diff --git a/drivers/i2c/gpio_i2c_switch.c b/drivers/i2c/gpio_i2c_switch.c
index 1564f37006679a..a0b8166edbb72f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/gpio_i2c_switch.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/gpio_i2c_switch.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static int gpio_i2c_switch_transfer(const struct device *dev, struct i2c_msg *ms
 	return res;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api gpio_i2c_switch_api_funcs = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, gpio_i2c_switch_api_funcs) = {
 	.configure = gpio_i2c_switch_configure,
 	.transfer = gpio_i2c_switch_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ambiq.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ambiq.c
index 69492b5a60861d..50536a5dd53135 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ambiq.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ambiq.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static int i2c_ambiq_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_ambiq_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_ambiq_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_ambiq_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_ambiq_transfer,
 #if CONFIG_I2C_AMBIQ_BUS_RECOVERY
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_andes_atciic100.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_andes_atciic100.c
index 3f1b4b9c3d2897..60e39c040c60da 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_andes_atciic100.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_andes_atciic100.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ static void i2c_atciic100_irq_handler(void *arg)
 	}
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_atciic100_driver = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_atciic100_driver) = {
 	.configure = (i2c_api_configure_t)i2c_atciic100_configure,
 	.transfer = (i2c_api_full_io_t)i2c_atciic100_transfer,
 #if defined(CONFIG_I2C_TARGET)
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_b91.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_b91.c
index f7b25f54fd1e2c..2681ef6e26fb46 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_b91.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_b91.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int i2c_b91_init(const struct device *dev)
 }
 
 /* I2C driver APIs structure */
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_b91_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_b91_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_b91_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_b91_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_bcm_iproc.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_bcm_iproc.c
index 18f6afb0ae68de..f424ab97e648d6 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_bcm_iproc.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_bcm_iproc.c
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ static int iproc_i2c_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api iproc_i2c_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, iproc_i2c_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = iproc_i2c_configure,
 	.transfer = iproc_i2c_transfer_multi,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_TARGET
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_cc13xx_cc26xx.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_cc13xx_cc26xx.c
index d06ffe3c5cb6cd..e475be674ca7e4 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_cc13xx_cc26xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_cc13xx_cc26xx.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static int i2c_cc13xx_cc26xx_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_cc13xx_cc26xx_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_cc13xx_cc26xx_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_cc13xx_cc26xx_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_cc13xx_cc26xx_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_cc32xx.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_cc32xx.c
index 57fee761799053..a5ce43b4a7aa43 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_cc32xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_cc32xx.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static int i2c_cc32xx_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_cc32xx_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_cc32xx_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_cc32xx_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_cc32xx_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_dw.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_dw.c
index 5d274dcf0adcd0..029fc1e58a1efd 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_dw.c
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ static void i2c_dw_slave_read_clear_intr_bits(const struct device *dev)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_I2C_TARGET */
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api funcs = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, funcs) = {
 	.configure = i2c_dw_runtime_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_dw_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_TARGET
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_emul.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_emul.c
index 5554ce81b5c65d..ee2ae8d3975b75 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_emul.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_emul.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int i2c_emul_target_unregister(const struct device *dev, struct i2c_targe
 
 /* Device instantiation */
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_emul_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_emul_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_emul_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_emul_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_emul_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ene_kb1200.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ene_kb1200.c
index 322efd2e30c51e..359f99793e42e2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ene_kb1200.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ene_kb1200.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int i2c_kb1200_transfer(const struct device *dev, struct i2c_msg *msgs, u
 }
 
 /* I2C Master driver registration */
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_kb1200_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_kb1200_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_kb1200_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_kb1200_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_kb1200_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_esp32.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_esp32.c
index 07c8ea536caf65..a46e76f31a77f1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_esp32.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_esp32.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ static void IRAM_ATTR i2c_esp32_isr(void *arg)
 	k_sem_give(&data->cmd_sem);
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_esp32_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_esp32_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_esp32_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_esp32_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_esp32_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_gd32.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_gd32.c
index 9b6d6f5e4e6166..381911fafb79c1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_gd32.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_gd32.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static int i2c_gd32_configure(const struct device *dev,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_gd32_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_gd32_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_gd32_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_gd32_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_gecko.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_gecko.c
index e2d44f3989c40e..373eb231f9ac49 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_gecko.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_gecko.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int i2c_gecko_target_unregister(const struct device *dev, struct i2c_targ
 }
 #endif
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_gecko_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_gecko_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_gecko_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_gecko_transfer,
 #if defined(CONFIG_I2C_TARGET)
