diff --git a/interface.c b/interface.c
index 74a2512..63ed7e4 100644
--- a/interface.c
+++ b/interface.c
@@ -4,8 +4,27 @@
  * @note Copyright (C) 2020 Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
  * @note SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
  */
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "interface.h"
 
+struct interface *interface_create(const char *name)
+{
+	struct interface *iface;
+
+	iface = calloc(1, sizeof(struct interface));
+	if (!iface) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	interface_set_name(iface, name);
+
+	return iface;
+}
+
+void interface_destroy(struct interface *iface)
+{
+	free(iface);
+}
+
 void interface_ensure_tslabel(struct interface *iface)
 {
 	if (!iface->ts_label[0]) {
diff --git a/interface.h b/interface.h
index 32eec7b..b61f4d6 100644
--- a/interface.h
+++ b/interface.h
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ struct interface {
 	struct sk_ts_info ts_info;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Creates an instance of an interface.
+ * @param name  The device which indentifies this interface.
+ * @return      A pointer to an interface instance on success, NULL otherwise.
+ */
+struct interface *interface_create(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Destroys an instance of an interface.
+ * @param iface  A pointer obtained via interface_create().
+ */
+void interface_destroy(struct interface *iface);
+
 /**
  * Ensures that an interface has a proper time stamping label.
  * @param iface  The interface of interest.