diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 19b21b8..4430962 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "compat.h"
+#include "config.h"
 #include "context.h"
 #include "hash_table.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -51,13 +52,6 @@
 #define GETMACRO5(_1, _2, _3, _4, _5, NAME, ...) NAME
 #define GETMACRO6(_1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6, NAME, ...) NAME
 
-/*
- * If the compiler supports attribute to mark objects as hidden, mark all
- * objects as hidden and export only objects explicitly marked to be part of
- * the public API.
- */
-#define API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
-
 /******************************************************************************
  * Logger
  *****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index de9c40c..9915a83 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -35,4 +35,28 @@
 # define _FORMAT_PRINTF(FORM, ARGS)
 #endif
 
+/** Exporting symbols to a shared library and importing back afterwards
+ *
+ * - use LIBYANG_API_DECL to mark a declaration in the public header
+ * - use LIBYANG_API_DEF to mark a definition (in the source code for the actual implementaiton)
+ * */
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#  ifndef STATIC
+#    define LIBYANG_API_DEF __declspec(dllexport)
+#    ifdef LIBYANG_BUILD
+#      define LIBYANG_API_DECL __declspec(dllexport)
+#    else
+#      define LIBYANG_API_DECL __declspec(dllimport)
+#    endif
+#  endif
+#else
+/*
+ * If the compiler supports attribute to mark objects as hidden, mark all
+ * objects as hidden and export only objects explicitly marked to be part of
+ * the public API.
+ */
+#  define LIBYANG_API_DEF __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#  define LIBYANG_API_DECL
+#endif
+
 #endif /* LY_CONFIG_H_ */
diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index 99f57fa..28a72f1 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
 #define LY_INTERNAL_MODS_COUNT sizeof(internal_modules) / sizeof(struct internal_modules_s)
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_ctx_set_searchdir(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *search_dir)
 {
     struct stat st;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const char * const *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char * const *
 ly_ctx_get_searchdirs(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
 #define LY_CTX_SEARCHDIRS_SIZE_STEP 8
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     return (const char * const *)ctx->search_paths.objs;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_ctx_unset_searchdir(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_ctx_unset_searchdir_last(struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t count)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lys_module *
 ly_ctx_load_module(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *revision, const char **features)
 {
     struct lys_module *mod = NULL;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
     return mod;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_ctx_new(const char *search_dir, uint16_t options, struct ly_ctx **new_ctx)
 {
     struct ly_ctx *ctx = NULL;
@@ -490,21 +490,21 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_ctx_new_ylpath(const char *search_dir, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format, int options, struct ly_ctx **ctx)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, path, ctx, LY_EINVAL);
     return ly_ctx_new_yl_common(search_dir, path, format, options, lyd_parse_data_path, ctx);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_ctx_new_ylmem(const char *search_dir, const char *data, LYD_FORMAT format, int options, struct ly_ctx **ctx)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, data, ctx, LY_EINVAL);
     return ly_ctx_new_yl_common(search_dir, data, format, options, lyd_parse_data_mem, ctx);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_ctx_compile(struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API uint16_t
+LIBYANG_API_DEF uint16_t
 ly_ctx_get_options(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, 0);
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
     return ctx->flags;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_ctx_set_options(struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint16_t option)
 {
     LY_ERR lyrc = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_ctx_unset_options(struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint16_t option)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API uint16_t
+LIBYANG_API_DEF uint16_t
 ly_ctx_get_change_count(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, 0);
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@
     return ctx->change_count;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_ctx_set_module_imp_clb(struct ly_ctx *ctx, ly_module_imp_clb clb, void *user_data)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, );
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@
     ctx->imp_clb_data = user_data;
 }
 
-API ly_module_imp_clb
+LIBYANG_API_DEF ly_module_imp_clb
 ly_ctx_get_module_imp_clb(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, void **user_data)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, NULL);
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@
     return ctx->imp_clb;
 }
 
-API struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lys_module *
 ly_ctx_get_module_iter(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t *index)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, index, NULL);
@@ -735,14 +735,14 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lys_module *
 ly_ctx_get_module_ns(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *ns, const char *revision)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, ns, NULL);
     return ly_ctx_get_module_by(ctx, ns, offsetof(struct lys_module, ns), revision);
 }
 
-API struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lys_module *
 ly_ctx_get_module(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *revision)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, name, NULL);
@@ -771,14 +771,14 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lys_module *
 ly_ctx_get_module_latest(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, name, NULL);
     return ly_ctx_get_module_latest_by(ctx, name, offsetof(struct lys_module, name));
 }
 
-API struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lys_module *
 ly_ctx_get_module_latest_ns(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *ns)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, ns, NULL);
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lys_module *
 ly_ctx_get_module_implemented(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, name, NULL);
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@
     return ly_ctx_get_module_implemented_by(ctx, name, name_len, offsetof(struct lys_module, name));
 }
 
-API struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lys_module *
 ly_ctx_get_module_implemented_ns(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *ns)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, ns, NULL);
@@ -899,31 +899,31 @@
     return submod;
 }
 
-API const struct lysp_submodule *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysp_submodule *
 ly_ctx_get_submodule(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *submodule, const char *revision)
 {
     return _ly_ctx_get_submodule(ctx, submodule, revision, 0);
 }
 
-API const struct lysp_submodule *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysp_submodule *
 ly_ctx_get_submodule_latest(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *submodule)
 {
     return _ly_ctx_get_submodule(ctx, submodule, NULL, 1);
 }
 
-API const struct lysp_submodule *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysp_submodule *
 ly_ctx_get_submodule2(const struct lys_module *module, const char *submodule, const char *revision)
 {
     return _ly_ctx_get_submodule2(module, submodule, revision, 0);
 }
 
-API const struct lysp_submodule *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysp_submodule *
 ly_ctx_get_submodule2_latest(const struct lys_module *module, const char *submodule)
 {
     return _ly_ctx_get_submodule2(module, submodule, NULL, 1);
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_ctx_reset_latests(struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     struct lys_module *mod;
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API uint32_t
+LIBYANG_API_DEF uint32_t
 ly_ctx_internal_modules_count(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     if (!ctx) {
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_ctx_get_yanglib_data(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node **root_p, const char *content_id_format, ...)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_ctx_destroy(struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     struct lys_module *mod;
diff --git a/src/context.h b/src/context.h
index 553892f..1859236 100644
--- a/src/context.h
+++ b/src/context.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
  * @param[out] new_ctx Pointer to the created libyang context if LY_SUCCESS returned.
  * @return LY_ERR return value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_ctx_new(const char *search_dir, uint16_t options, struct ly_ctx **new_ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_ctx_new(const char *search_dir, uint16_t options, struct ly_ctx **new_ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create libyang context according to the content of the given yang-library data.
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
  * @param[out] ctx Pointer to the created libyang context if LY_SUCCESS returned.
  * @return LY_ERR return value
  */
-LY_ERR ly_ctx_new_ylpath(const char *search_dir, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format, int options, struct ly_ctx **ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_ctx_new_ylpath(const char *search_dir, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format, int options, struct ly_ctx **ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create libyang context according to the content of the given yang-library data.
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
  * @param[out] ctx Pointer to the created libyang context if LY_SUCCESS returned.
  * @return LY_ERR return value
  */
-LY_ERR ly_ctx_new_ylmem(const char *search_dir, const char *data, LYD_FORMAT format, int options, struct ly_ctx **ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_ctx_new_ylmem(const char *search_dir, const char *data, LYD_FORMAT format, int options, struct ly_ctx **ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Compile (recompile) the context applying all the performed changes after the last context compilation.
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Context to compile.
  * @return LY_ERR return value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_ctx_compile(struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_ctx_compile(struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Add the search path into libyang context
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
  * @param[in] search_dir New search path to add to the current paths previously set in ctx.
  * @return LY_ERR return value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_ctx_set_searchdir(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *search_dir);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_ctx_set_searchdir(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *search_dir);
 
 /**
  * @brief Clean the search path(s) from the libyang context
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
  * @param[in] value Searchdir to be removed, use NULL to remove them all.
  * @return LY_ERR return value
  */
-LY_ERR ly_ctx_unset_searchdir(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_ctx_unset_searchdir(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value);
 
 /**
  * @brief Remove the least recently added search path(s) from the libyang context.
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
  * Value 0 does not change the search path set.
  * @return LY_ERR return value
  */
-LY_ERR ly_ctx_unset_searchdir_last(struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t count);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_ctx_unset_searchdir_last(struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t count);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the NULL-terminated list of the search paths in libyang context. Do not modify the result!
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
  * @return NULL-terminated list (array) of the search paths, NULL if no searchpath was set.
  * Do not modify the provided data in any way!
  */
-const char * const *ly_ctx_get_searchdirs(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char * const *ly_ctx_get_searchdirs(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the currently set context's options.
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Context to query.
  * @return Combination of all the currently set context's options, see @ref contextoptions.
  */
-uint16_t ly_ctx_get_options(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL uint16_t ly_ctx_get_options(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Set some of the context's options, see @ref contextoptions.
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
  * and all ::lysc_node.priv in the modules will be overwritten, see ::LY_CTX_SET_PRIV_PARSED.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_ctx_set_options(struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint16_t option);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_ctx_set_options(struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint16_t option);
 
 /**
  * @brief Unset some of the context's options, see @ref contextoptions.
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
  * @param[in] option Combination of the context's options to be unset, see @ref contextoptions.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_ctx_unset_options(struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint16_t option);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_ctx_unset_options(struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint16_t option);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the change count of the context (module set) during its life-time.
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Context to be examined.
  * @return Context change count.
  */
-uint16_t ly_ctx_get_change_count(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL uint16_t ly_ctx_get_change_count(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Callback for freeing returned module data in #ly_module_imp_clb.
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
  * @param[in] user_data Optional pointer for getting the user-supplied callback data.
  * @return Callback or NULL if not set.
  */
-ly_module_imp_clb ly_ctx_get_module_imp_clb(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, void **user_data);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL ly_module_imp_clb ly_ctx_get_module_imp_clb(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, void **user_data);
 
 /**
  * @brief Set missing include or import module callback. It is meant to be used when the models
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
  * @param[in] clb Callback responsible for returning the missing model.
  * @param[in] user_data Arbitrary data that will always be passed to the callback \p clb.
  */
-void ly_ctx_set_module_imp_clb(struct ly_ctx *ctx, ly_module_imp_clb clb, void *user_data);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_ctx_set_module_imp_clb(struct ly_ctx *ctx, ly_module_imp_clb clb, void *user_data);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get YANG module of the given name and revision.
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
  * the schema with no revision is returned, if it is present in the context.
  * @return Pointer to the YANG module, NULL if no schema in the context follows the name and revision requirements.
  */
-struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *revision);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *revision);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the latest revision of the YANG module specified by its name.
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
  * @return The latest revision of the specified YANG module in the given context, NULL if no YANG module of the
  * given name is present in the context.
  */
-struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_latest(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_latest(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the (only) implemented YANG module specified by its name.
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
  * @return The only implemented YANG module revision of the given name in the given context. NULL if there is no
  * implemented module of the given name.
  */
-struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_implemented(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_implemented(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name);
 
 /**
  * @brief Iterate over all modules in the given context.
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
  * to be used in all calls starting with value 0.
  * @return Next context module, NULL if the last was already returned.
  */
-struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_iter(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t *index);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_iter(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t *index);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get YANG module of the given namespace and revision.
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
  * the schema with no revision is returned, if it is present in the context.
  * @return Pointer to the YANG module, NULL if no schema in the context follows the namespace and revision requirements.
  */
-struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_ns(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *ns, const char *revision);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_ns(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *ns, const char *revision);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the latest revision of the YANG module specified by its namespace.
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
  * @return The latest revision of the specified YANG module in the given context, NULL if no YANG module of the
  * given namespace is present in the context.
  */
-struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_latest_ns(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *ns);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_latest_ns(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *ns);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the (only) implemented YANG module specified by its namespace.
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
  * @return The only implemented YANG module revision of the given namespace in the given context. NULL if there is no
  * implemented module of the given namespace.
  */
-struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_implemented_ns(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *ns);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lys_module *ly_ctx_get_module_implemented_ns(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *ns);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get a specific submodule from context. If its belongs-to module is known, use ::ly_ctx_get_submodule2().
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
  * @param[in] revision Revision of the submodule to find, NULL for a submodule without a revision.
  * @return Found submodule, NULL if there is none.
  */
-const struct lysp_submodule *ly_ctx_get_submodule(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *submodule, const char *revision);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysp_submodule *ly_ctx_get_submodule(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *submodule, const char *revision);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the latests revision of a submodule from context. If its belongs-to module is known,
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
  * @param[in] submodule Submodule name to find.
  * @return Found submodule, NULL if there is none.
  */
-const struct lysp_submodule *ly_ctx_get_submodule_latest(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *submodule);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysp_submodule *ly_ctx_get_submodule_latest(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *submodule);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get a specific submodule from a module. If the belongs-to module is not known, use ::ly_ctx_get_submodule().
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
  * @param[in] revision Revision of the submodule to find, NULL for a submodule without a revision.
  * @return Found submodule, NULL if there is none.
  */
-const struct lysp_submodule *ly_ctx_get_submodule2(const struct lys_module *module, const char *submodule,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysp_submodule *ly_ctx_get_submodule2(const struct lys_module *module, const char *submodule,
         const char *revision);
 
 /**
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
  * @param[in] submodule Submodule name to find.
  * @return Found submodule, NULL if there is none.
  */
-const struct lysp_submodule *ly_ctx_get_submodule2_latest(const struct lys_module *module, const char *submodule);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysp_submodule *ly_ctx_get_submodule2_latest(const struct lys_module *module, const char *submodule);
 
 /**
  * @brief Reset cached latest revision information of the schemas in the context.
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
  *
  * @param[in] ctx libyang context where the latest revision information is going to be reset.
  */
-void ly_ctx_reset_latests(struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_ctx_reset_latests(struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Learn the number of internal modules of a context. Internal modules
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx libyang context to examine.
  * @return Number of internal modules.
  */
-uint32_t ly_ctx_internal_modules_count(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL uint32_t ly_ctx_internal_modules_count(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Try to find the model in the searchpaths of \p ctx and load it into it. If custom missing
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
  * with the current features settings in case the module is already present in the context.
  * @return Pointer to the data model structure, NULL if not found or some error occurred.
  */
-struct lys_module *ly_ctx_load_module(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *revision, const char **features);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lys_module *ly_ctx_load_module(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *revision, const char **features);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get data of the internal ietf-yang-library module with information about all the loaded modules.
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@
  * @param[in] ... Parameters for @p content_id_format.
  * @return LY_ERR value
  */
-LY_ERR ly_ctx_get_yanglib_data(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node **root, const char *content_id_format, ...);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_ctx_get_yanglib_data(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node **root, const char *content_id_format, ...);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free all internal structures of the specified context.
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
  *
  * @param[in] ctx libyang context to destroy
  */
-void ly_ctx_destroy(struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_ctx_destroy(struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /** @} context */
 
diff --git a/src/dict.h b/src/dict.h
index 7874813..cf897e7 100644
--- a/src/dict.h
+++ b/src/dict.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
  * @return LY_EINVAL in case of invalid input parameters.
  * @return LY_EMEM in case of memory allocation failure.
  */
-LY_ERR lydict_insert(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value, size_t len, const char **str_p);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lydict_insert(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value, size_t len, const char **str_p);
 
 /**
  * @brief Insert string into dictionary - zerocopy version. If the string is
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
  * @return LY_EINVAL in case of invalid input parameters.
  * @return LY_EMEM in case of memory allocation failure.
  */
-LY_ERR lydict_insert_zc(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, char *value, const char **str_p);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lydict_insert_zc(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, char *value, const char **str_p);
 
 /**
  * @brief Remove specified string from the dictionary. It decrement reference
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOTFOUND if the value was not found.
  * @return LY_ERR on other errors.
  */
-LY_ERR lydict_remove(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lydict_remove(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value);
 
