diff --git a/drivers/i3c/i3c_cdns.c b/drivers/i3c/i3c_cdns.c
index 1690b33f9a43be6..e44ec1919ec0c50 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/i3c_cdns.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/i3c_cdns.c
@@ -3281,7 +3281,7 @@ static int cdns_i3c_bus_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct i3c_driver_api api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i3c, api) = {
 	.i2c_api.configure = cdns_i3c_i2c_api_configure,
 	.i2c_api.transfer = cdns_i3c_i2c_api_transfer,
 
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/i3c_common.c b/drivers/i3c/i3c_common.c
index 9e3783876b848da..75dc8be50338b90 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/i3c_common.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/i3c_common.c
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ int i3c_attach_i3c_device(struct i3c_device_desc *target)
 	int status = 0;
 	struct i3c_device_desc *i3c_desc;
 
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, target->bus));
+
 	/* check to see if the device has already been attached */
 	I3C_BUS_FOR_EACH_I3CDEV(target->bus, i3c_desc) {
 		if (i3c_desc == target) {
@@ -279,6 +281,8 @@ int i3c_reattach_i3c_device(struct i3c_device_desc *target, uint8_t old_dyn_addr
 	const struct i3c_driver_api *api = (const struct i3c_driver_api *)target->bus->api;
 	int status = 0;
 
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, target->bus));
+
 	if (!i3c_addr_slots_is_free(&data->attached_dev.addr_slots, target->dynamic_addr)) {
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -303,6 +307,8 @@ int i3c_detach_i3c_device(struct i3c_device_desc *target)
 	const struct i3c_driver_api *api = (const struct i3c_driver_api *)target->bus->api;
 	int status = 0;
 
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, target->bus));
+
 	if (!sys_slist_is_empty(&data->attached_dev.devices.i3c)) {
 		if (!sys_slist_find_and_remove(&data->attached_dev.devices.i3c, &target->node)) {
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -328,6 +334,8 @@ int i3c_attach_i2c_device(struct i3c_i2c_device_desc *target)
 	int status = 0;
 	struct i3c_i2c_device_desc *i3c_i2c_desc;
 
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, target->bus));
+
 	/* check to see if the device has already been attached */
 	I3C_BUS_FOR_EACH_I2CDEV(target->bus, i3c_i2c_desc) {
 		if (i3c_i2c_desc == target) {
@@ -356,6 +364,8 @@ int i3c_detach_i2c_device(struct i3c_i2c_device_desc *target)
 	const struct i3c_driver_api *api = (const struct i3c_driver_api *)target->bus->api;
 	int status = 0;
 
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, target->bus));
+
 	if (!sys_slist_is_empty(&data->attached_dev.devices.i2c)) {
 		if (!sys_slist_find_and_remove(&data->attached_dev.devices.i2c, &target->node)) {
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/i3c_mcux.c b/drivers/i3c/i3c_mcux.c
index 3c81dd0d2249691..48c952cb816dc69 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/i3c_mcux.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/i3c_mcux.c
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ static int mcux_i3c_i2c_api_transfer(const struct device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static const struct i3c_driver_api mcux_i3c_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i3c, mcux_i3c_driver_api) = {
 	.i2c_api.configure = mcux_i3c_i2c_api_configure,
 	.i2c_api.transfer = mcux_i3c_i2c_api_transfer,
 	.i2c_api.recover_bus = mcux_i3c_recover_bus,
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/i3c_npcx.c b/drivers/i3c/i3c_npcx.c
index 11b4c1efe9e0893..bde34aee040de43 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/i3c_npcx.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/i3c_npcx.c
@@ -2963,7 +2963,7 @@ static int npcx_i3c_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i3c_driver_api npcx_i3c_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i3c, npcx_i3c_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = npcx_i3c_configure,
 	.config_get = npcx_i3c_config_get,
 
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/i3c_test.c b/drivers/i3c/i3c_test.c
index 165449747d859bc..09586433ec954a0 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/i3c_test.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/i3c_test.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static int vnd_i3c_recover_bus(const struct device *dev)
 	return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
-static const struct i3c_driver_api vnd_i3c_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i3c, vnd_i3c_api) = {
 	.configure = vnd_i3c_configure,
 	.config_get = vnd_i3c_config_get,
 	.recover_bus = vnd_i3c_recover_bus,
diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c.h
index f3581663bfe44e4..6be6a5b034b45b5 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c.h
@@ -1345,14 +1345,13 @@ int i3c_dev_list_daa_addr_helper(struct i3c_addr_slots *addr_slots,
 static inline int i3c_configure(const struct device *dev,
 				enum i3c_config_type type, void *config)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)dev->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, dev));
 