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_gpio.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_gpio.c
index 80a1a221490f35..406b10af8634f0 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_gpio.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int i2c_gpio_recover_bus(const struct device *dev)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_gpio_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_gpio_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_gpio_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ifx_cat1.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ifx_cat1.c
index 90bf9c1e68b45e..3759be1d981f72 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ifx_cat1.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ifx_cat1.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int ifx_cat1_i2c_target_unregister(const struct device *dev, struct i2c_t
 }
 
 /* I2C API structure */
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_cat1_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_cat1_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = ifx_cat1_i2c_configure,
 	.transfer = ifx_cat1_i2c_transfer,
 	.get_config = ifx_cat1_i2c_get_config,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ifx_xmc4.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ifx_xmc4.c
index 253445809c3834..789f4f408f714e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ifx_xmc4.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ifx_xmc4.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static void i2c_xmc4_isr(const struct device *dev)
 
 
 /* I2C API structure */
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_xmc4_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_xmc4_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = ifx_xmc4_i2c_configure,
 	.transfer = ifx_xmc4_i2c_transfer,
 	.get_config = ifx_xmc4_i2c_get_config,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_imx.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_imx.c
index eba04101693f8d..d2c99ef9a8022c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_imx.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int i2c_imx_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_imx_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_imx_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_imx_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_imx_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ite_enhance.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ite_enhance.c
index 1264bcec844914..e67083218ff793 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ite_enhance.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ite_enhance.c
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ static int i2c_enhance_target_unregister(const struct device *dev,
 }
 #endif
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_enhance_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_enhance_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_enhance_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_enhance_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_enhance_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ite_it8xxx2.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ite_it8xxx2.c
index a9247734be3fc8..203eaaa3d339ea 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ite_it8xxx2.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ite_it8xxx2.c
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static int i2c_it8xxx2_recover_bus(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_it8xxx2_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_it8xxx2_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_it8xxx2_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_it8xxx2_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_it8xxx2_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_litex.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_litex.c
index 38e0cfa8cfd7f2..104829b6f7981d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_litex.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_litex.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int i2c_litex_recover_bus(const struct device *dev)
 	return i2c_bitbang_recover_bus(bitbang);
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_litex_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_litex_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_litex_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_litex_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_litex_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ll_stm32.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ll_stm32.c
index 677d1f688e5a27..36aa57482ff78c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_ll_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_ll_stm32.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int i2c_stm32_recover_bus(const struct device *dev)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_I2C_STM32_BUS_RECOVERY */
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api api_funcs = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, api_funcs) = {
 	.configure = i2c_stm32_runtime_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_stm32_transfer,
 	.get_config = i2c_stm32_get_config,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_lpc11u6x.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_lpc11u6x.c
index 2a32822be5c3cd..a00ac10dd5c6f3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_lpc11u6x.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_lpc11u6x.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static int lpc11u6x_i2c_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_api) = {
 	.configure = lpc11u6x_i2c_configure,
 	.transfer = lpc11u6x_i2c_transfer,
 	.target_register = lpc11u6x_i2c_slave_register,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_max32.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_max32.c
index e08612114323b7..c42f837bf3efe7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_max32.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_max32.c
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ static void i2c_max32_isr(const struct device *dev)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_I2C_TARGET || CONFIG_I2C_MAX32_INTERRUPT */
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, api) = {
 	.configure = api_configure,
 	.transfer = api_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_TARGET
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_mss.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_mss.c
index ef132c6182cbf2..25e4e7c094a5f2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_mss.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_mss.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static int mss_i2c_transfer(const struct device *dev, struct i2c_msg *msgs, uint
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api mss_i2c_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, mss_i2c_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = mss_i2c_configure,
 	.transfer = mss_i2c_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_xec.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_xec.c
index 6f48e9404b15c3..e1376470ff405d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_xec.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_xec.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static int i2c_xec_target_unregister(const struct device *dev,
 }
 #endif
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_xec_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_xec_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_xec_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_xec_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_TARGET
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_xec_v2.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_xec_v2.c
index c0ab170ba03ef6..4feda66823ef69 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_xec_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mchp_xec_v2.c
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ static int i2c_xec_target_unregister(const struct device *dev,
 }
 #endif
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_xec_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_xec_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_xec_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_xec_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_TARGET
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux.c
index aaf6b0116a6de5..1ef10cc402060a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static int i2c_mcux_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_mcux_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_mcux_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_mcux_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_mcux_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_CALLBACK