 /** @} dict */
 
diff --git a/src/diff.c b/src/diff.c
index cd442fd..889ad51 100644
--- a/src/diff.c
+++ b/src/diff.c
@@ -788,13 +788,13 @@
     return lyd_diff_siblings_r(first, second, options, nosiblings, diff);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_diff_tree(const struct lyd_node *first, const struct lyd_node *second, uint16_t options, struct lyd_node **diff)
 {
     return lyd_diff(first, second, options, 1, diff);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_diff_siblings(const struct lyd_node *first, const struct lyd_node *second, uint16_t options, struct lyd_node **diff)
 {
     return lyd_diff(first, second, options, 0, diff);
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_diff_apply_module(struct lyd_node **data, const struct lyd_node *diff, const struct lys_module *mod,
         lyd_diff_cb diff_cb, void *cb_data)
 {
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_diff_apply_all(struct lyd_node **data, const struct lyd_node *diff)
 {
     return lyd_diff_apply_module(data, diff, NULL, NULL, NULL);
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_diff_merge_module(struct lyd_node **diff, const struct lyd_node *src_diff, const struct lys_module *mod,
         lyd_diff_cb diff_cb, void *cb_data, uint16_t options)
 {
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_diff_merge_tree(struct lyd_node **diff_first, struct lyd_node *diff_parent, const struct lyd_node *src_sibling,
         lyd_diff_cb diff_cb, void *cb_data, uint16_t options)
 {
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_diff_merge_all(struct lyd_node **diff, const struct lyd_node *src_diff, uint16_t options)
 {
     return lyd_diff_merge_module(diff, src_diff, NULL, NULL, NULL, options);
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_diff_reverse_all(const struct lyd_node *src_diff, struct lyd_node **diff)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/diff.h b/src/diff.h
index 0fa9230..dab1614 100644
--- a/src/diff.h
+++ b/src/diff.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  * @param[in,out] diff Diff to append to.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_diff_add(const struct lyd_node *node, enum lyd_diff_op op, const char *orig_default, const char *orig_value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_diff_add(const struct lyd_node *node, enum lyd_diff_op op, const char *orig_default, const char *orig_value,
         const char *key, const char *value, const char *position, const char *orig_key, const char *orig_position,
         struct lyd_node **diff);
 
diff --git a/src/hash_table.c b/src/hash_table.c
index b07c3ad..d0c039a 100644
--- a/src/hash_table.c
+++ b/src/hash_table.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lydict_remove(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lydict_insert(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value, size_t len, const char **str_p)
 {
     LY_ERR result;
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
     return result;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lydict_insert_zc(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, char *value, const char **str_p)
 {
     LY_ERR result;
diff --git a/src/in.c b/src/in.c
index 278b77a..9752eff 100644
--- a/src/in.c
+++ b/src/in.c
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@
 #include "tree_schema.h"
 #include "tree_schema_internal.h"
 
-API LY_IN_TYPE
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_IN_TYPE
 ly_in_type(const struct ly_in *in)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, in, LY_IN_ERROR);
     return in->type;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_in_new_fd(int fd, struct ly_in **in)
 {
     size_t length;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API int
+LIBYANG_API_DEF int
 ly_in_fd(struct ly_in *in, int fd)
 {
     int prev_fd;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     return prev_fd;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_in_new_file(FILE *f, struct ly_in **in)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, f, in, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API FILE *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF FILE *
 ly_in_file(struct ly_in *in, FILE *f)
 {
     FILE *prev_f;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
     return prev_f;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_in_new_memory(const char *str, struct ly_in **in)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, str, in, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 ly_in_memory(struct ly_in *in, const char *str)
 {
     const char *data;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
     return data;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_in_reset(struct ly_in *in)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, in, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_in_new_filepath(const char *filepath, size_t len, struct ly_in **in)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 ly_in_filepath(struct ly_in *in, const char *filepath, size_t len)
 {
     int fd, prev_fd;
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_in_free(struct ly_in *in, ly_bool destroy)
 {
     if (!in) {
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API size_t
+LIBYANG_API_DEF size_t
 ly_in_parsed(const struct ly_in *in)
 {
     return in->current - in->func_start;
diff --git a/src/in.h b/src/in.h
index 109b34f..cde70dd 100644
--- a/src/in.h
+++ b/src/in.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
  * @param[in] in Input handler.
  * @return Type of the parser's input.
  */
-LY_IN_TYPE ly_in_type(const struct ly_in *in);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_IN_TYPE ly_in_type(const struct ly_in *in);
 
 /**
  * @brief Reset the input medium to read from its beginning, so the following parser function will read from the object's beginning.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of success
  * @return LY_ESYS in case of failure
  */
-LY_ERR ly_in_reset(struct ly_in *in);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_in_reset(struct ly_in *in);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create input handler using file descriptor.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of success
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of failure.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_in_new_fd(int fd, struct ly_in **in);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_in_new_fd(int fd, struct ly_in **in);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get or reset file descriptor input handler.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
  * @return Previous value of the file descriptor. Note that caller is responsible for closing the returned file descriptor in case of setting new descriptor @p fd.
  * @return -1 in case of error when setting up the new file descriptor.
  */
-int ly_in_fd(struct ly_in *in, int fd);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL int ly_in_fd(struct ly_in *in, int fd);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create input handler using file stream.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of success
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of failure.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_in_new_file(FILE *f, struct ly_in **in);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_in_new_file(FILE *f, struct ly_in **in);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get or reset file stream input handler.
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
  * @return NULL in case of invalid argument or an error when setting up the new input file, original input handler @p in is untouched in this case.
  * @return Previous file stream of the handler. Note that caller is responsible for closing the returned stream in case of setting new stream @p f.
  */
-FILE *ly_in_file(struct ly_in *in, FILE *f);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL FILE *ly_in_file(struct ly_in *in, FILE *f);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create input handler using memory to read data.
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of success
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of failure.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_in_new_memory(const char *str, struct ly_in **in);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_in_new_memory(const char *str, struct ly_in **in);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get or change memory where the data are read from.
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
  * @return Previous starting address to read data from. Note that the caller is responsible to free
  * the data in case of changing string pointer @p str.
  */
-const char *ly_in_memory(struct ly_in *in, const char *str);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *ly_in_memory(struct ly_in *in, const char *str);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create input handler file of the given filename.
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of success
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of failure.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_in_new_filepath(const char *filepath, size_t len, struct ly_in **in);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_in_new_filepath(const char *filepath, size_t len, struct ly_in **in);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get or change the filepath of the file where the parser reads the data.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
  * @return Previous filepath string in case the @p filepath argument is NULL.
  * @return NULL if changing filepath succeedes and ((void *)-1) otherwise.
  */
-const char *ly_in_filepath(struct ly_in *in, const char *filepath, size_t len);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *ly_in_filepath(struct ly_in *in, const char *filepath, size_t len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the number of parsed bytes by the last function.
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
  * @param[in] in In structure used.
  * @return Number of parsed bytes.
  */
-size_t ly_in_parsed(const struct ly_in *in);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL size_t ly_in_parsed(const struct ly_in *in);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free the input handler.
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
  * @param[in] destroy Flag to free the input data buffer (for LY_IN_MEMORY) or to
  * close stream/file descriptor (for LY_IN_FD and LY_IN_FILE)
  */
-void ly_in_free(struct ly_in *in, ly_bool destroy);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_in_free(struct ly_in *in, ly_bool destroy);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index c023f65..d943017 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 /* how many bytes add when enlarging buffers */
 #define LY_BUF_STEP 128
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_errcode(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     struct ly_err_item *i;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_VECODE
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_VECODE
 ly_vecode(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     struct ly_err_item *i;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     return LYVE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 ly_errmsg(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     struct ly_err_item *i;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 ly_errpath(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     struct ly_err_item *i;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 ly_errapptag(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     struct ly_err_item *i;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_err_new(struct ly_err_item **err, LY_ERR ecode, LY_VECODE vecode, char *path, char *apptag, const char *err_format, ...)
 {
     char *msg = NULL;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
     return e->no;
 }
 
-API struct ly_err_item *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct ly_err_item *
 ly_err_first(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, ctx, NULL);
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
     return pthread_getspecific(ctx->errlist_key);
 }
 
-API struct ly_err_item *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct ly_err_item *
 ly_err_last(const struct ly_ctx *ctx)
 {
     const struct ly_err_item *e;
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
     return e ? e->prev : NULL;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_err_free(void *ptr)
 {
     struct ly_err_item *i, *next;
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_err_clean(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_err_item *eitem)
 {
     struct ly_err_item *i, *first;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API LY_LOG_LEVEL
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_LOG_LEVEL
 ly_log_level(LY_LOG_LEVEL level)
 {
     LY_LOG_LEVEL prev = ATOMIC_LOAD_RELAXED(ly_ll);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
     return prev;
 }
 
-API uint32_t
+LIBYANG_API_DEF uint32_t
 ly_log_options(uint32_t opts)
 {
     uint32_t prev = ATOMIC_LOAD_RELAXED(ly_log_opts);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
     return prev;
 }
 
-API uint32_t
+LIBYANG_API_DEF uint32_t
 ly_log_dbg_groups(uint32_t dbg_groups)
 {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
@@ -255,14 +255,14 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_set_log_clb(ly_log_clb clb, ly_bool path)
 {
     log_clb = clb;
     ATOMIC_STORE_RELAXED(path_flag, path);
 }
 
-API ly_log_clb
+LIBYANG_API_DEF ly_log_clb
 ly_get_log_clb(void)
 {
     return log_clb;
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
     va_end(ap);
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_ext_log(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, LY_LOG_LEVEL level, LY_ERR err_no, const char *path, const char *format, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
     va_end(ap);
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_err_print(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_err_item *eitem)
 {
     /* String ::ly_err_item.msg cannot be used directly because it may contain the % character */
diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index 7c60cae..d67eb96 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "config.h"
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@
  * @param[in] level Verbosity level.
  * @return Previous verbosity level.
  */
-LY_LOG_LEVEL ly_log_level(LY_LOG_LEVEL level);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_LOG_LEVEL ly_log_level(LY_LOG_LEVEL level);
 
 /**
  * @ingroup logger
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@
  * @param[in] opts Bitfield of @ref logopts.
  * @return Previous logger options.
  */
-uint32_t ly_log_options(uint32_t opts);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL uint32_t ly_log_options(uint32_t opts);
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 
@@ -188,13 +190,13 @@
  *            presence) or it can be NULL, so consider it as an optional parameter. If the flag is 0, libyang will
  *            not bother with resolving the path.
  */
-void ly_set_log_clb(ly_log_clb clb, ly_bool path);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_set_log_clb(ly_log_clb clb, ly_bool path);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get logger callback.
  * @return Logger callback (can be NULL).
  */
-ly_log_clb ly_get_log_clb(void);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL ly_log_clb ly_get_log_clb(void);
 
 /** @} log */
 
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Relative context.
  * @return Validation error code.
  */
-LY_VECODE ly_vecode(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_VECODE ly_vecode(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the last (thread, context-specific) error code.
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Relative context.
  * @return LY_ERR value of the last error code.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_errcode(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_errcode(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the last (thread, context-specific) error message. If the coresponding module defined
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Relative context.
  * @return Text of the last error message, empty string if there is no error.
  */
-const char *ly_errmsg(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *ly_errmsg(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the last (thread, context-specific) path of the element where was an error.
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Relative context.
  * @return Path of the error element, empty string if error path does not apply to the last error.
  */
-const char *ly_errpath(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *ly_errpath(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the last (thread, context-specific) error-app-tag if there was a specific one defined
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Relative context.
  * @return Error-app-tag of the last error, empty string if the error-app-tag does not apply to the last error.
  */
-const char *ly_errapptag(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *ly_errapptag(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the first (thread, context-specific) generated error structure.
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Relative context.
  * @return The first error structure (can be NULL), do not modify!
  */
-struct ly_err_item *ly_err_first(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct ly_err_item *ly_err_first(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the latest (thread, context-specific) generated error structure.
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Relative context.
  * @return The last error structure (can be NULL), do not modify!
  */
-struct ly_err_item *ly_err_last(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct ly_err_item *ly_err_last(const struct ly_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print the error structure as if just generated.
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Optional context to store the message in.
  * @param[in] eitem Error item structure to print.
  */
-void ly_err_print(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_err_item *eitem);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_err_print(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_err_item *eitem);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free error structures from a context.
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Relative context.
  * @param[in] eitem Oldest error structure to remove, optional.
  */
-void ly_err_clean(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_err_item *eitem);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_err_clean(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_err_item *eitem);
 
 /** @} errors */
 
diff --git a/src/out.c b/src/out.c
index 3272d80..868e711 100644
--- a/src/out.c
+++ b/src/out.c
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@
     return 1;
 }
 
-API LY_OUT_TYPE
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_OUT_TYPE
 ly_out_type(const struct ly_out *out)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, out, LY_OUT_ERROR);
     return out->type;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_out_new_clb(ly_write_clb writeclb, void *user_data, struct ly_out **out)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, out, writeclb, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API ly_write_clb
+LIBYANG_API_DEF ly_write_clb
 ly_out_clb(struct ly_out *out, ly_write_clb writeclb)
 {
     ly_write_clb prev_clb;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     return prev_clb;
 }
 
-API void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void *
 ly_out_clb_arg(struct ly_out *out, void *arg)
 {
     void *prev_arg;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     return prev_arg;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_out_new_fd(int fd, struct ly_out **out)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, out, fd != -1, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API int
+LIBYANG_API_DEF int
 ly_out_fd(struct ly_out *out, int fd)
 {
     int prev_fd;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
     return prev_fd;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_out_new_file(FILE *f, struct ly_out **out)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, out, f, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API FILE *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF FILE *
 ly_out_file(struct ly_out *out, FILE *f)
 {
     FILE *prev_f;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
     return prev_f;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_out_new_memory(char **strp, size_t size, struct ly_out **out)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, out, strp, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
     return data;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_out_reset(struct ly_out *out)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, out, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_out_new_filepath(const char *filepath, struct ly_out **out)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, out, filepath, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 ly_out_filepath(struct ly_out *out, const char *filepath)
 {
     FILE *f;
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_out_free(struct ly_out *out, void (*clb_arg_destructor)(void *arg), ly_bool destroy)
 {
     if (!out) {
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_print(struct ly_out *out, const char *format, ...)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_print_flush(struct ly_out *out)
 {
     switch (out->type) {
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_write(struct ly_out *out, const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
     out->func_printed = 0;
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
     return ly_write_(out, buf, len);
 }
 
-API size_t
+LIBYANG_API_DEF size_t
 ly_out_printed(const struct ly_out *out)
 {
     return out->func_printed;
diff --git a/src/out.h b/src/out.h
index 7ecf347..e2fd0b1 100644
--- a/src/out.h
+++ b/src/out.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
  * @param[in] out Printer handler.
  * @return Type of the printer's output.
  */
-LY_OUT_TYPE ly_out_type(const struct ly_out *out);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_OUT_TYPE ly_out_type(const struct ly_out *out);
 
 /**
  * @brief Reset the output medium to write from its beginning, so the following printer function will rewrite the current data
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of success
  * @return LY_ESYS in case of failure
  */
-LY_ERR ly_out_reset(struct ly_out *out);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_out_reset(struct ly_out *out);
 
 /**
  * @brief Generic write callback for data printed by libyang.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of success
  * @return LY_EMEM in case allocating the @p out handler fails.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_out_new_clb(ly_write_clb writeclb, void *user_data, struct ly_out **out);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_out_new_clb(ly_write_clb writeclb, void *user_data, struct ly_out **out);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get or reset callback function associated with a callback printer handler.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
  * printer callback is returned.
  * @return Previous printer callback.
  */
-ly_write_clb ly_out_clb(struct ly_out *out, ly_write_clb writeclb);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL ly_write_clb ly_out_clb(struct ly_out *out, ly_write_clb writeclb);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get or reset callback function's argument associated with a callback printer handler.
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
  * If NULL, only the current file descriptor value is returned.
  * @return The previous callback argument.
  */
-void *ly_out_clb_arg(struct ly_out *out, void *arg);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void *ly_out_clb_arg(struct ly_out *out, void *arg);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create printer handler using file descriptor.
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of success
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of failure.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_out_new_fd(int fd, struct ly_out **out);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_out_new_fd(int fd, struct ly_out **out);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get or reset file descriptor printer handler.
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
  * @return Previous value of the file descriptor. Note that caller is responsible for closing the returned file descriptor in case of setting new descriptor @p fd.
  * @return -1 in case of error when setting up the new file descriptor.
  */
-int ly_out_fd(struct ly_out *out, int fd);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL int ly_out_fd(struct ly_out *out, int fd);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create printer handler using file stream.
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of success
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of failure.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_out_new_file(FILE *f, struct ly_out **out);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_out_new_file(FILE *f, struct ly_out **out);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get or reset file stream printer handler.
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
  * @param[in] f Optional new file stream for the handler. If NULL, only the current file stream is returned.
  * @return Previous file stream of the handler. Note that caller is responsible for closing the returned stream in case of setting new stream @p f.
  */
-FILE *ly_out_file(struct ly_out *out, FILE *f);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL FILE *ly_out_file(struct ly_out *out, FILE *f);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create printer handler using memory to dump data.
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of success
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of failure.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_out_new_memory(char **strp, size_t size, struct ly_out **out);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_out_new_memory(char **strp, size_t size, struct ly_out **out);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get or change memory where the data are dumped.
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
  * parameter is ignored.
  * @return Previous dumped data. Note that the caller is responsible to free the data in case of changing string pointer @p strp.
  */
-char *ly_out_memory(struct ly_out *out, char **strp, size_t size);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL char *ly_out_memory(struct ly_out *out, char **strp, size_t size);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create printer handler file of the given filename.
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
  * @return NULL in case of error.
  * @return Created printer handler supposed to be passed to different ly*_print_*() functions.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_out_new_filepath(const char *filepath, struct ly_out **out);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_out_new_filepath(const char *filepath, struct ly_out **out);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get or change the filepath of the file where the printer prints the data.
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
  * @return Previous filepath string in case the @p filepath argument is NULL.
  * @return NULL if changing filepath succeeds and ((void *)-1) otherwise.
  */
-const char *ly_out_filepath(struct ly_out *out, const char *filepath);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *ly_out_filepath(struct ly_out *out, const char *filepath);
 
 /**
  * @brief Generic printer of the given format string into the specified output.
@@ -260,13 +260,13 @@
  * @param[in] format Format string to be printed.
  * @return LY_ERR value, get number of the printed bytes using ::ly_out_printed.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_print(struct ly_out *out, const char *format, ...);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_print(struct ly_out *out, const char *format, ...);
 
 /**
  * @brief Flush the output from any internal buffers and clean any auxiliary data.
  * @param[in] out Output specification.
  */
-void ly_print_flush(struct ly_out *out);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_print_flush(struct ly_out *out);
 
 /**
  * @brief Generic printer of the given string buffer into the specified output.
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
  * @param[in] len Length of the data to print in the @p buf.
  * @return LY_ERR value, get number of the printed bytes using ::ly_out_printed.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_write(struct ly_out *out, const char *buf, size_t len);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_write(struct ly_out *out, const char *buf, size_t len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the number of printed bytes by the last function.
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
  * @param[in] out Out structure used.
  * @return Number of printed bytes.
  */
-size_t ly_out_printed(const struct ly_out *out);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL size_t ly_out_printed(const struct ly_out *out);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free the printer handler.
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
  * @param[in] destroy Flag to free allocated buffer (for LY_OUT_MEMORY) or to
  * close stream/file descriptor (for LY_OUT_FD, LY_OUT_FDSTREAM and LY_OUT_FILE)
  */
-void ly_out_free(struct ly_out *out, void (*clb_arg_destructor)(void *arg), ly_bool destroy);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_out_free(struct ly_out *out, void (*clb_arg_destructor)(void *arg), ly_bool destroy);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/parser_data.h b/src/parser_data.h
index a65e1c8..53f03dc 100644
--- a/src/parser_data.h
+++ b/src/parser_data.h
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of successful parsing (and validation).
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of error. Additional error information can be obtained from the context using ly_err* functions.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_parse_data(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_data(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
         uint32_t parse_options, uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree);
 
 /**
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of successful parsing (and validation).
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of error. Additional error information can be obtained from the context using ly_err* functions.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_parse_data_mem(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *data, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_data_mem(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *data, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options,
         uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree);
 
 /**
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of successful parsing (and validation).
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of error. Additional error information can be obtained from the context using ly_err* functions.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_parse_data_fd(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, int fd, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_data_fd(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, int fd, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options,
         uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree);
 
 /**
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of successful parsing (and validation).
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of error. Additional error information can be obtained from the context using ly_err* functions.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_parse_data_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_data_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options,
         uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree);
 
 /**
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS in case of successful parsing (and validation).
  * @return LY_ERR value in case of error. Additional error information can be obtained from the context using ly_err* functions.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_parse_ext_data(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_ext_data(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
         uint32_t parse_options, uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree);
 
 /**
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  * @return LY_ENOT if @p data_type is a NETCONF message and the root XML element is not the expected one.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_parse_op(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_op(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
         enum lyd_type data_type, struct lyd_node **tree, struct lyd_node **op);
 
 /**
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  * @return LY_ENOT if @p data_type is a NETCONF message and the root XML element is not the expected one.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_parse_ext_op(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_parse_ext_op(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
         enum lyd_type data_type, struct lyd_node **tree, struct lyd_node **op);
 
 /**
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
  * @return LY_ERR error on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_validate_all(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t val_opts, struct lyd_node **diff);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_validate_all(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t val_opts, struct lyd_node **diff);
 
 /**
  * @brief Fully validate a data tree of a module.
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
  * @return LY_ERR error on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_validate_module(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct lys_module *module, uint32_t val_opts, struct lyd_node **diff);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_validate_module(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct lys_module *module, uint32_t val_opts, struct lyd_node **diff);
 
 /**
  * @brief Validate an RPC/action request, reply, or notification.
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
  * @return LY_ERR error on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_validate_op(struct lyd_node *op_tree, const struct lyd_node *dep_tree, enum lyd_type data_type,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_validate_op(struct lyd_node *op_tree, const struct lyd_node *dep_tree, enum lyd_type data_type,
         struct lyd_node **diff);
 
 /** @} datatree */
diff --git a/src/parser_lyb.c b/src/parser_lyb.c
index 596e48c..3352ed9 100644
--- a/src/parser_lyb.c
+++ b/src/parser_lyb.c
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@
     return _lyd_parse_lyb(ctx, ext, parent, first_p, in, parse_opts, val_opts, int_opts, parsed, lydctx_p);
 }
 
-API int
+LIBYANG_API_DEF int
 lyd_lyb_data_length(const char *data)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/parser_schema.h b/src/parser_schema.h
index 0c392d3..f8df16d 100644
--- a/src/parser_schema.h
+++ b/src/parser_schema.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
  * @param[out] module Optional parsed module.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_parse(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_in *in, LYS_INFORMAT format, const char **features,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_parse(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_in *in, LYS_INFORMAT format, const char **features,
         struct lys_module **module);
 
 /**
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
  * @param[out] module Optional parsed module.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_parse_mem(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *data, LYS_INFORMAT format, struct lys_module **module);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_parse_mem(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *data, LYS_INFORMAT format, struct lys_module **module);
 
 /**
  * @brief Read a schema from file descriptor into the specified context.
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
  * @param[out] module Optional parsed module.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_parse_fd(struct ly_ctx *ctx, int fd, LYS_INFORMAT format, struct lys_module **module);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_parse_fd(struct ly_ctx *ctx, int fd, LYS_INFORMAT format, struct lys_module **module);
 
 /**
  * @brief Load a schema into the specified context from a file.
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
  * @param[out] module Optional parsed module.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_parse_path(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, LYS_INFORMAT format, struct lys_module **module);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_parse_path(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, LYS_INFORMAT format, struct lys_module **module);
 
 /**
  * @brief Search for the schema file in the specified searchpaths.
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
  * file suffix.
  * @return LY_ERR value (LY_SUCCESS is returned even if the file is not found, then the *localfile is NULL).
  */
-LY_ERR lys_search_localfile(const char * const *searchpaths, ly_bool cwd, const char *name, const char *revision,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_search_localfile(const char * const *searchpaths, ly_bool cwd, const char *name, const char *revision,
         char **localfile, LYS_INFORMAT *format);
 
 /** @} schematree */
diff --git a/src/plugins.c b/src/plugins.c
index db3e565..43d70c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins.c
+++ b/src/plugins.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_add(const char *pathname)
 {
 #ifdef STATIC
diff --git a/src/plugins.h b/src/plugins.h
index 6263c7d..f868879 100644
--- a/src/plugins.h
+++ b/src/plugins.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
  * @return LY_EINVAL when pathname is NULL or the plugin contains invalid content for this libyang version.
  * @return LY_ESYS when the plugin file cannot be loaded.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_add(const char *pathname);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_add(const char *pathname);
 
 /** @} plugins */
 
diff --git a/src/plugins_exts.c b/src/plugins_exts.c
index 18c9250..90fc70a 100644
--- a/src/plugins_exts.c
+++ b/src/plugins_exts.c
@@ -27,37 +27,37 @@
 #include "printer_internal.h"
 #include "schema_compile.h"
 
-API struct ly_ctx *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct ly_ctx *
 lysc_ctx_get_ctx(const struct lysc_ctx *ctx)
 {
     return ctx->ctx;
 }
 
-API uint32_t *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF uint32_t *
 lysc_ctx_get_options(const struct lysc_ctx *ctx)
 {
     return &((struct lysc_ctx *)ctx)->compile_opts;
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 lysc_ctx_get_path(const struct lysc_ctx *ctx)
 {
     return ctx->path;
 }
 
-API struct ly_out **
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct ly_out **
 lys_ypr_ctx_get_out(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx)
 {
     return &((struct lyspr_ctx *)ctx)->out;
 }
 
-API uint32_t *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF uint32_t *
 lys_ypr_ctx_get_options(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx)
 {
     return &((struct lyspr_ctx *)ctx)->options;
 }
 
-API uint16_t *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF uint16_t *
 lys_ypr_ctx_get_level(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx)
 {
     return &((struct lyspr_ctx *)ctx)->level;
diff --git a/src/plugins_exts.h b/src/plugins_exts.h
index 97e0893..2a4594f 100644
--- a/src/plugins_exts.h
+++ b/src/plugins_exts.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
  * @param[in] substmts The sized array of extension instance's substatements. The whole array is freed except the storage
  * places which are expected to be covered by the extension plugin.
  */
-void lyplg_ext_instance_substatements_free(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lysc_ext_substmt *substmts);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_ext_instance_substatements_free(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lysc_ext_substmt *substmts);
 
 /**
  * @brief Callback to compile extension from the lysp_ext_instance to the lysc_ext_instance. The later structure is generally prepared
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
  * @param[in] path Path relevant to the message.
  * @param[in] format Format string to print.
  */
-void lyplg_ext_log(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, LY_LOG_LEVEL level, LY_ERR err_no, const char *path,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_ext_log(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, LY_LOG_LEVEL level, LY_ERR err_no, const char *path,
         const char *format, ...);
 
 /** @} pluginsExtensions */
diff --git a/src/plugins_exts_compile.h b/src/plugins_exts_compile.h
index 3a0d148..1e14a20 100644
--- a/src/plugins_exts_compile.h
+++ b/src/plugins_exts_compile.h
@@ -74,21 +74,21 @@
  * @param[in] ctx YANG schema compilation context.
  * @return libyang context connected with the compilation context.
  */
-struct ly_ctx *lysc_ctx_get_ctx(const struct lysc_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct ly_ctx *lysc_ctx_get_ctx(const struct lysc_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief YANG schema compilation context getter for compilation options.
  * @param[in] ctx YANG schema compilation context.
  * @return pointer to the compilation options to allow modifying them with @ref scflags values.
  */
-uint32_t *lysc_ctx_get_options(const struct lysc_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL uint32_t *lysc_ctx_get_options(const struct lysc_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief YANG schema compilation context getter for path being currently processed.
  * @param[in] ctx YANG schema compilation context.
  * @return path identifying the place in schema being currently processed by the schema compiler.
  */
-const char *lysc_ctx_get_path(const struct lysc_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *lysc_ctx_get_path(const struct lysc_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Compile substatements of an extension instance.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
  * @return LY_EVALID if compilation of the substatements fails.
  * @return LY_ENOT if the extension is disabled (by if-feature) and should be ignored.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_compile_extension_instance(struct lysc_ctx *ctx, const struct lysp_ext_instance *ext_p, struct lysc_ext_instance *ext);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_compile_extension_instance(struct lysc_ctx *ctx, const struct lysp_ext_instance *ext_p, struct lysc_ext_instance *ext);
 
 /**
  * @brief Update path in the compile context, which is used for logging where the compilation failed.
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
  * @param[in] name Name of the node to update path with. If NULL, the last segment is removed. If the format is `{keyword}`, the following
  * call updates the segment to the form `{keyword='name'}` (to remove this compound segment, 2 calls with NULL @p name must be used).
  */
-void lysc_update_path(struct lysc_ctx *ctx, struct lys_module *parent_module, const char *name);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lysc_update_path(struct lysc_ctx *ctx, struct lys_module *parent_module, const char *name);
 
 /**
  * @brief Duplicate the compiled extension (definition) structure.
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
  * @param[in] orig The extension structure to duplicate.
  * @return The duplicated structure to use.
  */
-struct lysc_ext *lysc_ext_dup(struct lysc_ext *orig);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lysc_ext *lysc_ext_dup(struct lysc_ext *orig);
 
 /** @} extensions */
 
diff --git a/src/plugins_exts_print.h b/src/plugins_exts_print.h
index 6a95419..aed3b36 100644
--- a/src/plugins_exts_print.h
+++ b/src/plugins_exts_print.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "config.h"
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -47,21 +49,21 @@
  * @return Output handler where the data are being printed. Note that the address of the handler pointer in the context is
  * returned to allow to modify the handler.
  */
-struct ly_out **lys_ypr_ctx_get_out(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct ly_out **lys_ypr_ctx_get_out(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief YANG printer context getter for printer options.
  * @param[in] ctx YANG printer context.
  * @return pointer to the printer options to allow modifying them with @ref schemaprinterflags values.
  */
-uint32_t *lys_ypr_ctx_get_options(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL uint32_t *lys_ypr_ctx_get_options(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief YANG printer context getter for printer indentation level.
  * @param[in] ctx YANG printer context.
  * @return pointer to the printer's indentation level to allow modifying its value.
  */
-uint16_t *lys_ypr_ctx_get_level(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL uint16_t *lys_ypr_ctx_get_level(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print substatements of an extension instance
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@
  * @param[in, out] flag Flag to be shared with the caller regarding the opening brackets - 0 if the '{' not yet printed,
  * 1 otherwise.
  */
-void lysc_print_extension_instance(struct lyspr_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lysc_print_extension_instance(struct lyspr_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag);
 
 /** @} pluginsExtensionsPrint */
 
diff --git a/src/plugins_types.c b/src/plugins_types.c
index e8203d6..88625c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     return mod;
 }
 
-API const struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lys_module *
 lyplg_type_identity_module(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         const char *prefix, size_t prefix_len, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, const void *prefix_data)
 {
@@ -263,13 +263,13 @@
     return prefix;
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 lyplg_type_get_prefix(const struct lys_module *mod, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data)
 {
     return ly_get_prefix(mod, format, prefix_data);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_simple(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     if (val1->realtype != val2->realtype) {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
     return LY_ENOT;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_simple(const struct ly_ctx *UNUSED(ctx), const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT UNUSED(format),
         void *UNUSED(prefix_data), ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
     return value->_canonical;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_dup_simple(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup)
 {
     memset(dup, 0, sizeof *dup);
@@ -306,14 +306,14 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_type_free_simple(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value)
 {
     lydict_remove(ctx, value->_canonical);
     value->_canonical = NULL;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_parse_int(const char *datatype, int base, int64_t min, int64_t max, const char *value, size_t value_len,
         int64_t *ret, struct ly_err_item **err)
 {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_parse_uint(const char *datatype, int base, uint64_t max, const char *value, size_t value_len, uint64_t *ret,
         struct ly_err_item **err)
 {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_parse_dec64(uint8_t fraction_digits, const char *value, size_t value_len, int64_t *ret, struct ly_err_item **err)
 {
     LY_ERR ret_val;
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
     return ret_val;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_validate_patterns(struct lysc_pattern **patterns, const char *str, size_t str_len, struct ly_err_item **err)
 {
     int rc, match_opts;
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_validate_range(LY_DATA_TYPE basetype, struct lysc_range *range, int64_t value, const char *strval,
         size_t strval_len, struct ly_err_item **err)
 {
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_prefix_data_new(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const void *value, size_t value_len, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         const void *prefix_data, LY_VALUE_FORMAT *format_p, void **prefix_data_p)
 {
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
     return ly_store_prefix_data(ctx, value, value_len, format, prefix_data, format_p, (void **)prefix_data_p);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_prefix_data_dup(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, const void *orig, void **dup)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, dup, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@
     return ly_dup_prefix_data(ctx, format, orig, (void **)dup);
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_type_prefix_data_free(LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data)
 {
     ly_free_prefix_data(format, prefix_data);
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_check_hints(uint32_t hints, const char *value, size_t value_len, LY_DATA_TYPE type, int *base,
         struct ly_err_item **err)
 {
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_check_status(const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, uint16_t val_flags, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data,
         const char *val_name, struct ly_err_item **err)
 {
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_lypath_check_status(const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const struct ly_path *path, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, struct ly_err_item **err)
 {
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_lypath_new(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value, size_t value_len, uint32_t options,
         LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, struct lys_glob_unres *unres,
         struct ly_path **path, struct ly_err_item **err)
@@ -818,13 +818,13 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_type_lypath_free(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_path *path)
 {
     ly_path_free(ctx, path);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_make_implemented(struct lys_module *mod, const char **features, struct lys_glob_unres *unres)
 {
     if (mod->implemented) {
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_identity_isderived(const struct lysc_ident *base, const struct lysc_ident *der)
 {
     LY_ARRAY_COUNT_TYPE u;
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@
     return LY_ENOTFOUND;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_resolve_leafref(const struct lysc_type_leafref *lref, const struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_value *value,
         const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_node **target, char **errmsg)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins_types.h b/src/plugins_types.h
index 4e13ce1..13cee84 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types.h
+++ b/src/plugins_types.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
  * @return LY_EMEM If there is not enough memory for allocating error record, the @p err is not touched in that case.
  * @return LY_SUCCESS if @p ecode is LY_SUCCESS, the @p err is not touched in this case.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_err_new(struct ly_err_item **err, LY_ERR ecode, LY_VECODE vecode, char *path, char *apptag, const char *err_format, ...)
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_err_new(struct ly_err_item **err, LY_ERR ecode, LY_VECODE vecode, char *path, char *apptag, const char *err_format, ...)
 _FORMAT_PRINTF(6, 7);
 
