diff --git a/include/fluent-bit/flb_lib.h b/include/fluent-bit/flb_lib.h
index 88ff8cb0af3..ecb51f3dc24 100644
--- a/include/fluent-bit/flb_lib.h
+++ b/include/fluent-bit/flb_lib.h
@@ -52,8 +52,14 @@ FLB_EXPORT void flb_init_env();
 FLB_EXPORT flb_ctx_t *flb_create();
 FLB_EXPORT void flb_destroy(flb_ctx_t *ctx);
 FLB_EXPORT int flb_input(flb_ctx_t *ctx, const char *input, void *data);
+FLB_EXPORT int flb_input_processor_unit(flb_ctx_t *ctx, const char *event_type,
+                                        const char *processor_unit_name, int ffd,
+                                        ...);
 FLB_EXPORT int flb_input_set_processor(flb_ctx_t *ctx, int ffd, struct flb_processor *proc);
 FLB_EXPORT int flb_output(flb_ctx_t *ctx, const char *output, struct flb_lib_out_cb *cb);
+FLB_EXPORT int flb_output_processor_unit(flb_ctx_t *ctx, const char *event_type,
+                                        const char *processor_unit_name, int ffd,
+                                        ...);
 FLB_EXPORT int flb_output_set_processor(flb_ctx_t *ctx, int ffd, struct flb_processor *proc);
 FLB_EXPORT int flb_filter(flb_ctx_t *ctx, const char *filter, void *data);
 FLB_EXPORT int flb_input_set(flb_ctx_t *ctx, int ffd, ...);
diff --git a/include/fluent-bit/flb_processor.h b/include/fluent-bit/flb_processor.h
index 5781d41e47e..ac428c7e656 100644
--- a/include/fluent-bit/flb_processor.h
+++ b/include/fluent-bit/flb_processor.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ int flb_processor_run(struct flb_processor *proc,
 
 struct flb_processor_unit *flb_processor_unit_create(struct flb_processor *proc,
                                                      int event_type,
-                                                     char *unit_name);
+                                                     const char *unit_name);
 void flb_processor_unit_destroy(struct flb_processor_unit *pu);
 int flb_processor_unit_set_property(struct flb_processor_unit *pu, const char *k, struct cfl_variant *v);
 
diff --git a/src/flb_lib.c b/src/flb_lib.c
index 0e4cde0dbaf..c746acdf43b 100644
--- a/src/flb_lib.c
+++ b/src/flb_lib.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_upstream.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_downstream.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/tls/flb_tls.h>
+#include <fluent-bit/flb_processor.h>
 
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -329,6 +330,72 @@ int flb_input_set(flb_ctx_t *ctx, int ffd, ...)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int flb_processor_event_type_get(const char *event_type)
+{
+  if (strcasecmp(event_type, "logs") == 0) {
+    return FLB_PROCESSOR_LOGS;
+  }
+  else if (strcasecmp(event_type, "metrics") == 0) {
+    return FLB_PROCESSOR_METRICS;
+  }
+  else if (strcasecmp(event_type, "traces") == 0) {
+    return FLB_PROCESSOR_TRACES;
+  }
+  else if (strcasecmp(event_type, "profiles") == 0) {
+    return FLB_PROCESSOR_PROFILES;
+  }
+  else {
+    return -1;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Create a single processor unit for the input processor */
+int flb_input_processor_unit(flb_ctx_t *ctx, const char *event_type,
+                             const char *processor_unit_name, int ffd, ...)
+{
+  int ret;
+  int type;
+  struct flb_input_instance *i_ins;
+  struct flb_processor *proc;
+  struct flb_processor_unit * pu;
+  char *key;
+  char *value;
+  va_list va;
+
+  i_ins = in_instance_get(ctx, ffd);
+  if (!i_ins) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  proc = i_ins->processor;
+  if (!proc) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  type = flb_processor_event_type_get(event_type);
+  if (type == -1) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  pu = flb_processor_unit_create(proc, type, processor_unit_name);
+  va_start(va, ffd);
+  while ((key = va_arg(va, char *))) {
+    value = va_arg(va, char *);
+    if (!value) {
+      /* Wrong parameter */
+      va_end(va);
+      return -1;
+    }
+    struct cfl_variant cfl_value = {
+      .type = CFL_VARIANT_STRING,
+      .data.as_string = value,
+    };
+    ret = flb_processor_unit_set_property(pu, key, &cfl_value);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+      va_end(va);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int flb_input_set_processor(flb_ctx_t *ctx, int ffd, struct flb_processor *proc)
 {
     struct flb_input_instance *i_ins;
@@ -545,6 +612,53 @@ int flb_output_set(flb_ctx_t *ctx, int ffd, ...)
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Create a single processor unit for the input processor */
+int flb_output_processor_unit(flb_ctx_t *ctx, const char *event_type,
+                             const char *processor_unit_name, int ffd, ...)
+{
+  int ret;
+  int type;
+  struct flb_output_instance *o_ins;
+  struct flb_processor *proc;
+  struct flb_processor_unit * pu;
+  char *key;
+  char *value;
+  va_list va;
+
+  o_ins = out_instance_get(ctx, ffd);
+  if (!o_ins) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  proc = o_ins->processor;
+  if (!proc) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  type = flb_processor_event_type_get(event_type);
+  if (type == -1) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+  pu = flb_processor_unit_create(proc, type, processor_unit_name);
+  va_start(va, ffd);
+  while ((key = va_arg(va, char *))) {
+    value = va_arg(va, char *);
+    if (!value) {
+      /* Wrong parameter */
+      va_end(va);
+      return -1;
+    }
+    struct cfl_variant cfl_value = {
+      .type = CFL_VARIANT_STRING,
+      .data.as_string = value,
+    };
+    ret = flb_processor_unit_set_property(pu, key, &cfl_value);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+      va_end(va);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int flb_output_set_processor(flb_ctx_t *ctx, int ffd, struct flb_processor *proc)
 {
     struct flb_output_instance *o_ins;
diff --git a/src/flb_processor.c b/src/flb_processor.c
index 9322e297b1e..ae0b465794f 100644
--- a/src/flb_processor.c
+++ b/src/flb_processor.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct flb_processor *flb_processor_create(struct flb_config *config,
 
 struct flb_processor_unit *flb_processor_unit_create(struct flb_processor *proc,
                                                      int event_type,
-                                                     char *unit_name)
+                                                     const char *unit_name)
 {
     int result;
     struct mk_list *head;