diff --git a/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/api_types.rs b/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/api_types.rs
index 5c775ebe..aa3028c2 100644
--- a/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/api_types.rs
+++ b/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/api_types.rs
@@ -372,6 +372,12 @@ impl Interface {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Setter for bridge ports (check if interface type is a bridge)
+    pub fn set_bridge_port_list(&mut self, ports: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let ports = Self::split_interface_list(ports)?;
+        self.set_bridge_ports(ports)
+    }
+
     /// Setter for bond slaves (check if interface type is a bond)
     pub fn set_bond_slaves(&mut self, slaves: Vec<String>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if self.interface_type != NetworkInterfaceType::Bond {
@@ -385,6 +391,22 @@ impl Interface {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Setter for bond slaves (check if interface type is a bond)
+    pub fn set_bond_slave_list(&mut self, slaves: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let slaves = Self::split_interface_list(slaves)?;
+        self.set_bond_slaves(slaves)
+    }
+
+    /// Split a network interface list into an array of interface names.
+    pub fn split_interface_list(list: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, Error> {
+        let value = NETWORK_INTERFACE_ARRAY_SCHEMA.parse_property_string(list)?;
+        Ok(value
+            .as_array()
+            .unwrap()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|v| v.as_str().unwrap().to_string())
+            .collect())
+    }
 }
 
 #[api()]
diff --git a/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/config/helper.rs b/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/config/helper.rs
index c2a3f70a..00464384 100644
--- a/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/config/helper.rs
+++ b/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/config/helper.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub fn parse_cidr(cidr: &str) -> Result<(String, u8, bool), Error> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn check_netmask(mask: u8, is_v6: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub(crate) fn check_netmask(mask: u8, is_v6: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let (ver, min, max) = if is_v6 {
         ("IPv6", 1, 128)
     } else {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub fn check_netmask(mask: u8, is_v6: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
 }
 
 // parse ip address with optional cidr mask
-pub fn parse_address_or_cidr(cidr: &str) -> Result<(String, Option<u8>, bool), Error> {
+pub(crate) fn parse_address_or_cidr(cidr: &str) -> Result<(String, Option<u8>, bool), Error> {
     // NOTE: This is NOT the same regex as in proxmox-schema as this one has capture groups for
     // the addresses vs cidr portions!
     lazy_static! {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pub fn parse_address_or_cidr(cidr: &str) -> Result<(String, Option<u8>, bool), E
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get_network_interfaces() -> Result<HashMap<String, bool>, Error> {
+pub(crate) fn get_network_interfaces() -> Result<HashMap<String, bool>, Error> {
     const PROC_NET_DEV: &str = "/proc/net/dev";
 
     #[repr(C)]
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ pub fn get_network_interfaces() -> Result<HashMap<String, bool>, Error> {
     Ok(interface_list)
 }
 
-pub fn compute_file_diff(filename: &str, shadow: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
+pub(crate) fn compute_file_diff(filename: &str, shadow: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
     let output = Command::new("diff")
         .arg("-b")
         .arg("-u")
diff --git a/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/config/mod.rs b/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/config/mod.rs
index b994ef7d..848385fb 100644
--- a/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/config/mod.rs
+++ b/proxmox-system-config-api/src/network/config/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ mod helper;
 mod lexer;
 mod parser;
 
+pub use helper::{assert_ifupdown2_installed, network_reload, parse_cidr};
+
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::io::Write;