 /**
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
  * @param[in] ptr Error record (::ly_err_item, the void pointer is here only for compatibility with a generic free()
  * function) to free. With the record, also all the records (if any) connected after this one are freed.
  */
-void ly_err_free(void *ptr);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_err_free(void *ptr);
 
 /**
  * @brief Check that the type is suitable for the parser's hints (if any) in the specified format
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
  * @param[out] err Pointer to store error information in case of failure.
  * @return LY_ERR value
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_check_hints(uint32_t hints, const char *value, size_t value_len, LY_DATA_TYPE type, int *base,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_check_hints(uint32_t hints, const char *value, size_t value_len, LY_DATA_TYPE type, int *base,
         struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
  * @param[out] err Pointer to store error information in case of failure.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_check_status(const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, uint16_t val_flags, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_check_status(const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, uint16_t val_flags, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, const char *val_name, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
  * @param[out] err Pointer to store error information in case of failure.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_lypath_check_status(const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const struct ly_path *path,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_lypath_check_status(const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const struct ly_path *path,
         LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
  * @return Resolved prefix module,
  * @return NULL otherwise.
  */
-const struct lys_module *lyplg_type_identity_module(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lys_module *lyplg_type_identity_module(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         const char *prefix, size_t prefix_len, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, const void *prefix_data);
 
 /**
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
  * @return LY_ERECOMPILE if the context need to be recompiled, should be returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_make_implemented(struct lys_module *mod, const char **features, struct lys_glob_unres *unres);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_make_implemented(struct lys_module *mod, const char **features, struct lys_glob_unres *unres);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the bitmap size of a bits value bitmap.
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
  * @param[in] type Bits type.
  * @return Bitmap size in bytes.
  */
-size_t lyplg_type_bits_bitmap_size(const struct lysc_type_bits *type);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL size_t lyplg_type_bits_bitmap_size(const struct lysc_type_bits *type);
 
 /**
  * @brief Check whether a particular bit of a bitmap is set.
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
  * @param[in] bit_position Bit position to check.
  * @return Whether the bit is set or not.
  */
-ly_bool lyplg_type_bits_is_bit_set(const char *bitmap, size_t size, uint32_t bit_position);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL ly_bool lyplg_type_bits_is_bit_set(const char *bitmap, size_t size, uint32_t bit_position);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get format-specific prefix for a module.
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
  * @return Module prefix to print.
  * @return NULL on error.
  */
-const char *lyplg_type_get_prefix(const struct lys_module *mod, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *lyplg_type_get_prefix(const struct lys_module *mod, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data);
 
 /**
  * @brief Store used prefixes in a string into an internal libyang structure used in ::lyd_value.
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
  * @param[in,out] prefix_data_p Resulting prefix data for the value in format @p format_p.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_prefix_data_new(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const void *value, size_t value_len, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_prefix_data_new(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const void *value, size_t value_len, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         const void *prefix_data, LY_VALUE_FORMAT *format_p, void **prefix_data_p);
 /**
  * @brief Duplicate prefix data.
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
  * @param[out] dup Duplicated prefix data.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_prefix_data_dup(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, const void *orig, void **dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_prefix_data_dup(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, const void *orig, void **dup);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free internal prefix data.
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
  * @param[in] format Format of the prefixes.
  * @param[in] prefix_data Format-specific data to free.
  */
-void lyplg_type_prefix_data_free(LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_type_prefix_data_free(LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data);
 
 /**
  * @brief Helper function to create internal schema path representation for instance-identifier value representation.
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
  * @return LY_ERECOMPILE if the context need to be recompiled, should be returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_lypath_new(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value, size_t value_len, uint32_t options,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_lypath_new(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *value, size_t value_len, uint32_t options,
         LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_path **path, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx libyang context.
  * @param[in] path The structure ([sized array](@ref sizedarrays)) to free.
  */
-void lyplg_type_lypath_free(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_path *path);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_type_lypath_free(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_path *path);
 
 /**
  * @defgroup plugintypestoreopts Plugins: Type store callback options.
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
  * @return LY_EINCOMPLETE in case the ::lyplg_type_validate_clb should be called to finish value validation in data,
  * @return LY_ERR value on error.
  */
-typedef LY_ERR (*lyplg_type_store_clb)(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL typedef LY_ERR (*lyplg_type_store_clb)(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value,
         size_t value_len, uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR value on error.
  */
-typedef LY_ERR (*lyplg_type_validate_clb)(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL typedef LY_ERR (*lyplg_type_validate_clb)(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type,
         const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_value *storage, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
@@ -607,23 +607,23 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for a generic simple type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_simple(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_simple(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for a generic simple type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_simple(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_simple(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_dup_clb for a generic simple type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_simple(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_simple(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_free_clb for a generic simple type.
  */
-void lyplg_type_free_simple(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_type_free_simple(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesSimple */
 
@@ -638,30 +638,30 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in binary type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the built-in binary type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_binary(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_binary(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in binary type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_dup_clb for the built-in binary type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_free_clb for the built-in binary type.
  */
-void lyplg_type_free_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_type_free_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesBinary */
 
@@ -676,30 +676,30 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of the ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in bits type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of the ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the built-in bits type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_bits(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_bits(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of the ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in bits type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of the ::lyplg_type_dup_clb for the built-in bits type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of the ::lyplg_type_free_clb for the built-in bits type.
  */
-void lyplg_type_free_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_type_free_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesBits */
 
@@ -714,19 +714,19 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in boolean type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_boolean(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_boolean(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the built-in boolean type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_boolean(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_boolean(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in boolean type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_boolean(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_boolean(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesBoolean */
@@ -742,19 +742,19 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in decimal64 type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_decimal64(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_decimal64(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the built-in decimal64 type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_decimal64(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_decimal64(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in decimal64 type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_decimal64(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_decimal64(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesDecimal64 */
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in empty type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_empty(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_empty(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
@@ -787,14 +787,14 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in enumeration type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_enum(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_enum(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in enumeration type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_enum(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_enum(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesEnumeration */
@@ -810,19 +810,19 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in identityref type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_identityref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_identityref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the built-in identityref type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_identityref(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_identityref(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in identityref type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_identityref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_identityref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesIdentityref */
@@ -838,36 +838,36 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in instance-identifier type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_validate_clb for the built-in instance-identifier type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_validate_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const struct lyd_node *ctx_node,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_validate_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const struct lyd_node *ctx_node,
         const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_value *storage, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the built-in instance-identifier type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_instanceid(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_instanceid(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in instance-identifier type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_dup_clb for the built-in instance-identifier type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_free_clb for the built-in instance-identifier type.
  */
-void lyplg_type_free_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_type_free_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesInstanceid */
 
@@ -882,37 +882,37 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in signed integer types.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_int(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_int(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the built-in signed integer types.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_int(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_int(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in signed integer types.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_int(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_int(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in unsigned integer types.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_uint(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_uint(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the built-in unsigned integer types.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_uint(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_uint(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in unsigned integer types.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_uint(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_uint(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesInteger */
@@ -928,36 +928,36 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in leafref type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the built-in leafref type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_leafref(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_leafref(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in leafref type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_dup_clb for the built-in leafref type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_validate_clb for the built-in leafref type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_validate_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const struct lyd_node *ctx_node,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_validate_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const struct lyd_node *ctx_node,
         const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_value *storage, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_free_clb for the built-in leafref type.
  */
-void lyplg_type_free_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_type_free_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesLeafref */
 
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in string type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_string(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_string(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
@@ -989,36 +989,36 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the built-in union type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the built-in union type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_union(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_union(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the built-in union type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_dup_clb for the built-in union type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_validate_clb for the built-in union type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_validate_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const struct lyd_node *ctx_node,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_validate_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const struct lyd_node *ctx_node,
         const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_value *storage, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_free_clb for the built-in union type.
  */
-void lyplg_type_free_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_type_free_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesUnion */
 
@@ -1033,30 +1033,30 @@
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_store_clb for the ietf-yang-types xpath1.0 type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_store_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_compare_clb for the ietf-yang-types xpath1.0 type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_xpath10(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_compare_xpath10(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_print_clb for the ietf-yang-types xpath1.0 type.
  */
-const void *lyplg_type_print_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const void *lyplg_type_print_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_dup_clb for the ietf-yang-types xpath1.0 type.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_dup_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup);
 
 /**
  * @brief Implementation of ::lyplg_type_free_clb for the ietf-yang-types xpath1.0 type.
  */
-void lyplg_type_free_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyplg_type_free_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypesXpath10 */
 
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@
  * @param[out] err Error information in case of failure. The error structure can be freed by ::ly_err_free().
  * @return LY_ERR value according to the result of the parsing and validation.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_parse_int(const char *datatype, int base, int64_t min, int64_t max, const char *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_parse_int(const char *datatype, int base, int64_t min, int64_t max, const char *value, size_t value_len,
         int64_t *ret, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@
  * @param[out] err Error information in case of failure. The error structure can be freed by ::ly_err_free().
  * @return LY_ERR value according to the result of the parsing and validation.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_parse_uint(const char *datatype, int base, uint64_t max, const char *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_parse_uint(const char *datatype, int base, uint64_t max, const char *value, size_t value_len,
         uint64_t *ret, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@
  * @param[out] err Error information in case of failure. The error structure can be freed by ::ly_err_free().
  * @return LY_ERR value according to the result of the parsing and validation.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_parse_dec64(uint8_t fraction_digits, const char *value, size_t value_len, int64_t *ret, struct ly_err_item **err);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_parse_dec64(uint8_t fraction_digits, const char *value, size_t value_len, int64_t *ret, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Decide if the @p derived identity is derived from (based on) the @p base identity.
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS if @p derived IS based on the @p base identity.
  * @return LY_ENOTFOUND if @p derived IS NOT not based on the @p base identity.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_identity_isderived(const struct lysc_ident *base, const struct lysc_ident *derived);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_identity_isderived(const struct lysc_ident *base, const struct lysc_ident *derived);
 
 /**
  * @brief Data type validator for a range/length-restricted values.
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@
  * @param[out] err Error information in case of failure. The error structure can be freed by ::ly_err_free().
  * @return LY_ERR value according to the result of the validation.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_validate_range(LY_DATA_TYPE basetype, struct lysc_range *range, int64_t value, const char *strval,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_validate_range(LY_DATA_TYPE basetype, struct lysc_range *range, int64_t value, const char *strval,
         size_t strval_len, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@
  * @return LY_EVALID when @p does not match any of the patterns.
  * @return LY_ESYS in case of PCRE2 error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_validate_patterns(struct lysc_pattern **patterns, const char *str, size_t str_len, struct ly_err_item **err);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_validate_patterns(struct lysc_pattern **patterns, const char *str, size_t str_len, struct ly_err_item **err);
 
 /**
  * @brief Find leafref target in data.
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@
  * @param[out] errmsg Error message in case of error.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyplg_type_resolve_leafref(const struct lysc_type_leafref *lref, const struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_value *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyplg_type_resolve_leafref(const struct lysc_type_leafref *lref, const struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_value *value,
         const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_node **target, char **errmsg);
 
 /** @} pluginsTypes */
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/binary.c b/src/plugins_types/binary.c
index 5da2fc1..114a17d 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/binary.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/binary.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *UNUSED(prefix_data), uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *UNUSED(ctx_node), struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *UNUSED(unres),
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_binary(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     struct lyd_value_binary *v1, *v2;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *UNUSED(prefix_data), ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
     return value->_canonical;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_dup_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_type_free_binary(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value)
 {
     struct lyd_value_binary *val;
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/bits.c b/src/plugins_types/bits.c
index d065824..5d198e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/bits.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/bits.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 # define BITS_BITMAP_BYTE(bitmap, size, idx) (bitmap + idx)
 #endif
 
-API size_t
+LIBYANG_API_DEF size_t
 lyplg_type_bits_bitmap_size(const struct lysc_type_bits *type)
 {
     size_t needed_bytes, size;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     return size;
 }
 
-API ly_bool
+LIBYANG_API_DEF ly_bool
 lyplg_type_bits_is_bit_set(const char *bitmap, size_t size, uint32_t bit_position)
 {
     char bitmask;
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *UNUSED(prefix_data), uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *UNUSED(ctx_node), struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *UNUSED(unres),
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_bits(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     struct lyd_value_bits *v1, *v2;
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *UNUSED(prefix_data), ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
     return value->_canonical;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_dup_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_type_free_bits(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value)
 {
     struct lyd_value_bits *val;
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/boolean.c b/src/plugins_types/boolean.c
index e16db4f..f8b19f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/boolean.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/boolean.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * | 1 | yes | `int8_t *` | 0 for false, otherwise true |
  */
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_boolean(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *UNUSED(prefix_data), uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *UNUSED(ctx_node), struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *UNUSED(unres),
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_boolean(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     if (val1->realtype != val2->realtype) {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_boolean(const struct ly_ctx *UNUSED(ctx), const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *UNUSED(prefix_data), ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/decimal64.c b/src/plugins_types/decimal64.c
index 41cfe9a..8616e2d 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/decimal64.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/decimal64.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_decimal64(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *UNUSED(prefix_data), uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *UNUSED(ctx_node), struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *UNUSED(unres),
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_decimal64(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     if (val1->realtype != val2->realtype) {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_decimal64(const struct ly_ctx *UNUSED(ctx), const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *UNUSED(prefix_data), ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/empty.c b/src/plugins_types/empty.c
index f3b1478..d84634f 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/empty.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/empty.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * | 0        | yes | `void` | none |
  */
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_empty(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT UNUSED(format), void *UNUSED(prefix_data), uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *UNUSED(ctx_node), struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *UNUSED(unres),
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/enumeration.c b/src/plugins_types/enumeration.c
index 78da069..91ca822 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/enumeration.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/enumeration.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  * | 4        | yes | `int32 *` | assigned little-endian value of the enum |
  */
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_enum(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *UNUSED(prefix_data), uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *UNUSED(ctx_node), struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *UNUSED(unres),
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_enum(const struct ly_ctx *UNUSED(ctx), const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *UNUSED(prefix_data), ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/identityref.c b/src/plugins_types/identityref.c
index 65061ab..7eee215 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/identityref.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/identityref.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_identityref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err)
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_identityref(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     if (val1->realtype != val2->realtype) {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
     return LY_ENOT;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_identityref(const struct ly_ctx *UNUSED(ctx), const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/instanceid.c b/src/plugins_types/instanceid.c
index d958567..4481067 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/instanceid.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/instanceid.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err)
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_validate_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *UNUSED(type),
         const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_value *storage,
         struct ly_err_item **err)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_instanceid(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     LY_ARRAY_COUNT_TYPE u, v;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *UNUSED(ctx), const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_dup_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_type_free_instanceid(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value)
 {
     lydict_remove(ctx, value->_canonical);
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/integer.c b/src/plugins_types/integer.c
index 5a50306..0903365 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/integer.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/integer.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     [LY_TYPE_UINT8] = 1, [LY_TYPE_UINT16] = 2, [LY_TYPE_UINT32] = 4, [LY_TYPE_UINT64] = 8
 };
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_int(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *UNUSED(prefix_data), uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *UNUSED(ctx_node), struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *UNUSED(unres),
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_int(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     if (val1->realtype != val2->realtype) {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_int(const struct ly_ctx *UNUSED(ctx), const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *UNUSED(prefix_data), ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
     return value->_canonical;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_uint(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *UNUSED(prefix_data), uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *UNUSED(ctx_node), struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *UNUSED(unres),
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_uint(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     if (val1->realtype != val2->realtype) {
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_uint(const struct ly_ctx *UNUSED(ctx), const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *UNUSED(prefix_data), ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/leafref.c b/src/plugins_types/leafref.c
index 44d1644..8ab3fc5 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/leafref.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/leafref.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * | exact same format as the leafref target ||||
  */
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_validate_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *UNUSED(ctx), const struct lysc_type *type, const struct lyd_node *ctx_node,
         const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_value *storage, struct ly_err_item **err)
 {
@@ -88,26 +88,26 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_leafref(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     return val1->realtype->plugin->compare(val1, val2);
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
     return value->realtype->plugin->print(ctx, value, format, prefix_data, dynamic, value_len);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_dup_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup)
 {
     return original->realtype->plugin->duplicate(ctx, original, dup);
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_type_free_leafref(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value)
 {
     value->realtype->plugin->free(ctx, value);
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/string.c b/src/plugins_types/string.c
index efebf4d..4f988ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/string.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/string.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * | string length | yes | `char *` | string itself |
  */
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_string(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT UNUSED(format), void *UNUSED(prefix_data), uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *UNUSED(ctx_node), struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *UNUSED(unres),
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/union.c b/src/plugins_types/union.c
index 5295d80..d3b168d 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/union.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/union.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node,
         struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *unres, struct ly_err_item **err)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_validate_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const struct lyd_node *ctx_node,
         const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_value *storage, struct ly_err_item **err)
 {
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_compare_union(const struct lyd_value *val1, const struct lyd_value *val2)
 {
     if (val1->realtype != val2->realtype) {
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_dup_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_type_free_union(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value)
 {
     struct lyd_value_union *val;
diff --git a/src/plugins_types/xpath1.0.c b/src/plugins_types/xpath1.0.c
index 25b3589..55c38c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins_types/xpath1.0.c
+++ b/src/plugins_types/xpath1.0.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_store_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_type *type, const void *value, size_t value_len,
         uint32_t options, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format, void *prefix_data, uint32_t hints,
         const struct lysc_node *UNUSED(ctx_node), struct lyd_value *storage, struct lys_glob_unres *UNUSED(unres),
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API const void *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const void *
 lyplg_type_print_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value, LY_VALUE_FORMAT format,
         void *prefix_data, ly_bool *dynamic, size_t *value_len)
 {
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyplg_type_dup_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *original, struct lyd_value *dup)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_type_free_xpath10(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_value *value)
 {
     struct lyd_value_xpath10 *val;
diff --git a/src/printer_data.c b/src/printer_data.c
index a8e9f80..ea330c7 100644
--- a/src/printer_data.c
+++ b/src/printer_data.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_print_all(struct ly_out *out, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, out, !(options & LYD_PRINT_WITHSIBLINGS), LY_EINVAL);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_print_tree(struct ly_out *out, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, out, !(options & LYD_PRINT_WITHSIBLINGS), LY_EINVAL);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_print_mem(char **strp, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_print_fd(int fd, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_print_file(FILE *f, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_print_path(const char *path, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_print_clb(ly_write_clb writeclb, void *user_data, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
diff --git a/src/printer_data.h b/src/printer_data.h
index a9bc618..ff938de 100644
--- a/src/printer_data.h
+++ b/src/printer_data.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
  * @param[in] options [Data printer flags](@ref dataprinterflags) except ::LYD_PRINT_WITHSIBLINGS.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_print_all(struct ly_out *out, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_print_all(struct ly_out *out, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print the selected data subtree.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
  * @param[in] options [Data printer flags](@ref dataprinterflags) except ::LYD_PRINT_WITHSIBLINGS.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_print_tree(struct ly_out *out, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_print_tree(struct ly_out *out, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print data tree in the specified format.
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
  * @param[in] options [Data printer flags](@ref dataprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_print_mem(char **strp, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_print_mem(char **strp, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print data tree in the specified format.
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
  * @param[in] options [Data printer flags](@ref dataprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_print_fd(int fd, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_print_fd(int fd, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print data tree in the specified format.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
  * @param[in] options [Data printer flags](@ref dataprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_print_file(FILE *f, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_print_file(FILE *f, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print data tree in the specified format.
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
  * @param[in] options [Data printer flags](@ref dataprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_print_path(const char *path, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_print_path(const char *path, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print data tree in the specified format.
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
  * @param[in] options [Data printer flags](@ref dataprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_print_clb(ly_write_clb writeclb, void *user_data, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_print_clb(ly_write_clb writeclb, void *user_data, const struct lyd_node *root, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/printer_schema.c b/src/printer_schema.c
index 80eb2da..075c519 100644
--- a/src/printer_schema.c
+++ b/src/printer_schema.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "printer_internal.h"
 #include "tree_schema.h"
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_print_module(struct ly_out *out, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length,
         uint32_t options)
 {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_print_submodule(struct ly_out *out, const struct lysp_submodule *submodule, LYS_OUTFORMAT format,
         size_t line_length, uint32_t options)
 {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_print_mem(char **strp, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     struct ly_out *out;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     return lys_print_(out, module, format, options);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_print_fd(int fd, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     struct ly_out *out;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     return lys_print_(out, module, format, options);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_print_file(FILE *f, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     struct ly_out *out;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     return lys_print_(out, module, format, options);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_print_path(const char *path, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     struct ly_out *out;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
     return lys_print_(out, module, format, options);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_print_clb(ly_write_clb writeclb, void *user_data, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options)
 {
     struct ly_out *out;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
     return lys_print_(out, module, format, options);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_print_node(struct ly_out *out, const struct lysc_node *node, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length, uint32_t options)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
diff --git a/src/printer_schema.h b/src/printer_schema.h
index 7306272..83c134b 100644
--- a/src/printer_schema.h
+++ b/src/printer_schema.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
  * @param[in] options Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_print_module(struct ly_out *out, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_print_module(struct ly_out *out, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length,
         uint32_t options);
 
 /**
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
  * @param[in] options Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_print_submodule(struct ly_out *out, const struct lysp_submodule *submodule, LYS_OUTFORMAT format,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_print_submodule(struct ly_out *out, const struct lysp_submodule *submodule, LYS_OUTFORMAT format,
         size_t line_length, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
  * @param[in] options Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_print_mem(char **strp, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_print_mem(char **strp, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print schema tree in the specified format into a file descriptor.
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
  * @param[in] options Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_print_fd(int fd, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_print_fd(int fd, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print schema tree in the specified format into a file stream.
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
  * @param[in] options Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_print_file(FILE *f, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_print_file(FILE *f, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print schema tree in the specified format into a file.
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
  * @param[in] options Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_print_path(const char *path, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_print_path(const char *path, const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print schema tree in the specified format using a provided callback.
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
  * @param[in] options Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_print_clb(ly_write_clb writeclb, void *user_data,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_print_clb(ly_write_clb writeclb, void *user_data,
         const struct lys_module *module, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
  * @param[in] options Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags).
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_print_node(struct ly_out *out, const struct lysc_node *node, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_print_node(struct ly_out *out, const struct lysc_node *node, LYS_OUTFORMAT format, size_t line_length, uint32_t options);
 
 /** @} schematree */
 
diff --git a/src/schema_compile.c b/src/schema_compile.c
index 179d3c0..f84d687 100644
--- a/src/schema_compile.c
+++ b/src/schema_compile.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     return orig;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lysc_ext_substmt(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, enum ly_stmt substmt, void **instance_p, enum ly_stmt_cardinality *cardinality_p)
 {
     LY_ARRAY_COUNT_TYPE u;
diff --git a/src/schema_features.c b/src/schema_features.c
index 28830a6..2189046 100644
--- a/src/schema_features.c
+++ b/src/schema_features.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     return LY_ENOT;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lysc_iffeature_value(const struct lysc_iffeature *iff)
 {
     size_t index_e = 0, index_f = 0;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     return LY_ENOT;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_identity_iffeature_value(const struct lysc_ident *ident)
 {
     LY_ARRAY_COUNT_TYPE u, v;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API struct lysp_feature *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lysp_feature *
 lysp_feature_next(const struct lysp_feature *last, const struct lysp_module *pmod, uint32_t *idx)
 {
     struct lysp_feature *features;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_feature_value(const struct lys_module *module, const char *feature)
 {
     const struct lysp_feature *f;
diff --git a/src/set.c b/src/set.c
index ecf3dae..d4836b8 100644
--- a/src/set.c
+++ b/src/set.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "set.h"
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_set_new(struct ly_set **set_p)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, set_p, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_set_clean(struct ly_set *set, void (*destructor)(void *obj))
 {
     uint32_t u;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     set->count = 0;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_set_erase(struct ly_set *set, void (*destructor)(void *obj))
 {
     if (!set) {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     set->objs = NULL;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 ly_set_free(struct ly_set *set, void (*destructor)(void *obj))
 {
     if (!set) {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     free(set);
 }
 
-API ly_bool
+LIBYANG_API_DEF ly_bool
 ly_set_contains(const struct ly_set *set, void *object, uint32_t *index_p)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, set, 0);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_set_dup(const struct ly_set *set, void *(*duplicator)(void *obj), struct ly_set **newset_p)
 {
     struct ly_set *newset;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_set_add(struct ly_set *set, void *object, ly_bool list, uint32_t *index_p)
 {
     void **new;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_set_merge(struct ly_set *trg, const struct ly_set *src, ly_bool list, void *(*duplicator)(void *obj))
 {
     uint32_t u;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_set_rm_index(struct ly_set *set, uint32_t index, void (*destructor)(void *obj))
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, set, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_set_rm(struct ly_set *set, void *object, void (*destructor)(void *obj))
 {
     uint32_t i;
diff --git a/src/set.h b/src/set.h
index 9312af8..415323a 100644
--- a/src/set.h
+++ b/src/set.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
  * @return LY_EINVAL in case of NULL @p set parameter.
  * @return LY_EMEM in case of memory allocation failure.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_set_new(struct ly_set **set_p);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_set_new(struct ly_set **set_p);
 
 /**
  * @brief Duplicate the existing set.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
  * @return LY_EMEM in case of memory allocation failure.
  * @return LY_EINVAL in case of invalid parameters.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_set_dup(const struct ly_set *set, void *(*duplicator)(void *obj), struct ly_set **newset_p);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_set_dup(const struct ly_set *set, void *(*duplicator)(void *obj), struct ly_set **newset_p);
 
 /**
  * @brief Add an object into the set
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
  * @return LY_EINVAL in case of invalid input parameters.
  * @return LY_EMEM in case of memory allocation failure.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_set_add(struct ly_set *set, void *object, ly_bool list, uint32_t *index_p);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_set_add(struct ly_set *set, void *object, ly_bool list, uint32_t *index_p);
 
 /**
  * @brief Add all objects from \p src to \p trg.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
  * @return LY_EINVAL in case of invalid input parameters.
  * @return LY_EMEM in case of memory allocation failure.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_set_merge(struct ly_set *trg, const struct ly_set *src, ly_bool list, void *(*duplicator)(void *obj));
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_set_merge(struct ly_set *trg, const struct ly_set *src, ly_bool list, void *(*duplicator)(void *obj));
 
 /**
  * @brief Learn whether the set contains the specified object.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
  * @param[out] index_p Optional pointer to return index of the searched @p object.
  * @return Boolean value whether the @p object was found in the @p set.
  */
-ly_bool ly_set_contains(const struct ly_set *set, void *object, uint32_t *index_p);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL ly_bool ly_set_contains(const struct ly_set *set, void *object, uint32_t *index_p);
 
 /**
  * @brief Remove all objects from the set, but keep the set container for further use.
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
  * @param[in] set Set to clean.
  * @param[in] destructor Optional function to free the objects in the set.
  */
-void ly_set_clean(struct ly_set *set, void (*destructor)(void *obj));
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_set_clean(struct ly_set *set, void (*destructor)(void *obj));
 
 /**
  * @brief Remove an object from the set.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
  * @param[in] destructor Optional function to free the objects being removed.
  * @return LY_ERR return value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_set_rm(struct ly_set *set, void *object, void (*destructor)(void *obj));
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_set_rm(struct ly_set *set, void *object, void (*destructor)(void *obj));
 
 /**
  * @brief Remove an object on the specific set index.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
  * @param[in] destructor Optional function to free the objects being removed.
  * @return LY_ERR return value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_set_rm_index(struct ly_set *set, uint32_t index, void (*destructor)(void *obj));
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_set_rm_index(struct ly_set *set, uint32_t index, void (*destructor)(void *obj));
 
 /**
  * @brief Free the ::ly_set data. If the destructor is not provided, it frees only the set structure
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
  * @param[in] set The set to be freed.
  * @param[in] destructor Optional function to free the objects in the set.
  */
-void ly_set_free(struct ly_set *set, void (*destructor)(void *obj));
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_set_free(struct ly_set *set, void (*destructor)(void *obj));
 
 /**
  * @brief Alternative to the ::ly_set_free() for static ::ly_set objects - in contrast to ::ly_set_free()
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
  * @param[in] set The set to be erased.
  * @param[in] destructor Optional function to free the objects in the set.
  */
-void ly_set_erase(struct ly_set *set, void (*destructor)(void *obj));
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void ly_set_erase(struct ly_set *set, void (*destructor)(void *obj));
 