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_flexcomm.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_flexcomm.c
index 158deacc6dedd7..51b8bfe1f0d132 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_flexcomm.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_flexcomm.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static int mcux_flexcomm_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api mcux_flexcomm_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, mcux_flexcomm_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = mcux_flexcomm_configure,
 	.transfer = mcux_flexcomm_transfer,
 #if defined(CONFIG_I2C_TARGET)
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_lpi2c.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_lpi2c.c
index 74881543ede07a..86dc6303e25123 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_lpi2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_lpi2c.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static int mcux_lpi2c_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api mcux_lpi2c_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, mcux_lpi2c_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = mcux_lpi2c_configure,
 	.transfer = mcux_lpi2c_transfer,
 #if CONFIG_I2C_MCUX_LPI2C_BUS_RECOVERY
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_lpi2c_rtio.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_lpi2c_rtio.c
index c88cdf3b78f7ea..f267b7ada4ce12 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_lpi2c_rtio.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_mcux_lpi2c_rtio.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static int mcux_lpi2c_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api mcux_lpi2c_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, mcux_lpi2c_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = mcux_lpi2c_configure,
 	.transfer = mcux_lpi2c_transfer,
 	.iodev_submit = mcux_lpi2c_submit,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nios2.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nios2.c
index bbd1cf2223a5e6..c146aa210c6746 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nios2.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nios2.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void i2c_nios2_isr(const struct device *dev)
 
 static int i2c_nios2_init(const struct device *dev);
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_nios2_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_nios2_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_nios2_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_nios2_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_npcx_port.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_npcx_port.c
index 17638909561723..8a3d98c07e765b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_npcx_port.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_npcx_port.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static int i2c_npcx_port_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_port_npcx_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_port_npcx_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_npcx_port_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_npcx_port_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_npcx_port_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi.c
index 56d3727e125ef7..c2c0a28d8756e5 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void event_handler(nrfx_twi_evt_t const *p_event, void *p_context)
 	k_sem_give(&dev_data->completion_sync);
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_nrfx_twi_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_nrfx_twi_driver_api) = {
 	.configure   = i2c_nrfx_twi_configure,
 	.transfer    = i2c_nrfx_twi_transfer,
 	.recover_bus = i2c_nrfx_twi_recover_bus,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi_rtio.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi_rtio.c
index 1eb9b3762b297d..9dc1b54914cd6a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi_rtio.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twi_rtio.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void i2c_nrfx_twi_rtio_submit(const struct device *dev, struct rtio_iodev
 	}
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_nrfx_twi_rtio_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_nrfx_twi_rtio_driver_api) = {
 	.configure   = i2c_nrfx_twi_rtio_configure,
 	.transfer    = i2c_nrfx_twi_rtio_transfer,
 	.recover_bus = i2c_nrfx_twi_rtio_recover_bus,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim.c
index 9609709d8c354f..f3d23521dd6eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int i2c_nrfx_twim_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return i2c_nrfx_twim_common_init(dev);
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_nrfx_twim_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_nrfx_twim_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_nrfx_twim_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_nrfx_twim_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim_rtio.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim_rtio.c
index ad4554332639b9..39c0380fb4cdb7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim_rtio.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_nrfx_twim_rtio.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static void event_handler(nrfx_twim_evt_t const *p_event, void *p_context)
 	i2c_nrfx_twim_rtio_complete(dev, status);
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_nrfx_twim_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_nrfx_twim_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_nrfx_twim_rtio_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_nrfx_twim_rtio_transfer,
 	.recover_bus = i2c_nrfx_twim_rtio_recover_bus,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_numaker.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_numaker.c
index 9441db55ca0e5b..df2076becac35d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_numaker.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_numaker.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ static int i2c_numaker_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_numaker_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_numaker_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_numaker_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_numaker_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_numaker_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_rcar.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_rcar.c
index 495579bb1e4315..e8b7cd89505450 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_rcar.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int i2c_rcar_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_rcar_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_rcar_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_rcar_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_rcar_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_renesas_ra_iic.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_renesas_ra_iic.c
index 98eb46f625d59e..8643b0c3d2e70a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_renesas_ra_iic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_renesas_ra_iic.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static void calc_iic_master_clock_setting(const struct device *dev, const uint32
 		clk_cfg->brl_value, clk_cfg->brh_value, clk_cfg->cks_value);
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_ra_iic_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_ra_iic_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_ra_iic_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_ra_iic_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_ra_iic_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_rv32m1_lpi2c.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_rv32m1_lpi2c.c
index a7bffef4d4b4d4..db378f7f104e9a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_rv32m1_lpi2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_rv32m1_lpi2c.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int rv32m1_lpi2c_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api rv32m1_lpi2c_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, rv32m1_lpi2c_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = rv32m1_lpi2c_configure,
 	.transfer = rv32m1_lpi2c_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam0.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam0.c
