diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 35323dae5..b78f52968 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ Primitives
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_hello_zid
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_hello_whatami
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_hello_locators
+.. autocfunction:: primitives.h::zp_hello_locators
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_whatami_to_view_string
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_scout
 .. autocfunction:: primitives.h::z_open
diff --git a/examples/arduino/z_scout.ino b/examples/arduino/z_scout.ino
index 17d033100..b8306c362 100644
--- a/examples/arduino/z_scout.ino
+++ b/examples/arduino/z_scout.ino
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void fprinthello(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) {
     Serial.print(", whatami: ");
     fprintwhatami(z_hello_whatami(hello));
     Serial.print(", locators: ");
-    fprintlocators(z_hello_locators(hello));
+    fprintlocators(zp_hello_locators(hello));
     Serial.println(" }");
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/espidf/z_scout.c b/examples/espidf/z_scout.c
index a8adc731d..d429a78ad 100644
--- a/examples/espidf/z_scout.c
+++ b/examples/espidf/z_scout.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void fprinthello(FILE *stream, const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) {
     fprintf(stream, ", whatami: ");
     fprintwhatami(stream, z_hello_whatami(hello));
     fprintf(stream, ", locators: ");
-    fprintlocators(stream, z_hello_locators(hello));
+    fprintlocators(stream, zp_hello_locators(hello));
     fprintf(stream, " }");
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_scout.c b/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_scout.c
index 5a5e45c65..bff7ebc50 100644
--- a/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_scout.c
+++ b/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/z_scout.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void fprinthello(FILE *stream, const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) {
     fprintf(stream, ", whatami: ");
     fprintwhatami(stream, z_hello_whatami(hello));
     fprintf(stream, ", locators: ");
-    fprintlocators(stream, z_hello_locators(hello));
+    fprintlocators(stream, zp_hello_locators(hello));
     fprintf(stream, " }");
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/mbed/z_scout.cpp b/examples/mbed/z_scout.cpp
index 2d9f71b69..de55be05c 100644
--- a/examples/mbed/z_scout.cpp
+++ b/examples/mbed/z_scout.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void fprinthello(FILE *stream, const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) {
     fprintf(stream, ", whatami: ");
     fprintwhatami(stream, z_hello_whatami(hello));
     fprintf(stream, ", locators: ");
-    fprintlocators(stream, z_hello_locators(hello));
+    fprintlocators(stream, zp_hello_locators(hello));
     fprintf(stream, " }");
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/unix/c11/z_scout.c b/examples/unix/c11/z_scout.c
index 4324a966a..41ce814e0 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c11/z_scout.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c11/z_scout.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void fprinthello(FILE *stream, const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) {
     fprintf(stream, ", whatami: ");
     fprintwhatami(stream, z_hello_whatami(hello));
     fprintf(stream, ", locators: ");
-    fprintlocators(stream, z_hello_locators(hello));
+    fprintlocators(stream, zp_hello_locators(hello));
     fprintf(stream, " }");
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/unix/c99/z_scout.c b/examples/unix/c99/z_scout.c
index 412bb73b2..fa625e548 100644
--- a/examples/unix/c99/z_scout.c
+++ b/examples/unix/c99/z_scout.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void fprinthello(FILE *stream, const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) {
     fprintf(stream, ", whatami: ");
     fprintwhatami(stream, z_hello_whatami(hello));
     fprintf(stream, ", locators: ");
-    fprintlocators(stream, z_hello_locators(hello));
+    fprintlocators(stream, zp_hello_locators(hello));
     fprintf(stream, " }");
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/windows/z_scout.c b/examples/windows/z_scout.c
index b8de576be..321900480 100644
--- a/examples/windows/z_scout.c
+++ b/examples/windows/z_scout.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void fprinthello(FILE *stream, const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) {
     fprintf(stream, ", whatami: ");
     fprintwhatami(stream, z_hello_whatami(hello));
     fprintf(stream, ", locators: ");
-    fprintlocators(stream, z_hello_locators(hello));
+    fprintlocators(stream, zp_hello_locators(hello));
     fprintf(stream, " }");
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/zephyr/z_scout.c b/examples/zephyr/z_scout.c
index 1ae6b9be0..5da870042 100644
--- a/examples/zephyr/z_scout.c
+++ b/examples/zephyr/z_scout.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void fprinthello(FILE *stream, const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) {
     fprintf(stream, ", whatami: ");
     fprintwhatami(stream, z_hello_whatami(hello));
     fprintf(stream, ", locators: ");
-    fprintlocators(stream, z_hello_locators(hello));
+    fprintlocators(stream, zp_hello_locators(hello));
     fprintf(stream, " }");
 }
 
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
index 0bf48e9c8..f815f5c93 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/primitives.h
@@ -1479,14 +1479,25 @@ z_id_t z_hello_zid(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello);
 z_whatami_t z_hello_whatami(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello);
 
 /**
- * Constructs an array of locators of Zenoh entity that sent hello message.
+ * Returns an array of locators of Zenoh entity that sent hello message.
  *
  * Parameters:
  *   hello: Pointer to a :c:type:`z_loaned_hello_t` message.
  * Return:
  *   :c:type:`z_loaned_string_array_t` containing locators.
  */
-const z_loaned_string_array_t *z_hello_locators(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello);
+const z_loaned_string_array_t *zp_hello_locators(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello);
+
+/**
+ * Constructs an array of locators of Zenoh entity that sent hello message.
+ * Note that it is a method for zenoh-c compatiblity, in zenoh-pico :c:func:`zp_hello_locators`
+ * can be used.
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ *   hello: Pointer to a :c:type:`z_loaned_hello_t` message.
+ *   locators_out: An uninitialized memory location where :c:type:`z_owned_string_array_t` will be constructed.
+ */
+void z_hello_locators(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello, z_owned_string_array_t *locators_out);
 
 /**
  * Constructs a non-owned non-null-terminated string from the kind of zenoh entity.
diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index 2897c103d..8d5afb655 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -790,7 +790,11 @@ z_id_t z_hello_zid(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) { return hello->_zid; }
 
 z_whatami_t z_hello_whatami(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) { return hello->_whatami; }
 
-const z_loaned_string_array_t *z_hello_locators(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) { return &hello->_locators; }
+const z_loaned_string_array_t *zp_hello_locators(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello) { return &hello->_locators; }
+
+void z_hello_locators(const z_loaned_hello_t *hello, z_owned_string_array_t *locators_out) {
+    z_string_array_clone(locators_out, &hello->_locators);
+}
 
 static const char *WHAT_AM_I_TO_STRING_MAP[8] = {
     "Other",              // 0