ repository = "https://github.com/quietvoid/hdr10plus_tool/tree/master/hdr10plus"
 
 [dependencies]
 bitvec_helpers = { version = "3.1.4", default-features = false, features = ["bitstream-io"] }
+hevc_parser = { version = "0.6.2", optional = true }
+
 anyhow = "1.0.86"
 serde = { version = "1.0.203", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.117", features = ["preserve_order"], optional = true }
-hevc_parser = { version = "0.6.1", optional = true }
+
+libc = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
 
 [features]
 hevc = ["hevc_parser"]
 json = ["serde", "serde_json"]
+capi = ["libc", "json"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
+
+[package.metadata.capi.header]
+subdirectory = "libhdr10plus-rs"
+
+[package.metadata.capi.pkg_config]
+strip_include_path_components = 1
+subdirectory = false
+name = "hdr10plus-rs"
+filename = "hdr10plus-rs"
+
+[package.metadata.capi.library]
+rustflags = "-Cpanic=abort"
+name = "hdr10plus-rs"
+
+[lib]
+doctest = false
diff --git a/hdr10plus/cbindgen.toml b/hdr10plus/cbindgen.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2611f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hdr10plus/cbindgen.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+header = "// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT"
+sys_includes = ["stddef.h", "stdint.h", "stdlib.h", "stdbool.h"]
+no_includes = true
+include_guard = "HDR10PLUS_RS_H"
+tab_width = 4
+style = "Type"
+language = "C"
+cpp_compat = true
+
+[parse]
+parse_deps = false
+
+[export]
+item_types = ["constants", "enums", "structs", "unions", "typedefs", "opaque", "functions"]
+prefix = "Hdr10PlusRs"
diff --git a/hdr10plus/examples/capi_json_file.c b/hdr10plus/examples/capi_json_file.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16f79ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hdr10plus/examples/capi_json_file.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include <libhdr10plus-rs/hdr10plus.h>
+
+int main(void) {
+    char *path = "../../assets/hevc_tests/regular_metadata.json";
+    int ret;
+
+    Hdr10PlusRsJsonOpaque *hdr10plus_json = hdr10plus_rs_parse_json(path);
+    const char *error = hdr10plus_rs_json_get_error(hdr10plus_json);
+    if (error) {
+        printf("%s\n", error);
+
+        hdr10plus_rs_json_free(hdr10plus_json);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    const Hdr10PlusRsData *payload = hdr10plus_rs_write_av1_metadata_obu_t35_complete(hdr10plus_json, 0);
+    if (payload) {
+        assert(payload->len == 49);
+
+        hdr10plus_rs_data_free(payload);
+    }
+
+    hdr10plus_rs_json_free(hdr10plus_json);
+}
diff --git a/hdr10plus/src/c_structs/mod.rs b/hdr10plus/src/c_structs/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfdfc5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hdr10plus/src/c_structs/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use std::ffi::CString;
+
+use libc::size_t;
+
+use crate::metadata_json::MetadataJsonRoot;
+
+/// Opaque HDR10+ JSON file handle
+///
+/// Use `hdr10plus_rs_json_free` to free.
+/// It should be freed regardless of whether or not an error occurred.
+pub struct JsonOpaque {
+    /// Optional parsed JSON, present when parsing is successful.
+    pub metadata_root: Option<MetadataJsonRoot>,
+
+    pub error: Option<CString>,
+}
+
+/// Struct representing a data buffer
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct Data {
+    /// Pointer to the data buffer
+    pub data: *const u8,
+    /// Data buffer size
+    pub len: size_t,
+}
+
+impl Data {
+    /// # Safety
+    /// The pointers should all be valid.
+    pub unsafe fn free(&self) {
+        Vec::from_raw_parts(self.data as *mut u8, self.len, self.len);
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Vec<u8>> for Data {
+    fn from(buf: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        Data {
+            len: buf.len(),
+            data: Box::into_raw(buf.into_boxed_slice()) as *const u8,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hdr10plus/src/capi.rs b/hdr10plus/src/capi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ade48f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hdr10plus/src/capi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+#![deny(missing_docs)]
+
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use libc::{c_char, size_t};
+use std::{
+    ffi::{CStr, CString},
+    path::PathBuf,
+    ptr::{null, null_mut},
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    metadata::{Hdr10PlusMetadata, Hdr10PlusMetadataEncOpts},
+    metadata_json::MetadataJsonRoot,
+};
+
+use super::c_structs::*;
+
+/// # Safety
+/// The pointer to the data must be valid.