 /** @} lyset */
 
diff --git a/src/tree_data.c b/src/tree_data.c
index c996d39..c9dd7f7 100644
--- a/src/tree_data.c
+++ b/src/tree_data.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_value_validate(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *schema, const char *value, size_t value_len,
         const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const struct lysc_type **realtype, const char **canonical)
 {
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_value_compare(const struct lyd_node_term *node, const char *value, size_t value_len)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API ly_bool
+LIBYANG_API_DEF ly_bool
 lyd_is_default(const struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     const struct lysc_node_leaf *leaf;
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_parse_ext_data(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
         uint32_t parse_options, uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree)
 {
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
     return lyd_parse(ctx, ext, parent, tree, in, format, parse_options, validate_options, NULL);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_parse_data(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
         uint32_t parse_options, uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree)
 {
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
     return lyd_parse(ctx, NULL, parent, tree, in, format, parse_options, validate_options, NULL);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_parse_data_mem(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *data, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options,
         uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree)
 {
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_parse_data_fd(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, int fd, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options, uint32_t validate_options,
         struct lyd_node **tree)
 {
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_parse_data_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, LYD_FORMAT format, uint32_t parse_options,
         uint32_t validate_options, struct lyd_node **tree)
 {
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_parse_op(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
         enum lyd_type data_type, struct lyd_node **tree, struct lyd_node **op)
 {
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@
     return lyd_parse_op_(ctx, NULL, parent, in, format, data_type, tree, op);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_parse_ext_op(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, struct lyd_node *parent, struct ly_in *in, LYD_FORMAT format,
         enum lyd_type data_type, struct lyd_node **tree, struct lyd_node **op)
 {
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_inner(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
         struct lyd_node **node)
 {
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_ext_inner(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
     struct lyd_node *ret = NULL;
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_list(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
         struct lyd_node **node, ...)
 {
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_list_bin(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
         struct lyd_node **node, ...)
 {
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_list_canon(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
         struct lyd_node **node, ...)
 {
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_ext_list(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, struct lyd_node **node, ...)
 {
     struct lyd_node *ret = NULL, *key;
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_list2(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const char *keys,
         ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
@@ -1165,28 +1165,28 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_term(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const char *val_str,
         ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
     return _lyd_new_term(parent, module, name, val_str, val_str ? strlen(val_str) : 0, LY_VALUE_JSON, output, node);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_term_bin(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const void *value,
         size_t value_len, ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
     return _lyd_new_term(parent, module, name, value, value_len, LY_VALUE_LYB, output, node);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_term_canon(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const char *val_str,
         ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
     return _lyd_new_term(parent, module, name, val_str, val_str ? strlen(val_str) : 0, LY_VALUE_CANON, output, node);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_ext_term(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, const char *val_str, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
     LY_ERR rc;
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_any(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const void *value,
         ly_bool use_value, LYD_ANYDATA_VALUETYPE value_type, ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_ext_any(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, const void *value, ly_bool use_value,
         LYD_ANYDATA_VALUETYPE value_type, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_meta(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name,
         const char *val_str, ly_bool clear_dflt, struct lyd_meta **meta)
 {
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@
             NULL, LYD_HINT_DATA, clear_dflt, NULL);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_meta2(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, ly_bool clear_dflt, const struct lyd_attr *attr,
         struct lyd_meta **meta)
 {
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@
             NULL, attr->format, attr->val_prefix_data, attr->hints, clear_dflt, NULL);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_opaq(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *value,
         const char *prefix, const char *module_name, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_opaq2(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *value,
         const char *prefix, const char *module_ns, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_attr(struct lyd_node *parent, const char *module_name, const char *name, const char *value,
         struct lyd_attr **attr)
 {
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_attr2(struct lyd_node *parent, const char *module_ns, const char *name, const char *value,
         struct lyd_attr **attr)
 {
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_change_term(struct lyd_node *term, const char *val_str)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, term, term->schema, term->schema->nodetype & LYD_NODE_TERM, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@
     return _lyd_change_term(term, val_str, val_str ? strlen(val_str) : 0, LY_VALUE_JSON);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_change_term_bin(struct lyd_node *term, const void *value, size_t value_len)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, term, term->schema, term->schema->nodetype & LYD_NODE_TERM, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@
     return _lyd_change_term(term, value, value_len, LY_VALUE_LYB);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_change_term_canon(struct lyd_node *term, const char *val_str)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, term, term->schema, term->schema->nodetype & LYD_NODE_TERM, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@
     return _lyd_change_term(term, val_str, val_str ? strlen(val_str) : 0, LY_VALUE_CANON);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_change_meta(struct lyd_meta *meta, const char *val_str)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_path(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, const char *value, uint32_t options,
         struct lyd_node **node)
 {
@@ -2060,7 +2060,7 @@
     return lyd_new_path_(parent, ctx, NULL, path, value, 0, LYD_ANYDATA_STRING, options, node, NULL);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_path2(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, const void *value,
         size_t value_len, LYD_ANYDATA_VALUETYPE value_type, uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **new_parent,
         struct lyd_node **new_node)
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@
     return lyd_new_path_(parent, ctx, NULL, path, value, value_len, value_type, options, new_parent, new_node);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_ext_path(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *path, const void *value,
         uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **node)
 {
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_implicit_tree(struct lyd_node *tree, uint32_t implicit_options, struct lyd_node **diff)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_implicit_all(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t implicit_options, struct lyd_node **diff)
 {
     const struct lys_module *mod;
@@ -2303,7 +2303,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_new_implicit_module(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct lys_module *module, uint32_t implicit_options,
         struct lyd_node **diff)
 {
@@ -2669,7 +2669,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_insert_child(struct lyd_node *parent, struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     struct lyd_node *iter;
@@ -2697,7 +2697,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_insert_sibling(struct lyd_node *sibling, struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_node **first)
 {
     struct lyd_node *iter;
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_insert_before(struct lyd_node *sibling, struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, sibling, node, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -2761,7 +2761,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_insert_after(struct lyd_node *sibling, struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, sibling, node, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyd_unlink_siblings(struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     struct lyd_node *next, *elem, *first = NULL;
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyd_unlink_tree(struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     struct lyd_node *iter;
@@ -3020,7 +3020,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const struct lyd_node_term *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lyd_node_term *
 lyd_target(const struct ly_path *path, const struct lyd_node *tree)
 {
     struct lyd_node *target;
@@ -3306,13 +3306,13 @@
     return LY_EINT;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_compare_single(const struct lyd_node *node1, const struct lyd_node *node2, uint32_t options)
 {
     return lyd_compare_single_(node1, node2, options, 0);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_compare_siblings(const struct lyd_node *node1, const struct lyd_node *node2, uint32_t options)
 {
     for ( ; node1 && node2; node1 = node1->next, node2 = node2->next) {
@@ -3325,7 +3325,7 @@
     return LY_ENOT;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_compare_meta(const struct lyd_meta *meta1, const struct lyd_meta *meta2)
 {
     if (!meta1 || !meta2) {
@@ -3659,19 +3659,19 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_dup_single(const struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_node_inner *parent, uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **dup)
 {
     return lyd_dup(node, parent, options, 1, dup);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_dup_siblings(const struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_node_inner *parent, uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **dup)
 {
     return lyd_dup(node, parent, options, 0, dup);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_dup_meta_single(const struct lyd_meta *meta, struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_meta **dup)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -3878,19 +3878,19 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_merge_tree(struct lyd_node **target, const struct lyd_node *source, uint16_t options)
 {
     return lyd_merge(target, source, NULL, NULL, NULL, options, 1);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_merge_siblings(struct lyd_node **target, const struct lyd_node *source, uint16_t options)
 {
     return lyd_merge(target, source, NULL, NULL, NULL, options, 0);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_merge_module(struct lyd_node **target, const struct lyd_node *source, const struct lys_module *mod,
         lyd_merge_cb merge_cb, void *cb_data, uint16_t options)
 {
@@ -4008,7 +4008,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF char *
 lyd_path(const struct lyd_node *node, LYD_PATH_TYPE pathtype, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 {
     ly_bool is_static = 0;
@@ -4095,7 +4095,7 @@
     return buffer;
 }
 
-API struct lyd_meta *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lyd_meta *
 lyd_find_meta(const struct lyd_meta *first, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name)
 {
     struct lyd_meta *ret = NULL;
@@ -4139,7 +4139,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_find_sibling_first(const struct lyd_node *siblings, const struct lyd_node *target, struct lyd_node **match)
 {
     struct lyd_node **match_p, *iter;
@@ -4307,7 +4307,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_find_sibling_val(const struct lyd_node *siblings, const struct lysc_node *schema, const char *key_or_value,
         size_t val_len, struct lyd_node **match)
 {
@@ -4351,7 +4351,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_find_sibling_dup_inst_set(const struct lyd_node *siblings, const struct lyd_node *target, struct ly_set **set)
 {
     struct lyd_node **match_p, *first, *iter;
@@ -4423,7 +4423,7 @@
     return LY_EMEM;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_find_sibling_opaq_next(const struct lyd_node *first, const char *name, struct lyd_node **match)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, name, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -4440,7 +4440,7 @@
     return first ? LY_SUCCESS : LY_ENOTFOUND;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_find_xpath3(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const struct lyd_node *tree, const char *xpath,
         const struct lyxp_var *vars, struct ly_set **set)
 {
@@ -4490,7 +4490,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_find_xpath2(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, const struct lyxp_var *vars, struct ly_set **set)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, ctx_node, xpath, set, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -4498,7 +4498,7 @@
     return lyd_find_xpath3(ctx_node, ctx_node, xpath, vars, set);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_find_xpath(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, struct ly_set **set)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, ctx_node, xpath, set, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -4506,7 +4506,7 @@
     return lyd_find_xpath3(ctx_node, ctx_node, xpath, NULL, set);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_eval_xpath2(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, const struct lyxp_var *vars, ly_bool *result)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -4536,13 +4536,13 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_eval_xpath(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, ly_bool *result)
 {
     return lyd_eval_xpath2(ctx_node, xpath, NULL, result);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_find_path(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *path, ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **match)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -4570,7 +4570,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_find_target(const struct ly_path *path, const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_node **match)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -4592,7 +4592,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API uint32_t
+LIBYANG_API_DEF uint32_t
 lyd_list_pos(const struct lyd_node *instance)
 {
     const struct lyd_node *iter = NULL;
@@ -4614,7 +4614,7 @@
     return pos;
 }
 
-API struct lyd_node *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lyd_node *
 lyd_first_sibling(const struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     struct lyd_node *start;
diff --git a/src/tree_data.h b/src/tree_data.h
index a77844b..acbb7c2 100644
--- a/src/tree_data.h
+++ b/src/tree_data.h
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Node to use.
  * @return Pointer to the first child node (if any) of the @p node.
  */
-struct lyd_node *lyd_child_no_keys(const struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lyd_node *lyd_child_no_keys(const struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the owner module of the data node. It is the module of the top-level schema node. Generally,
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Data node to examine.
  * @return Module owner of the node.
  */
-const struct lys_module *lyd_owner_module(const struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lys_module *lyd_owner_module(const struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Check whether a node value equals to its default one.
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Term node to test.
  * @return false (no, it is not a default node) or true (yes, it is default)
  */
-ly_bool lyd_is_default(const struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL ly_bool lyd_is_default(const struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Learn the relative position of a list or leaf-list instance within other instances of the same schema node.
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@
  * @return 0 on error.
  * @return Positive integer of the @p instance position.
  */
-uint32_t lyd_list_pos(const struct lyd_node *instance);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL uint32_t lyd_list_pos(const struct lyd_node *instance);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the first sibling of the given node.
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Node which first sibling is going to be the result.
  * @return The first sibling of the given node or the node itself if it is the first child of the parent.
  */
-struct lyd_node *lyd_first_sibling(const struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lyd_node *lyd_first_sibling(const struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Learn the length of LYB data.
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@
  * @return Length of the LYB data chunk,
  * @return -1 on error.
  */
-int lyd_lyb_data_length(const char *data);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL int lyd_lyb_data_length(const char *data);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the (canonical) value of a lyd_value.
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@
  * @param[in] value Value structure to use.
  * @return Canonical value.
  */
-const char *lyd_value_get_canonical(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *lyd_value_get_canonical(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the (canonical) value of a data node.
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@
  * @param[out] value_str String representation of the value.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_any_value_str(const struct lyd_node *any, char **value_str);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_any_value_str(const struct lyd_node *any, char **value_str);
 
 /**
  * @brief Copy anydata value from one node to another. Target value is freed first.
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@
  * @param[in] value_type Source value type.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_any_copy_value(struct lyd_node *trg, const union lyd_any_value *value, LYD_ANYDATA_VALUETYPE value_type);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_any_copy_value(struct lyd_node *trg, const union lyd_any_value *value, LYD_ANYDATA_VALUETYPE value_type);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create a new inner node in the data tree.
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@
  * @param[out] node Optional created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_inner(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_inner(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
         struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@
  * @param[out] node The created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_ext_inner(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, struct lyd_node **node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_ext_inner(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create a new list node in the data tree.
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@
  * key-less lists.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_list(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_list(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
         struct lyd_node **node, ...);
 
 /**
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@
  * by its length. No keys are expected for key-less lists.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_list_bin(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_list_bin(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
         struct lyd_node **node, ...);
 
 /**
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@
  * key-less lists.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_list_canon(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_list_canon(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, ly_bool output,
         struct lyd_node **node, ...);
 
 /**
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@
  * key-less lists.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_ext_list(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, struct lyd_node **node, ...);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_ext_list(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, struct lyd_node **node, ...);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create a new list node in the data tree.
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@
  * @param[out] node Optional created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_list2(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const char *keys,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_list2(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const char *keys,
         ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@
  * @param[out] node Optional created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_term(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const char *val_str,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_term(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const char *val_str,
         ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@
  * @param[out] node Optional created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_term_bin(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const void *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_term_bin(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const void *value,
         size_t value_len, ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@
  * @param[out] node Optional created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_term_canon(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_term_canon(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name,
         const char *val_str, ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@
  * @param[out] node The created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_ext_term(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, const char *val_str, struct lyd_node **node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_ext_term(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, const char *val_str, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create a new any node in the data tree.
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@
  * @param[out] node Optional created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_any(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const void *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_any(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, const void *value,
         ly_bool use_value, LYD_ANYDATA_VALUETYPE value_type, ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@
  * @param[out] node The created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_ext_any(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, const void *value, ly_bool use_value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_ext_any(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *name, const void *value, ly_bool use_value,
         LYD_ANYDATA_VALUETYPE value_type, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@
  * @param[out] meta Optional created metadata. Must be set if @p parent is NULL.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_meta(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_meta(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name,
         const char *val_str, ly_bool clear_dflt, struct lyd_meta **meta);
 
 /**
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOT if the attribute could not be parsed into any metadata.
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_meta2(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, ly_bool clear_dflt, const struct lyd_attr *attr,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_meta2(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_node *parent, ly_bool clear_dflt, const struct lyd_attr *attr,
         struct lyd_meta **meta);
 
 /**
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@
  * @param[out] node Optional created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_opaq(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_opaq(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *value,
         const char *prefix, const char *module_name, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@
  * @param[out] node Optional created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_opaq2(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_opaq2(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *name, const char *value,
         const char *prefix, const char *module_ns, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@
  * @param[out] attr Optional created attribute.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_attr(struct lyd_node *parent, const char *module_name, const char *name, const char *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_attr(struct lyd_node *parent, const char *module_name, const char *name, const char *value,
         struct lyd_attr **attr);
 
 /**
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@
  * @param[out] attr Optional created attribute.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_attr2(struct lyd_node *parent, const char *module_ns, const char *name, const char *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_attr2(struct lyd_node *parent, const char *module_ns, const char *name, const char *value,
         struct lyd_attr **attr);
 
 /**
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@
  * @param[out] node Optional first created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_path(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, const char *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_path(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, const char *value,
         uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@
  * @param[out] new_node Optional last node created.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_path2(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, const void *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_path2(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, const void *value,
         size_t value_len, LYD_ANYDATA_VALUETYPE value_type, uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **new_parent,
         struct lyd_node **new_node);
 
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@
  * @param[out] node Optional first created node.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_ext_path(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *path, const void *value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_ext_path(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, const char *path, const void *value,
         uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **node);
 
 /**
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@
  * @param[out] diff Optional diff with any created nodes.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_implicit_tree(struct lyd_node *tree, uint32_t implicit_options, struct lyd_node **diff);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_implicit_tree(struct lyd_node *tree, uint32_t implicit_options, struct lyd_node **diff);
 
 /**
  * @brief Add any missing implicit nodes. Default nodes with a false "when" are not added.
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@
  * @param[out] diff Optional diff with any created nodes.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_implicit_all(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t implicit_options, struct lyd_node **diff);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_implicit_all(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t implicit_options, struct lyd_node **diff);
 
 /**
  * @brief Add any missing implicit nodes of one module. Default nodes with a false "when" are not added.
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@
  * @param[out] diff Optional diff with any created nodes.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_new_implicit_module(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct lys_module *module, uint32_t implicit_options,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_new_implicit_module(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct lys_module *module, uint32_t implicit_options,
         struct lyd_node **diff);
 
 /**
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOT if the values were equal and no change occurred,
  * @return LY_ERR value on other errors.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_change_term(struct lyd_node *term, const char *val_str);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_change_term(struct lyd_node *term, const char *val_str);
 
 /**
  * @brief Change the value of a term (leaf or leaf-list) node to a binary value.
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOT if the values were equal and no change occurred,
  * @return LY_ERR value on other errors.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_change_term_bin(struct lyd_node *term, const void *value, size_t value_len);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_change_term_bin(struct lyd_node *term, const void *value, size_t value_len);
 
 /**
  * @brief Change the value of a term (leaf or leaf-list) node to a canonical string value.
@@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOT if the values were equal and no change occurred,
  * @return LY_ERR value on other errors.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_change_term_canon(struct lyd_node *term, const char *val_str);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_change_term_canon(struct lyd_node *term, const char *val_str);
 
 /**
  * @brief Change the value of a metadata instance.
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOT if the values were equal and no change occurred,
  * @return LY_ERR value on other errors.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_change_meta(struct lyd_meta *meta, const char *val_str);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_change_meta(struct lyd_meta *meta, const char *val_str);
 
 /**
  * @brief Insert a child into a parent.
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
  * @return LY_ERR error on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_insert_child(struct lyd_node *parent, struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_insert_child(struct lyd_node *parent, struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Insert a node into siblings.
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
  * @return LY_ERR error on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_insert_sibling(struct lyd_node *sibling, struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_node **first);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_insert_sibling(struct lyd_node *sibling, struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_node **first);
 
 /**
  * @brief Insert a node before another node, can be used only for user-ordered nodes.
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
  * @return LY_ERR error on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_insert_before(struct lyd_node *sibling, struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_insert_before(struct lyd_node *sibling, struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Insert a node after another node, can be used only for user-ordered nodes.
@@ -1725,56 +1725,56 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
  * @return LY_ERR error on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_insert_after(struct lyd_node *sibling, struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_insert_after(struct lyd_node *sibling, struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Unlink the specified node with all the following siblings.
  *
  * @param[in] node Data tree node to be unlinked (together with all the children and following siblings).
  */
-void lyd_unlink_siblings(struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyd_unlink_siblings(struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Unlink the specified data subtree.
  *
  * @param[in] node Data tree node to be unlinked (together with all the children).
  */
-void lyd_unlink_tree(struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyd_unlink_tree(struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free all the nodes (even parents of the node) in the data tree.
  *
  * @param[in] node Any of the nodes inside the tree.
  */
-void lyd_free_all(struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyd_free_all(struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free all the sibling nodes (preceding as well as succeeding).
  *
  * @param[in] node Any of the sibling nodes to free.
  */
-void lyd_free_siblings(struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyd_free_siblings(struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free (and unlink) the specified data (sub)tree.
  *
  * @param[in] node Root of the (sub)tree to be freed.
  */
-void lyd_free_tree(struct lyd_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyd_free_tree(struct lyd_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free a single metadata instance.
  *
  * @param[in] meta Metadata to free.
  */
-void lyd_free_meta_single(struct lyd_meta *meta);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyd_free_meta_single(struct lyd_meta *meta);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free the metadata instance with any following instances.
  *
  * @param[in] meta Metadata to free.
  */
-void lyd_free_meta_siblings(struct lyd_meta *meta);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyd_free_meta_siblings(struct lyd_meta *meta);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free a single attribute.
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Context where the attributes were created.
  * @param[in] attr Attribute to free.
  */
-void lyd_free_attr_single(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_attr *attr);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyd_free_attr_single(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_attr *attr);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free the attribute with any following attributes.
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@
  * @param[in] ctx Context where the attributes were created.
  * @param[in] attr First attribute to free.
  */
-void lyd_free_attr_siblings(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_attr *attr);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyd_free_attr_siblings(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_attr *attr);
 