index ff0b6c67fb652c..0f66844840795d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam0.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam0.c
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ static int i2c_sam0_initialize(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_sam0_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_sam0_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_sam0_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_sam0_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam4l_twim.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam4l_twim.c
index 3f8551267f76a9..3abd1b8c3fdf55 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam4l_twim.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam4l_twim.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static int i2c_sam_twim_initialize(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_sam_twim_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_sam_twim_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_sam_twim_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_sam_twim_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twi.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twi.c
index ad6a3277859889..2ef99caa907817 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twi.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int i2c_sam_twi_initialize(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_sam_twi_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_sam_twi_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_sam_twi_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_sam_twi_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twihs.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twihs.c
index 4b1fda4ce573c7..0a5f4e0ade9daa 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twihs.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twihs.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static int i2c_sam_twihs_initialize(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_sam_twihs_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_sam_twihs_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_sam_twihs_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_sam_twihs_transfer,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twihs_rtio.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twihs_rtio.c
index bbece9d50e5065..0f8cf5730d0982 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twihs_rtio.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sam_twihs_rtio.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int i2c_sam_twihs_initialize(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_sam_twihs_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_sam_twihs_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_sam_twihs_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_sam_twihs_transfer,
 	.iodev_submit = i2c_sam_twihs_submit,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sbcon.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sbcon.c
index 0212593ed3e530..bf77fcdf352bcc 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sbcon.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int i2c_sbcon_recover_bus(const struct device *dev)
 	return i2c_bitbang_recover_bus(&context->bitbang);
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_sbcon_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_sbcon_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_sbcon_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sc18im704.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sc18im704.c
index 64ea3482b28afe..722772931ba286 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sc18im704.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sc18im704.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static int i2c_sc18im_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_sc18im_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_sc18im_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_sc18im_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_sc18im_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_sc18im_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sedi.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sedi.c
index 00ec5e06d4a0f6..e2646dc6b2385e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sedi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sedi.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int i2c_sedi_api_full_io(const struct device *dev, struct i2c_msg *msgs,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_sedi_apis = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_sedi_apis) = {
 	.configure = i2c_sedi_api_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_sedi_api_full_io,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sifive.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sifive.c
index 54ba5a779e462b..2677e530c09612 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_sifive.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_sifive.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int i2c_sifive_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_sifive_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_sifive_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_sifive_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_sifive_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_smartbond.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_smartbond.c
index c402251e49b0e2..f7f2a5a0f1a7ef 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_smartbond.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_smartbond.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ static void i2c_smartbond_isr(const struct device *dev)
 #define I2C_SMARTBOND_CONFIGURE(id)
 #endif
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_smartbond_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_smartbond_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_smartbond_configure,
 	.get_config = i2c_smartbond_get_config,
 	.transfer = i2c_smartbond_transfer,
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_tca954x.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_tca954x.c
index 572b8daaf62e01..ab8c3f0101341e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_tca954x.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_tca954x.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int tca954x_channel_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api tca954x_api_funcs = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, tca954x_api_funcs) = {
 	.configure = tca954x_configure,
 	.transfer = tca954x_transfer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_I2C_RTIO
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_test.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_test.c
index 89001f617827e2..dfe994deae6e70 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_test.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_test.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static int vnd_i2c_transfer(const struct device *dev,
 	return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api vnd_i2c_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, vnd_i2c_api) = {
 	.configure = vnd_i2c_configure,
 	.transfer  = vnd_i2c_transfer,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c_xilinx_axi.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c_xilinx_axi.c
index 715deaa6bb71dc..61f9108b536071 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c_xilinx_axi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c_xilinx_axi.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static int i2c_xilinx_axi_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api i2c_xilinx_axi_driver_api = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, i2c_xilinx_axi_driver_api) = {
 	.configure = i2c_xilinx_axi_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_xilinx_axi_transfer,
 #if defined(CONFIG_I2C_TARGET)
diff --git a/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_target_api/common/i2c_virtual.c b/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_target_api/common/i2c_virtual.c
index d8833b69c0a128..d647061185c69c 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_target_api/common/i2c_virtual.c
+++ b/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_target_api/common/i2c_virtual.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int i2c_virtual_transfer(const struct device *dev, struct i2c_msg *msg,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_driver_api api_funcs = {
+static DEVICE_API(i2c, api_funcs) = {
 	.configure = i2c_virtual_runtime_configure,
 	.transfer = i2c_virtual_transfer,
 	.target_register = i2c_virtual_target_register,