+///
+/// Parse a HDR10+ JSON file from file path.
+/// Adds an error if the parsing fails.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn hdr10plus_rs_parse_json(path: *const c_char) -> *mut JsonOpaque {
+    if path.is_null() {
+        return null_mut();
+    }
+
+    let mut opaque = JsonOpaque {
+        metadata_root: None,
+        error: None,
+    };
+    let mut error = None;
+
+    if let Ok(str) = CStr::from_ptr(path).to_str() {
+        let path = PathBuf::from(str);
+        match MetadataJsonRoot::from_file(path) {
+            Ok(metadata) => opaque.metadata_root = Some(metadata),
+            Err(e) => {
+                error = Some(format!(
+                    "hdr10plus_rs_parse_json: Errored while parsing: {e}"
+                ));
+            }
+        };
+    } else {
+        error =
+            Some("hdr10plus_rs_parse_json: Failed parsing the input path as a string".to_string());
+    }
+
+    if let Some(err) = error {
+        opaque.error = CString::new(err).ok();
+    }
+
+    Box::into_raw(Box::new(opaque))
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+/// The pointer to the opaque struct must be valid.
+///
+/// Get the last logged error for the JsonOpaque operations.
+///
+/// On invalid parsing, an error is added.
+/// The user should manually verify if there is an error, as the parsing does not return an error code.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn hdr10plus_rs_json_get_error(ptr: *const JsonOpaque) -> *const c_char {
+    if ptr.is_null() {
+        return null();
+    }
+
+    let opaque = &*ptr;
+
+    match &opaque.error {
+        Some(s) => s.as_ptr(),
+        None => null(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+/// The pointer to the opaque struct must be valid.
+///
+/// Free the Hdr10PlusJsonOpaque
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn hdr10plus_rs_json_free(ptr: *mut JsonOpaque) {
+    if !ptr.is_null() {
+        drop(Box::from_raw(ptr));
+    }
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+/// The struct pointer must be valid.
+///
+/// Writes the encoded HDR10+ payload as a byte buffer, including country code
+/// If an error occurs in the writing, returns null
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn hdr10plus_rs_write_av1_metadata_obu_t35_complete(
+    ptr: *mut JsonOpaque,
+    frame_number: size_t,
+) -> *const Data {
+    if ptr.is_null() {
+        return null();
+    }
+
+    let opaque = &mut *ptr;
+    let frame_metadata = opaque
+        .metadata_root
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|root| root.scene_info.get(frame_number))
+        .ok_or(anyhow!("No metadata for frame {frame_number}"))
+        .and_then(|jm| {
+            let enc_opts = Hdr10PlusMetadataEncOpts {
+                with_country_code: true,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+
+            Hdr10PlusMetadata::try_from(jm)
+                .and_then(|metadata| metadata.encode_with_opts(&enc_opts))
+        });
+
+    match frame_metadata {
+        Ok(buf) => Box::into_raw(Box::new(Data::from(buf))),
+        Err(e) => {
+            opaque
+                .error
+                .replace(CString::new(format!("Failed writing byte buffer: {e}")).unwrap());
+
+            null()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+/// The data pointer should exist, and be allocated by Rust.
+///
+/// Free a Data buffer
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn hdr10plus_rs_data_free(data: *const Data) {
+    if !data.is_null() {
+        let data = Box::from_raw(data as *mut Data);
+        data.free();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hdr10plus/src/lib.rs b/hdr10plus/src/lib.rs
index 487fe5e..c56dad6 100644
--- a/hdr10plus/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hdr10plus/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,3 +5,11 @@ pub mod metadata_json;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "hevc")]
 pub mod hevc;
+
+/// C API module
+#[cfg(any(cargo_c, feature = "capi"))]
+pub mod capi;
+
+/// Structs used and exposed in the C API
+#[cfg(any(cargo_c, feature = "capi"))]
+pub mod c_structs;