diff --git a/examples/example_c_api.c b/examples/example_c_api.c
index e5dc91c..e378b71 100644
--- a/examples/example_c_api.c
+++ b/examples/example_c_api.c
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 
 int main()
 {
-    tensor_t *pt = new_tensor(dtypes.u8, 1, 1);
-    del_tensor(pt);
+    {
+        tensor_t *pt = new_tensor(dtypes.u8, 1, 1);
+        del_tensor(pt);
+    }
+    {
+        int dims[1] = {1};
+        tensor_t *pt = new_tensor1(dtypes.u8, 1, dims);
+        del_tensor(pt);
+    }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/tensor.h b/include/tensor.h
index 4574615..13a1700 100644
--- a/include/tensor.h
+++ b/include/tensor.h
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ typedef struct tensor_s tensor_t;
 
 extern tensor_t *new_tensor(uint8_t /*! value_type */, int /*! rank */, ...);
 
+extern tensor_t *new_tensor1(uint8_t /*! value_type */, int /*! rank */,
+                             const int * /* dims */);
+
 extern void del_tensor(const tensor_t * /*! p_tensor_t */);
 
+extern void *tensor_data(tensor_t * /*! p_tensor_t */);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/tensor.cpp b/src/tensor.cpp
index d552820..770f3ea 100644
--- a/src/tensor.cpp
+++ b/src/tensor.cpp
@@ -37,4 +37,16 @@ tensor_t *new_tensor(uint8_t value_type, int rank, ...)
     return new tensor_s(value_type, shape);
 }
 
+tensor_t *new_tensor1(uint8_t value_type, int rank, const int *_dims)
+{
+    using raw_shape = raw_tensor::shape_type;
+    using dim_t = raw_shape::dimension_type;
+    std::vector<dim_t> dims(rank);
+    std::copy(_dims, _dims + rank, dims.begin());
+    raw_shape shape(dims);
+    return new tensor_s(value_type, shape);
+}
+
 void del_tensor(const tensor_t *pt) { delete pt; }
+
+void *tensor_data(tensor_t *pt) { return pt->data(); }
diff --git a/tests/test_tensor_c_api.cpp b/tests/test_tensor_c_api.cpp
index 408c08b..a5f1bc5 100644
--- a/tests/test_tensor_c_api.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_tensor_c_api.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,21 @@ TEST(c_api_test, test1)
             tensor_t *pt = new_tensor(dt, 2, 2, 3);
             del_tensor(pt);
         }
+        {
+            int dims[1] = {1};
+            tensor_t *pt = new_tensor1(dt, 1, dims);
+            del_tensor(pt);
+        }
+        {
+            int dims[2] = {2, 3};
+            tensor_t *pt = new_tensor1(dt, 2, dims);
+            del_tensor(pt);
+        }
     }
+}
 
+TEST(c_api_test, test2)
+{
     using scalar_encoding = raw_tensor::encoder_type;
 
     ASSERT_EQ(scalar_encoding::value<uint8_t>(), dtypes.u8);