 /**
  * @brief Check type restrictions applicable to the particular leaf/leaf-list with the given string @p value.
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@
  * (e.g. due to require-instance).
  * @return LY_ERR value if an error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_value_validate(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *schema, const char *value, size_t value_len,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_value_validate(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *schema, const char *value, size_t value_len,
         const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const struct lysc_type **realtype, const char **canonical);
 
 /**
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOT if the values do not match,
  * @return LY_ERR value if an error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_value_compare(const struct lyd_node_term *node, const char *value, size_t value_len);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_value_compare(const struct lyd_node_term *node, const char *value, size_t value_len);
 
 /**
  * @ingroup datatree
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS if the nodes are equivalent.
  * @return LY_ENOT if the nodes are not equivalent.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_compare_single(const struct lyd_node *node1, const struct lyd_node *node2, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_compare_single(const struct lyd_node *node1, const struct lyd_node *node2, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Compare 2 lists of siblings if they are equivalent.
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS if all the siblings are equivalent.
  * @return LY_ENOT if the siblings are not equivalent.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_compare_siblings(const struct lyd_node *node1, const struct lyd_node *node2, uint32_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_compare_siblings(const struct lyd_node *node1, const struct lyd_node *node2, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Compare 2 metadata.
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS if the metadata are equivalent.
  * @return LY_ENOT if not.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_compare_meta(const struct lyd_meta *meta1, const struct lyd_meta *meta2);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_compare_meta(const struct lyd_meta *meta1, const struct lyd_meta *meta2);
 
 /**
  * @ingroup datatree
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@
  * node(s) (when LYD_DUP_WITH_PARENTS used), the first duplicated node is still returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_dup_single(const struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_node_inner *parent, uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_dup_single(const struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_node_inner *parent, uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **dup);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create a copy of the specified data tree \p node with any following siblings. Schema references are kept the same.
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@
  * node(s) (when LYD_DUP_WITH_PARENTS used), the first duplicated node is still returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_dup_siblings(const struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_node_inner *parent, uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_dup_siblings(const struct lyd_node *node, struct lyd_node_inner *parent, uint32_t options, struct lyd_node **dup);
 
 /**
  * @brief Create a copy of the metadata.
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@
  * @param[out] dup Optional created metadata copy.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_dup_meta_single(const struct lyd_meta *meta, struct lyd_node *parent, struct lyd_meta **dup);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_dup_meta_single(const struct lyd_meta *meta, struct lyd_node *parent, struct lyd_meta **dup);
 
 /**
  * @ingroup datatree
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR value on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_merge_tree(struct lyd_node **target, const struct lyd_node *source, uint16_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_merge_tree(struct lyd_node **target, const struct lyd_node *source, uint16_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Merge the source data tree with any following siblings into the target data tree. Merge may not be
@@ -2003,7 +2003,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR value on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_merge_siblings(struct lyd_node **target, const struct lyd_node *source, uint16_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_merge_siblings(struct lyd_node **target, const struct lyd_node *source, uint16_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Callback for matching merge nodes.
@@ -2031,7 +2031,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR value on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_merge_module(struct lyd_node **target, const struct lyd_node *source, const struct lys_module *mod,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_merge_module(struct lyd_node **target, const struct lyd_node *source, const struct lys_module *mod,
         lyd_merge_cb merge_cb, void *cb_data, uint16_t options);
 
 /**
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_diff_tree(const struct lyd_node *first, const struct lyd_node *second, uint16_t options, struct lyd_node **diff);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_diff_tree(const struct lyd_node *first, const struct lyd_node *second, uint16_t options, struct lyd_node **diff);
 
 /**
  * @brief Learn the differences between 2 data trees including all the following siblings.
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_diff_siblings(const struct lyd_node *first, const struct lyd_node *second, uint16_t options, struct lyd_node **diff);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_diff_siblings(const struct lyd_node *first, const struct lyd_node *second, uint16_t options, struct lyd_node **diff);
 
 /**
  * @brief Callback for diff nodes.
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_diff_apply_module(struct lyd_node **data, const struct lyd_node *diff, const struct lys_module *mod,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_diff_apply_module(struct lyd_node **data, const struct lyd_node *diff, const struct lys_module *mod,
         lyd_diff_cb diff_cb, void *cb_data);
 
 /**
@@ -2131,7 +2131,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_diff_apply_all(struct lyd_node **data, const struct lyd_node *diff);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_diff_apply_all(struct lyd_node **data, const struct lyd_node *diff);
 
 /**
  * @ingroup datatree
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_diff_merge_module(struct lyd_node **diff, const struct lyd_node *src_diff, const struct lys_module *mod,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_diff_merge_module(struct lyd_node **diff, const struct lyd_node *src_diff, const struct lys_module *mod,
         lyd_diff_cb diff_cb, void *cb_data, uint16_t options);
 
 /**
@@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_diff_merge_tree(struct lyd_node **diff_first, struct lyd_node *diff_parent, const struct lyd_node *src_sibling,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_diff_merge_tree(struct lyd_node **diff_first, struct lyd_node *diff_parent, const struct lyd_node *src_sibling,
         lyd_diff_cb diff_cb, void *cb_data, uint16_t options);
 
 /**
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_diff_merge_all(struct lyd_node **diff, const struct lyd_node *src_diff, uint16_t options);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_diff_merge_all(struct lyd_node **diff, const struct lyd_node *src_diff, uint16_t options);
 
 /**
  * @brief Reverse a diff and make the opposite changes. Meaning change create to delete, delete to create,
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success.
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_diff_reverse_all(const struct lyd_node *src_diff, struct lyd_node **diff);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_diff_reverse_all(const struct lyd_node *src_diff, struct lyd_node **diff);
 
 /**
  * @brief Deprecated, use ::lyd_find_target() instead.
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@
  * @return Found target node,
  * @return NULL if not found.
  */
-const struct lyd_node_term *lyd_target(const struct ly_path *path, const struct lyd_node *tree);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lyd_node_term *lyd_target(const struct ly_path *path, const struct lyd_node *tree);
 
 /**
  * @brief Types of the different data paths.
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@
  * @return NULL in case of memory allocation error, path of the node otherwise.
  * In case the @p buffer is NULL, the returned string is dynamically allocated and caller is responsible to free it.
  */
-char *lyd_path(const struct lyd_node *node, LYD_PATH_TYPE pathtype, char *buffer, size_t buflen);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL char *lyd_path(const struct lyd_node *node, LYD_PATH_TYPE pathtype, char *buffer, size_t buflen);
 
 /**
  * @brief Find a specific metadata.
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@
  * @return Found metadata,
  * @return NULL if not found.
  */
-struct lyd_meta *lyd_find_meta(const struct lyd_meta *first, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lyd_meta *lyd_find_meta(const struct lyd_meta *first, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name);
 
 /**
  * @brief Search in the given siblings (NOT recursively) for the first target instance with the same value.
@@ -2273,7 +2273,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOTFOUND if not found, @p match set to NULL.
  * @return LY_ERR value if another error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_find_sibling_first(const struct lyd_node *siblings, const struct lyd_node *target, struct lyd_node **match);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_find_sibling_first(const struct lyd_node *siblings, const struct lyd_node *target, struct lyd_node **match);
 
 /**
  * @brief Search in the given siblings for the first schema instance.
@@ -2299,7 +2299,7 @@
  * @return LY_EINVAL if @p schema is a key-less list.
  * @return LY_ERR value if another error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_find_sibling_val(const struct lyd_node *siblings, const struct lysc_node *schema, const char *key_or_value,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_find_sibling_val(const struct lyd_node *siblings, const struct lysc_node *schema, const char *key_or_value,
         size_t val_len, struct lyd_node **match);
 
 /**
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOTFOUND if not found, empty @p set returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value if another error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_find_sibling_dup_inst_set(const struct lyd_node *siblings, const struct lyd_node *target, struct ly_set **set);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_find_sibling_dup_inst_set(const struct lyd_node *siblings, const struct lyd_node *target, struct ly_set **set);
 
 /**
  * @brief Search the given siblings for an opaque node with a specific name.
@@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOTFOUND if not found, @p match set to NULL.
  * @return LY_ERR value is an error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_find_sibling_opaq_next(const struct lyd_node *first, const char *name, struct lyd_node **match);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_find_sibling_opaq_next(const struct lyd_node *first, const char *name, struct lyd_node **match);
 
 /**
  * @brief Set a new XPath variable to @p vars.
@@ -2338,14 +2338,14 @@
  * @param[in] value Value of the variable.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR lyxp_vars_set(struct lyxp_var **vars, const char *name, const char *value);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyxp_vars_set(struct lyxp_var **vars, const char *name, const char *value);
 
 /**
  * @brief Free the XPath variables.
  *
  * @param[in] vars [Sized array](@ref sizedarrays) of XPath variables.
  */
-void lyxp_vars_free(struct lyxp_var *vars);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL void lyxp_vars_free(struct lyxp_var *vars);
 
 /**
  * @brief Search in the given data for instances of nodes matching the provided XPath.
@@ -2362,7 +2362,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success, @p set is returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value if an error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_find_xpath(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, struct ly_set **set);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_find_xpath(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, struct ly_set **set);
 
 /**
  * @brief Search in the given data for instances of nodes matching the provided XPath.
@@ -2377,7 +2377,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success, @p set is returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value if an error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_find_xpath2(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, const struct lyxp_var *vars,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_find_xpath2(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, const struct lyxp_var *vars,
         struct ly_set **set);
 
 /**
@@ -2394,7 +2394,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success, @p set is returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value if an error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_find_xpath3(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const struct lyd_node *tree, const char *xpath,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_find_xpath3(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const struct lyd_node *tree, const char *xpath,
         const struct lyxp_var *vars, struct ly_set **set);
 
 /**
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success, @p result is returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value if an error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_eval_xpath(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, ly_bool *result);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_eval_xpath(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, ly_bool *result);
 
 /**
  * @brief Evaluate an XPath on data and return the result converted to boolean.
@@ -2422,7 +2422,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success, @p result is returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value if an error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_eval_xpath2(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_eval_xpath2(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath,
         const struct lyxp_var *vars, ly_bool *result);
 
 /**
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOTFOUND if no nodes in the path were found.
  * @return LY_ERR on other errors.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_find_path(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *path, ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **match);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_find_path(const struct lyd_node *ctx_node, const char *path, ly_bool output, struct lyd_node **match);
 
 /**
  * @brief Find the target node of a compiled path (::lyd_value instance-identifier).
@@ -2452,7 +2452,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOTFOUND if no match was found.
  * @return LY_ERR on other errors.
  */
-LY_ERR lyd_find_target(const struct ly_path *path, const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_node **match);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lyd_find_target(const struct ly_path *path, const struct lyd_node *tree, struct lyd_node **match);
 
 /**
  * @brief Convert date-and-time from string to UNIX timestamp and fractions of a second.
@@ -2462,7 +2462,7 @@
  * @param[out] fractions_s Optional fractions of a second, set to NULL if none.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_time_str2time(const char *value, time_t *time, char **fractions_s);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_time_str2time(const char *value, time_t *time, char **fractions_s);
 
 /**
  * @brief Convert UNIX timestamp and fractions of a second into canonical date-and-time string value.
@@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@
  * @param[out] str String date-and-time value in the local timezone.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_time_time2str(time_t time, const char *fractions_s, char **str);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_time_time2str(time_t time, const char *fractions_s, char **str);
 
 /**
  * @brief Convert date-and-time from string to timespec.
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@
  * @param[out] ts Timespec.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_time_str2ts(const char *value, struct timespec *ts);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_time_str2ts(const char *value, struct timespec *ts);
 
 /**
  * @brief Convert timespec into date-and-time string value.
@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@
  * @param[out] str String date-and-time value in the local timezone.
  * @return LY_ERR value.
  */
-LY_ERR ly_time_ts2str(const struct timespec *ts, char **str);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR ly_time_ts2str(const struct timespec *ts, char **str);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/tree_data_free.c b/src/tree_data_free.c
index cf70bf7..88c3b34 100644
--- a/src/tree_data_free.c
+++ b/src/tree_data_free.c
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyd_free_meta_single(struct lyd_meta *meta)
 {
     lyd_free_meta(meta, 0);
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyd_free_meta_siblings(struct lyd_meta *meta)
 {
     lyd_free_meta(meta, 1);
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyd_free_attr_single(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_attr *attr)
 {
     lyd_free_attr(ctx, attr, 0);
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyd_free_attr_siblings(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lyd_attr *attr)
 {
     lyd_free_attr(ctx, attr, 1);
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
     free(node);
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyd_free_tree(struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     if (!node) {
@@ -227,13 +227,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyd_free_siblings(struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     lyd_free_(node, 0);
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyd_free_all(struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     lyd_free_(node, 1);
diff --git a/src/tree_data_helpers.c b/src/tree_data_helpers.c
index 94b5fd1..84a6a7a 100644
--- a/src/tree_data_helpers.c
+++ b/src/tree_data_helpers.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyxp_vars_set(struct lyxp_var **vars, const char *name, const char *value)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyxp_vars_free(struct lyxp_var *vars)
 {
     LY_ARRAY_COUNT_TYPE u;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
     LY_ARRAY_FREE(vars);
 }
 
-API struct lyd_node *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lyd_node *
 lyd_child_no_keys(const struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     struct lyd_node **children;
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lys_module *
 lyd_owner_module(const struct lyd_node *node)
 {
     const struct lyd_node_opaq *opaq;
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 lyd_value_get_canonical(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lyd_value *value)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(ctx, ctx, value, NULL);
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
            (const char *)value->realtype->plugin->print(ctx, value, LY_VALUE_CANON, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_any_value_str(const struct lyd_node *any, char **value_str)
 {
     const struct lyd_node_any *a;
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_any_copy_value(struct lyd_node *trg, const union lyd_any_value *value, LYD_ANYDATA_VALUETYPE value_type)
 {
     struct lyd_node_any *t;
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_time_str2time(const char *value, time_t *time, char **fractions_s)
 {
     struct tm tm = {0};
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_time_time2str(time_t time, const char *fractions_s, char **str)
 {
     struct tm tm;
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_time_str2ts(const char *value, struct timespec *ts)
 {
     LY_ERR rc;
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 ly_time_ts2str(const struct timespec *ts, char **str)
 {
     char frac_buf[10];
diff --git a/src/tree_schema.c b/src/tree_schema.c
index b4d8eaa..076fa37 100644
--- a/src/tree_schema.c
+++ b/src/tree_schema.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     [LY_STMT_YIN_ELEMENT] = {"yin-element", "value", STMT_FLAG_ID},
 };
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 ly_stmt2str(enum ly_stmt stmt)
 {
     if (stmt == LY_STMT_EXTENSION_INSTANCE) {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     [LYS_DEV_REPLACE] = "replace",
 };
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lysc_tree_dfs_full(const struct lysc_node *root, lysc_dfs_clb dfs_clb, void *data)
 {
     struct lysc_node *elem, *elem2;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lysc_module_dfs_full(const struct lys_module *mod, lysc_dfs_clb dfs_clb, void *data)
 {
     const struct lysc_node *root;
@@ -396,13 +396,13 @@
     return next;
 }
 
-API const struct lysc_node *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysc_node *
 lys_getnext(const struct lysc_node *last, const struct lysc_node *parent, const struct lysc_module *module, uint32_t options)
 {
     return lys_getnext_(last, parent, module, NULL, options);
 }
 
-API const struct lysc_node *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysc_node *
 lys_getnext_ext(const struct lysc_node *last, const struct lysc_node *parent, const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, uint32_t options)
 {
     return lys_getnext_(last, parent, NULL, ext, options);
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API const struct lysc_node *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysc_node *
 lys_find_child(const struct lysc_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module, const char *name, size_t name_len,
         uint16_t nodetype, uint32_t options)
 {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_find_xpath_atoms(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, uint32_t options,
         struct ly_set **set)
 {
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_find_expr_atoms(const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const struct lys_module *cur_mod, const struct lyxp_expr *expr,
         const struct lysc_prefix *prefixes, uint32_t options, struct ly_set **set)
 {
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_find_xpath(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, uint32_t options,
         struct ly_set **set)
 {
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_find_lypath_atoms(const struct ly_path *path, struct ly_set **set)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_find_path_atoms(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *path, ly_bool output,
         struct ly_set **set)
 {
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API const struct lysc_node *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysc_node *
 lys_find_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *path, ly_bool output)
 {
     const struct lysc_node *snode = NULL;
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF char *
 lysc_path(const struct lysc_node *node, LYSC_PATH_TYPE pathtype, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 {
     return lysc_path_until(node, NULL, pathtype, buffer, buflen);
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@
     assert(!unres->ds_unres.disabled.count);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_set_implemented(struct lys_module *mod, const char **features)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@
     return format;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_parse(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct ly_in *in, LYS_INFORMAT format, const char **features, struct lys_module **module)
 {
     LY_ERR ret = LY_SUCCESS;
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_parse_mem(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *data, LYS_INFORMAT format, struct lys_module **module)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_parse_fd(struct ly_ctx *ctx, int fd, LYS_INFORMAT format, struct lys_module **module)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_parse_path(struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, LYS_INFORMAT format, struct lys_module **module)
 {
     LY_ERR ret;
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lys_search_localfile(const char * const *searchpaths, ly_bool cwd, const char *name, const char *revision,
         char **localfile, LYS_INFORMAT *format)
 {
diff --git a/src/tree_schema.h b/src/tree_schema.h
index e02baeb..95ccfe8 100644
--- a/src/tree_schema.h
+++ b/src/tree_schema.h
@@ -433,14 +433,14 @@
  * @param[in] stmt The statement identifier to stringify.
  * @return Constant string representation of the given @p stmt.
  */
-const char *ly_stmt2str(enum ly_stmt stmt);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *ly_stmt2str(enum ly_stmt stmt);
 
 /**
  * @brief Convert nodetype to statement identifier
  * @param[in] nodetype Nodetype to convert.
  * @return Statement identifier representing the given @p nodetype.
  */
-enum ly_stmt lys_nodetype2stmt(uint16_t nodetype);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL enum ly_stmt lys_nodetype2stmt(uint16_t nodetype);
 
 /**
  * @brief Possible cardinalities of the YANG statements.
@@ -2018,7 +2018,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Schema node to examine.
  * @return When condition associated with the node data instance, NULL if there is none.
  */
-const struct lysc_when *lysc_has_when(const struct lysc_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysc_when *lysc_has_when(const struct lysc_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the owner module of the schema node. It is the module of the top-level node. Generally,
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Schema node to examine.
  * @return Module owner of the node.
  */
-const struct lys_module *lysc_owner_module(const struct lysc_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lys_module *lysc_owner_module(const struct lysc_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the groupings linked list of the given (parsed) schema node.
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Node to examine.
  * @return The node's groupings linked list if any, NULL otherwise.
  */
-const struct lysp_node_grp *lysp_node_groupings(const struct lysp_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysp_node_grp *lysp_node_groupings(const struct lysp_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the typedefs sized array of the given (parsed) schema node.
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Node to examine.
  * @return The node's typedefs sized array if any, NULL otherwise.
  */
-const struct lysp_tpdf *lysp_node_typedefs(const struct lysp_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysp_tpdf *lysp_node_typedefs(const struct lysp_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the actions/RPCs linked list of the given (parsed) schema node.
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Node to examine.
  * @return The node's actions/RPCs linked list if any, NULL otherwise.
  */
-const struct lysp_node_action *lysp_node_actions(const struct lysp_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysp_node_action *lysp_node_actions(const struct lysp_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the Notifications linked list of the given (parsed) schema node.
@@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Node to examine.
  * @return The node's Notifications linked list if any, NULL otherwise.
  */
-const struct lysp_node_notif *lysp_node_notifs(const struct lysp_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysp_node_notif *lysp_node_notifs(const struct lysp_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the children linked list of the given (parsed) schema node.
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Node to examine.
  * @return The node's children linked list if any, NULL otherwise.
  */
-const struct lysp_node *lysp_node_child(const struct lysp_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysp_node *lysp_node_child(const struct lysp_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the actions/RPCs linked list of the given (compiled) schema node.
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Node to examine.
  * @return The node's actions/RPCs linked list if any, NULL otherwise.
  */
-const struct lysc_node_action *lysc_node_actions(const struct lysc_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysc_node_action *lysc_node_actions(const struct lysc_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the Notifications linked list of the given (compiled) schema node.
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@
  * @param[in] node Node to examine.
  * @return The node's Notifications linked list if any, NULL otherwise.
  */
-const struct lysc_node_notif *lysc_node_notifs(const struct lysc_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysc_node_notif *lysc_node_notifs(const struct lysc_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the children linked list of the given (compiled) schema node.
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@
  * @return Children linked list if any,
  * @return NULL otherwise.
  */
-const struct lysc_node *lysc_node_child(const struct lysc_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysc_node *lysc_node_child(const struct lysc_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the must statements list if present in the @p node
@@ -2104,7 +2104,7 @@
  * @return Pointer to the list of must restrictions ([sized array](@ref sizedarrays))
  * @return NULL if there is no must statement in the node, no matter if it is not even allowed or just present
  */
-struct lysc_must *lysc_node_musts(const struct lysc_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lysc_must *lysc_node_musts(const struct lysc_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the when statements list if present in the @p node
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@
  * @return Pointer to the list of pointers to when statements ([sized array](@ref sizedarrays))
  * @return NULL if there is no when statement in the node, no matter if it is not even allowed or just present
  */
-struct lysc_when **lysc_node_when(const struct lysc_node *node);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lysc_when **lysc_node_when(const struct lysc_node *node);
 
 /**
  * @brief Callback to be called for every schema node in a DFS traversal.
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR value returned by @p dfs_clb.
  */
-LY_ERR lysc_tree_dfs_full(const struct lysc_node *root, lysc_dfs_clb dfs_clb, void *data);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lysc_tree_dfs_full(const struct lysc_node *root, lysc_dfs_clb dfs_clb, void *data);
 
 /**
  * @brief DFS traversal of all the schema nodes in a module including RPCs and notifications.
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success,
  * @return LY_ERR value returned by @p dfs_clb.
  */
-LY_ERR lysc_module_dfs_full(const struct lys_module *mod, lysc_dfs_clb dfs_clb, void *data);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lysc_module_dfs_full(const struct lys_module *mod, lysc_dfs_clb dfs_clb, void *data);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get how the if-feature statement currently evaluates.
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOT if it evaluates to false,
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lysc_iffeature_value(const struct lysc_iffeature *iff);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lysc_iffeature_value(const struct lysc_iffeature *iff);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get how the if-feature statement is evaluated for certain identity.
@@ -2178,7 +2178,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOT if it evaluates to false,
  * @return LY_ERR on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_identity_iffeature_value(const struct lysc_ident *ident);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_identity_iffeature_value(const struct lysc_ident *ident);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the next feature in the module or submodules.
@@ -2188,7 +2188,7 @@
  * @param[in,out] idx Submodule index, set to 0 on first call.
  * @return Next found feature, NULL if the last has already been returned.
  */
-struct lysp_feature *lysp_feature_next(const struct lysp_feature *last, const struct lysp_module *pmod, uint32_t *idx);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL struct lysp_feature *lysp_feature_next(const struct lysp_feature *last, const struct lysp_module *pmod, uint32_t *idx);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get pointer to the storage of the specified substatement in the given extension instance.
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS if the @p substmt found.
  * @return LY_ENOT in case the @p ext is not able to store (does not allow) the specified @p substmt.
  */
-LY_ERR lysc_ext_substmt(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, enum ly_stmt substmt,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lysc_ext_substmt(const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, enum ly_stmt substmt,
         void **instance_p, enum ly_stmt_cardinality *cardinality_p);
 
 /**
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success, @p set is returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_find_xpath_atoms(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_find_xpath_atoms(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath,
         uint32_t options, struct ly_set **set);
 
 /**
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success, @p set is returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_find_expr_atoms(const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const struct lys_module *cur_mod,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_find_expr_atoms(const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const struct lys_module *cur_mod,
         const struct lyxp_expr *expr, const struct lysc_prefix *prefixes, uint32_t options, struct ly_set **set);
 
 /**
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success, @p set is returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value if an error occurred.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_find_xpath(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, uint32_t options,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_find_xpath(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *xpath, uint32_t options,
         struct ly_set **set);
 
 /**
@@ -2271,7 +2271,7 @@
  * @return LY_SUCCESS on success, @p set is returned.
  * @return LY_ERR value on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_find_lypath_atoms(const struct ly_path *path, struct ly_set **set);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_find_lypath_atoms(const struct ly_path *path, struct ly_set **set);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get all the schema nodes that are required for @p path to be evaluated (atoms).
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@
  * @param[out] set Set of found atoms (schema nodes).
  * @return LY_ERR value on error.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_find_path_atoms(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *path, ly_bool output,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_find_path_atoms(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *path, ly_bool output,
         struct ly_set **set);
 
 /**
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@
  * @param[in] output Search operation output instead of input.
  * @return Found schema node or NULL.
  */
-const struct lysc_node *lys_find_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *path,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysc_node *lys_find_path(const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_node *ctx_node, const char *path,
         ly_bool output);
 
 /**
@@ -2317,7 +2317,7 @@
  * @return NULL in case of memory allocation error, path of the node otherwise.
  * In case the @p buffer is NULL, the returned string is dynamically allocated and caller is responsible to free it.
  */
-char *lysc_path(const struct lysc_node *node, LYSC_PATH_TYPE pathtype, char *buffer, size_t buflen);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL char *lysc_path(const struct lysc_node *node, LYSC_PATH_TYPE pathtype, char *buffer, size_t buflen);
 
 /**
  * @brief Available YANG schema tree structures representing YANG module.
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@
  * @return LY_ENOT if the feature is disabled,
  * @return LY_ENOTFOUND if the feature was not found.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_feature_value(const struct lys_module *module, const char *feature);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_feature_value(const struct lys_module *module, const char *feature);
 
 /**
  * @brief Get next schema tree (sibling) node element that can be instantiated in a data tree. Returned node can
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@
  * @param[in] options [ORed options](@ref sgetnextflags).
  * @return Next schema tree node that can be instantiated in a data tree, NULL in case there is no such element.
  */
-const struct lysc_node *lys_getnext(const struct lysc_node *last, const struct lysc_node *parent,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysc_node *lys_getnext(const struct lysc_node *last, const struct lysc_node *parent,
         const struct lysc_module *module, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@
  * @param[in] options [ORed options](@ref sgetnextflags).
  * @return Next schema tree node that can be instantiated in a data tree, NULL in case there is no such element.
  */
-const struct lysc_node *lys_getnext_ext(const struct lysc_node *last, const struct lysc_node *parent,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysc_node *lys_getnext_ext(const struct lysc_node *last, const struct lysc_node *parent,
         const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
@@ -2458,7 +2458,7 @@
  * @param[in] options [ORed options](@ref sgetnextflags).
  * @return Found node if any.
  */
-const struct lysc_node *lys_find_child(const struct lysc_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module,
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const struct lysc_node *lys_find_child(const struct lysc_node *parent, const struct lys_module *module,
         const char *name, size_t name_len, uint16_t nodetype, uint32_t options);
 
 /**
@@ -2476,7 +2476,7 @@
  * @return LY_EDENIED in case the context contains some other revision of the same module which is already implemented.
  * @return LY_ERR on other errors during module compilation.
  */
-LY_ERR lys_set_implemented(struct lys_module *mod, const char **features);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL LY_ERR lys_set_implemented(struct lys_module *mod, const char **features);
 
 /**
  * @brief Stringify schema nodetype.
@@ -2484,7 +2484,7 @@
  * @param[in] nodetype Nodetype to stringify.
  * @return Constant string with the name of the node's type.
  */
-const char *lys_nodetype2str(uint16_t nodetype);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *lys_nodetype2str(uint16_t nodetype);
 
 /**
  * @brief Getter for original XPath expression from a parsed expression.
@@ -2492,7 +2492,7 @@
  * @param[in] path Parsed expression.
  * @return Original string expression.
  */
-const char *lyxp_get_expr(const struct lyxp_expr *path);
+LIBYANG_API_DECL const char *lyxp_get_expr(const struct lyxp_expr *path);
 
 /** @} schematree */
 
diff --git a/src/tree_schema_free.c b/src/tree_schema_free.c
index eb3c563..fdb0bd5 100644
--- a/src/tree_schema_free.c
+++ b/src/tree_schema_free.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@
     free(module);
 }
 
-API void
+LIBYANG_API_DEF void
 lyplg_ext_instance_substatements_free(struct ly_ctx *ctx, struct lysc_ext_substmt *substmts)
 {
     LY_ARRAY_COUNT_TYPE u;
diff --git a/src/tree_schema_helpers.c b/src/tree_schema_helpers.c
index b6e3b7a..6340e1c 100644
--- a/src/tree_schema_helpers.c
+++ b/src/tree_schema_helpers.c
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
     return LY_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-API const struct lysc_when *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysc_when *
 lysc_has_when(const struct lysc_node *node)
 {
     struct lysc_when **when;
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
-API const struct lys_module *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lys_module *
 lysc_owner_module(const struct lysc_node *node)
 {
     if (!node) {
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@
     return node->module;
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 lys_nodetype2str(uint16_t nodetype)
 {
     switch (nodetype) {
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API enum ly_stmt
+LIBYANG_API_DEF enum ly_stmt
 lys_nodetype2stmt(uint16_t nodetype)
 {
     switch (nodetype) {
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const struct lysp_tpdf *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysp_tpdf *
 lysp_node_typedefs(const struct lysp_node *node)
 {
     switch (node->nodetype) {
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const struct lysp_node_grp *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysp_node_grp *
 lysp_node_groupings(const struct lysp_node *node)
 {
     switch (node->nodetype) {
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const struct lysp_node_action *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysp_node_action *
 lysp_node_actions(const struct lysp_node *node)
 {
     struct lysp_node_action **actions;
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const struct lysp_node_notif *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysp_node_notif *
 lysp_node_notifs(const struct lysp_node *node)
 {
     struct lysp_node_notif **notifs;
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const struct lysp_node *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysp_node *
 lysp_node_child(const struct lysp_node *node)
 {
     struct lysp_node **child;
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const struct lysc_node_action *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysc_node_action *
 lysc_node_actions(const struct lysc_node *node)
 {
     struct lysc_node_action **actions;
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const struct lysc_node_notif *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysc_node_notif *
 lysc_node_notifs(const struct lysc_node *node)
 {
     struct lysc_node_notif **notifs;
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API const struct lysc_node *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const struct lysc_node *
 lysc_node_child(const struct lysc_node *node)
 {
     struct lysc_node **child;
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API struct lysc_must *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lysc_must *
 lysc_node_musts(const struct lysc_node *node)
 {
     struct lysc_must **must_p;
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-API struct lysc_when **
+LIBYANG_API_DEF struct lysc_when **
 lysc_node_when(const struct lysc_node *node)
 {
     struct lysc_when ***when_p;
diff --git a/src/validation.c b/src/validation.c
index 9e365b6..b2b05bb 100644
--- a/src/validation.c
+++ b/src/validation.c
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_validate_all(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, uint32_t val_opts, struct lyd_node **diff)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, tree, *tree || ctx, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@
     return lyd_validate(tree, NULL, ctx, val_opts, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, diff);
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_validate_module(struct lyd_node **tree, const struct lys_module *module, uint32_t val_opts, struct lyd_node **diff)
 {
     LY_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, tree, *tree || module, LY_EINVAL);
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-API LY_ERR
+LIBYANG_API_DEF LY_ERR
 lyd_validate_op(struct lyd_node *op_tree, const struct lyd_node *dep_tree, enum lyd_type data_type, struct lyd_node **diff)
 {
     struct lyd_node *op_node;
diff --git a/src/xpath.c b/src/xpath.c
index f59cfe8..6001949 100644
--- a/src/xpath.c
+++ b/src/xpath.c
@@ -9008,7 +9008,7 @@
     return ret;
 }
 
-API const char *
+LIBYANG_API_DEF const char *
 lyxp_get_expr(const struct lyxp_expr *path)
 {
     if (!path) {