-	if (api->configure == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->configure == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->configure(dev, type, config);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->configure(dev, type, config);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1378,14 +1377,13 @@ static inline int i3c_configure(const struct device *dev,
 static inline int i3c_config_get(const struct device *dev,
 				 enum i3c_config_type type, void *config)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)dev->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, dev));
 
-	if (api->config_get == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->config_get == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->config_get(dev, type, config);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->config_get(dev, type, config);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1400,14 +1398,13 @@ static inline int i3c_config_get(const struct device *dev,
  */
 static inline int i3c_recover_bus(const struct device *dev)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)dev->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, dev));
 
-	if (api->recover_bus == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->recover_bus == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->recover_bus(dev);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->recover_bus(dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1542,14 +1539,13 @@ int i3c_detach_i2c_device(struct i3c_i2c_device_desc *target);
  */
 static inline int i3c_do_daa(const struct device *dev)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)dev->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, dev));
 
-	if (api->do_daa == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->do_daa == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->do_daa(dev);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->do_daa(dev);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1571,14 +1567,13 @@ __syscall int i3c_do_ccc(const struct device *dev,
 static inline int z_impl_i3c_do_ccc(const struct device *dev,
 				    struct i3c_ccc_payload *payload)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)dev->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, dev));
 
-	if (api->do_ccc == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->do_ccc == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->do_ccc(dev, payload);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->do_ccc(dev, payload);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1618,10 +1613,9 @@ __syscall int i3c_transfer(struct i3c_device_desc *target,
 static inline int z_impl_i3c_transfer(struct i3c_device_desc *target,
 				      struct i3c_msg *msgs, uint8_t num_msgs)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)target->bus->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, target->bus));
 
-	return api->i3c_xfers(target->bus, target, msgs, num_msgs);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, target->bus)->i3c_xfers(target->bus, target, msgs, num_msgs);
 }
 
 /** @} */
@@ -1644,14 +1638,13 @@ static inline
 struct i3c_device_desc *i3c_device_find(const struct device *dev,
 					const struct i3c_device_id *id)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)dev->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, dev));
 
-	if (api->i3c_device_find == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->i3c_device_find == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	return api->i3c_device_find(dev, id);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->i3c_device_find(dev, id);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1673,14 +1666,13 @@ struct i3c_device_desc *i3c_device_find(const struct device *dev,
 static inline int i3c_ibi_raise(const struct device *dev,
 				struct i3c_ibi *request)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)dev->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, dev));
 
-	if (api->ibi_raise == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->ibi_raise == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->ibi_raise(dev, request);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->ibi_raise(dev, request);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1699,14 +1691,13 @@ static inline int i3c_ibi_raise(const struct device *dev,
  */
 static inline int i3c_ibi_enable(struct i3c_device_desc *target)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)target->bus->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, target->bus));
 
-	if (api->ibi_enable == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, target->bus)->ibi_enable == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->ibi_enable(target->bus, target);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, target->bus)->ibi_enable(target->bus, target);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1723,14 +1714,13 @@ static inline int i3c_ibi_enable(struct i3c_device_desc *target)
  */
 static inline int i3c_ibi_disable(struct i3c_device_desc *target)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)target->bus->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, target->bus));
 
-	if (api->ibi_disable == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, target->bus)->ibi_disable == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->ibi_disable(target->bus, target);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, target->bus)->ibi_disable(target->bus, target);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c/target_device.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c/target_device.h
index 7d85e03b001e639..6966bd4f69c20cc 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c/target_device.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/i3c/target_device.h
@@ -295,14 +295,13 @@ __subsystem struct i3c_target_driver_api {
 static inline int i3c_target_tx_write(const struct device *dev,
 				      uint8_t *buf, uint16_t len, uint8_t hdr_mode)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)dev->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, dev));
 
-	if (api->target_tx_write == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->target_tx_write == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->target_tx_write(dev, buf, len, hdr_mode);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->target_tx_write(dev, buf, len, hdr_mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -331,14 +330,13 @@ static inline int i3c_target_tx_write(const struct device *dev,
 static inline int i3c_target_register(const struct device *dev,
 				      struct i3c_target_config *cfg)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)dev->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, dev));
 
-	if (api->target_register == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->target_register == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->target_register(dev, cfg);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->target_register(dev, cfg);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -360,14 +358,13 @@ static inline int i3c_target_register(const struct device *dev,
 static inline int i3c_target_unregister(const struct device *dev,
 					struct i3c_target_config *cfg)
 {
-	const struct i3c_driver_api *api =
-		(const struct i3c_driver_api *)dev->api;
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(DEVICE_API_IS(i3c, dev));
 
-	if (api->target_unregister == NULL) {
+	if (DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->target_unregister == NULL) {
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	return api->target_unregister(dev, cfg);
+	return DEVICE_API_GET(i3c, dev)->target_unregister(dev, cfg);
 }
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus