diff --git a/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md b/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md
index b855a8f3b9..a522e47302 100644
--- a/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md
+++ b/doc/api/doxy-api-index.md
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ The public API headers are grouped by topics:
   * [pipeline]         (@ref rte_pipeline.h)
     [port_in_action]   (@ref rte_port_in_action.h)
     [table_action]     (@ref rte_table_action.h)
+  * SWX pipeline:
+    [pipeline]         (@ref rte_swx_pipeline.h)
   * [graph]            (@ref rte_graph.h):
     [graph_worker]     (@ref rte_graph_worker.h)
   * graph_nodes:
diff --git a/lib/librte_pipeline/meson.build b/lib/librte_pipeline/meson.build
index d70b1a023b..880c2b274e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pipeline/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_pipeline/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
 
-sources = files('rte_pipeline.c', 'rte_port_in_action.c', 'rte_table_action.c')
-headers = files('rte_pipeline.h', 'rte_port_in_action.h', 'rte_table_action.h')
+sources = files('rte_pipeline.c',
+	'rte_port_in_action.c',
+	'rte_table_action.c',
+	'rte_swx_pipeline.c',)
+headers = files('rte_pipeline.h',
+	'rte_port_in_action.h',
+	'rte_table_action.h',
+	'rte_swx_pipeline.h',)
 deps += ['port', 'table', 'meter', 'sched', 'cryptodev']
diff --git a/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_pipeline_version.map b/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_pipeline_version.map
index 9ed80eb041..2b0650a748 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_pipeline_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_pipeline_version.map
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ DPDK_21 {
 EXPERIMENTAL {
 	global:
 
+	# added in 18.05
 	rte_port_in_action_apply;
 	rte_port_in_action_create;
 	rte_port_in_action_free;
@@ -50,9 +51,16 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_table_action_profile_create;
 	rte_table_action_profile_free;
 	rte_table_action_profile_freeze;
-	rte_table_action_table_params_get;
 	rte_table_action_stats_read;
+	rte_table_action_table_params_get;
 	rte_table_action_time_read;
 	rte_table_action_ttl_read;
+
+	# added in 18.11
 	rte_table_action_crypto_sym_session_get;
+
+	# added in 20.11
+	rte_swx_pipeline_build;
+	rte_swx_pipeline_config;
+	rte_swx_pipeline_free;
 };
diff --git a/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c b/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2319d45709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.c
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
+ */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+
+#include "rte_swx_pipeline.h"
+
+#define CHECK(condition, err_code)                                             \
+do {                                                                           \
+	if (!(condition))                                                      \
+		return -(err_code);                                            \
+} while (0)
+
+#define CHECK_NAME(name, err_code)                                             \
+	CHECK((name) && (name)[0], err_code)
+
+/*
+ * Pipeline.
+ */
+struct rte_swx_pipeline {
+	int build_done;
+	int numa_node;
+};
+
+
+/*
+ * Pipeline.
+ */
+int
+rte_swx_pipeline_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline **p, int numa_node)
+{
+	struct rte_swx_pipeline *pipeline;
+
+	/* Check input parameters. */
+	CHECK(p, EINVAL);
+
+	/* Memory allocation. */
+	pipeline = calloc(1, sizeof(struct rte_swx_pipeline));
+	CHECK(pipeline, ENOMEM);
+
+	/* Initialization. */
+	pipeline->numa_node = numa_node;
+
+	*p = pipeline;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+rte_swx_pipeline_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
+{
+	if (!p)
+		return;
+
+	free(p);
+}
+
+int
+rte_swx_pipeline_build(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p)
+{
+	CHECK(p, EINVAL);
+	CHECK(p->build_done == 0, EEXIST);
+
+	p->build_done = 1;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h b/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ded26a4e49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
+ */
+#ifndef __INCLUDE_RTE_SWX_PIPELINE_H__
+#define __INCLUDE_RTE_SWX_PIPELINE_H__
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * RTE SWX Pipeline
+ */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <rte_compat.h>
+
+/*
+ * Pipeline setup and operation
+ */
+
+/** Pipeline opaque data structure. */
+struct rte_swx_pipeline;
+
+/**
+ * Pipeline configure
+ *
+ * @param[out] p
+ *   Pipeline handle. Must point to valid memory. Contains valid pipeline handle
+ *   when the function returns successfully.
+ * @param[in] numa_node
+ *   Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) node.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success or the following error codes otherwise:
+ *   -EINVAL: Invalid argument;
+ *   -ENOMEM: Not enough space/cannot allocate memory.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_swx_pipeline_config(struct rte_swx_pipeline **p,
+			int numa_node);
+
+/**
+ * Pipeline build
+ *
+ * Once called, the pipeline build operation marks the end of pipeline
+ * configuration. At this point, all the internal data structures needed to run
+ * the pipeline are built.
+ *
+ * @param[in] p
+ *   Pipeline handle.
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success or the following error codes otherwise:
+ *   -EINVAL: Invalid argument;
+ *   -ENOMEM: Not enough space/cannot allocate memory;
+ *   -EEXIST: Pipeline was already built successfully.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_swx_pipeline_build(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p);
+
+/**
+ * Pipeline free
+ *
+ * @param[in] p
+ *   Pipeline handle.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+void
+rte_swx_pipeline_free(struct rte_swx_pipeline *p);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif