diff --git a/src/interfaces/CMakeLists.txt b/src/interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
index 349b4fd1..c24be20b 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ set(
     src/plugin/api/interfaces/read.c
     src/plugin/api/interfaces/store.c
     src/plugin/api/interfaces/change.c
+    src/plugin/api/interfaces/interface/load.c
     src/plugin/api/interfaces/interface/change.c
     src/plugin/api/interfaces/interface/ipv6/load.c
     src/plugin/api/interfaces/interface/ipv6/change.c
diff --git a/src/interfaces/src/plugin/api/interfaces/interface/load.c b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/api/interfaces/interface/load.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..109841a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/api/interfaces/interface/load.c
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#include "load.h"
+#include "plugin/data/interfaces/interface.h"
+
+#include <linux/if.h>
+#include <srpc.h>
+
+int interfaces_interface_load_name(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, interfaces_interface_hash_element_t** element, struct rtnl_link* link)
+{
+    int error = 0;
+
+    const char* nl_if_name = NULL;
+
+    nl_if_name = rtnl_link_get_name(link);
+
+    // set element values
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_hash_element_set_name(element, nl_if_name), error_out);
+
+    goto out;
+
+error_out:
+    error = -1;
+
+out:
+    return error;
+}
+
+int interfaces_interface_load_type(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, interfaces_interface_hash_element_t** element, struct rtnl_link* link)
+{
+    int error = 0;
+
+    const char* nl_if_type = NULL;
+    const char* ly_if_type = NULL;
+
+    // 2. interface type - nl version -> convert to libyang version
+    nl_if_type = rtnl_link_get_type(link);
+
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_type_nl2ly(nl_if_type, &ly_if_type), error_out);
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_hash_element_set_type(element, ly_if_type), error_out);
+
+    goto out;
+
+error_out:
+    error = -1;
+
+out:
+
+    return error;
+}
+
+int interfaces_interface_load_enabled(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, interfaces_interface_hash_element_t** element, struct rtnl_link* link)
+{
+    int error = 0;
+
+    uint8_t nl_enabled = (rtnl_link_get_operstate(link) == IF_OPER_UP || rtnl_link_get_operstate(link) == IF_OPER_UNKNOWN);
+
+    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_hash_element_set_enabled(element, nl_enabled), error_out);
+
+    goto out;
+
+error_out:
+    error = -1;
+
+out:
+
+    return error;
+}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/src/plugin/api/interfaces/interface/load.h b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/api/interfaces/interface/load.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0920c2af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/api/interfaces/interface/load.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef INTERFACES_PLUGIN_API_INTERFACES_INTERFACE_LOAD_H
+#define INTERFACES_PLUGIN_API_INTERFACES_INTERFACE_LOAD_H
+
+#include "plugin/context.h"
+#include "plugin/types.h"
+
+#include <netlink/route/link.h>
+
+int interfaces_interface_load_name(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, interfaces_interface_hash_element_t** element, struct rtnl_link* link);
+int interfaces_interface_load_type(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, interfaces_interface_hash_element_t** element, struct rtnl_link* link);
+int interfaces_interface_load_enabled(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, interfaces_interface_hash_element_t** element, struct rtnl_link* link);
+
+#endif // INTERFACES_PLUGIN_API_INTERFACES_INTERFACE_LOAD_H
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diff --git a/src/interfaces/src/plugin/api/interfaces/load.c b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/api/interfaces/load.c
index aa53c9b9..e2ee6234 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/src/plugin/api/interfaces/load.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/src/plugin/api/interfaces/load.c
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include "utils/memory.h"
 #include "utlist.h"
 
+// load APIs
+#include "interface/load.h"
+
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/limits.h>
@@ -30,18 +33,6 @@
 
 #include <sysrepo.h>
 
-enum interfaces_load_exit_status {
-    interfaces_load_failure = -1,
-    interfaces_load_success = 0,
-    interfaces_load_continue = 1,
-};
-
-/*
-    Interface Data Loading (name, type, enabled etc.)
-*/
-
-static int interfaces_load_interface_info(struct rtnl_link* link, interfaces_interface_hash_element_t** new_element);
-
 int interfaces_load_interface(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, interfaces_interface_hash_element_t** if_hash)
 {
     int error = 0;
@@ -65,13 +56,15 @@ int interfaces_load_interface(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, interfaces_interface_hash_e
 
     // iterate links
     while (link_iter) {
-        // extract link info and add a new element to the interfaces hash
-
         // allocate new element
         SRPC_SAFE_CALL_PTR(new_element, interfaces_interface_hash_element_new(), error_out);
 
         // load interface data
-        SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_load_interface_info(link_iter, &new_element), error_out);
+        SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_load_name(ctx, &new_element, link_iter), error_out);
+        SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_load_type(ctx, &new_element, link_iter), error_out);
+        SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_load_enabled(ctx, &new_element, link_iter), error_out);
+
+        // load interface IPv4 data
     }
 
     goto out;
@@ -88,38 +81,5 @@ int interfaces_load_interface(interfaces_ctx_t* ctx, interfaces_interface_hash_e
         nl_cache_free(link_cache);
     }
 
-    return error;
-}
-
-static int interfaces_load_interface_info(struct rtnl_link* link, interfaces_interface_hash_element_t** new_element)
-{
-    int error = 0;
-
-    const char* nl_if_name = NULL;
-    const char* nl_if_type = NULL;
-    const char* ly_if_type = NULL;
-    uint8_t nl_enabled = 0;
-
-    // 1. interface name
-    nl_if_name = rtnl_link_get_name(link);
-
-    // 2. interface type - nl version -> convert to libyang version
-    nl_if_type = rtnl_link_get_type(link);
-    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_type_nl2ly(nl_if_type, &ly_if_type), error_out);
-
-    // enabled
-    nl_enabled = (rtnl_link_get_operstate(link) == IF_OPER_UP || rtnl_link_get_operstate(link) == IF_OPER_UNKNOWN);
-
-    // set element values
-    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_hash_element_set_name(new_element, nl_if_name), error_out);
-    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_hash_element_set_type(new_element, ly_if_type), error_out);
-    SRPC_SAFE_CALL_ERR(error, interfaces_interface_hash_element_set_enabled(new_element, nl_enabled), error_out);
-
-    goto out;
-
-error_out:
-    error = -1;
-
-out:
     return error;
 }
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