diff --git a/include/openPMD/binding/c/Container_Iteration.h b/include/openPMD/binding/c/Container_Iteration.h
index 0efb934e23..75268afeea 100644
--- a/include/openPMD/binding/c/Container_Iteration.h
+++ b/include/openPMD/binding/c/Container_Iteration.h
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ extern "C"
 
     typedef struct openPMD_Container_Iteration openPMD_Container_Iteration;
 
+    // returns a non-owning pointer
     const openPMD_Attributable *
     openPMD_Container_Iteration_getConstAttributable(
         const openPMD_Container_Iteration *container);
+
+    // returns a non-owning pointer
     openPMD_Attributable *openPMD_Container_Iteration_getAttributable(
         openPMD_Container_Iteration *container);
 
diff --git a/include/openPMD/binding/c/Container_Mesh.h b/include/openPMD/binding/c/Container_Mesh.h
index 42e757418b..13e59c6cfb 100644
--- a/include/openPMD/binding/c/Container_Mesh.h
+++ b/include/openPMD/binding/c/Container_Mesh.h
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ extern "C"
 
     typedef struct openPMD_Container_Mesh openPMD_Container_Mesh;
 
+    // returns a non-owning pointer
     const openPMD_Attributable *openPMD_Container_Mesh_getConstAttributable(
         const openPMD_Container_Mesh *container);
+
+    // returns a non-owning pointer
     openPMD_Attributable *
     openPMD_Container_Mesh_getAttributable(openPMD_Container_Mesh *container);
 
diff --git a/include/openPMD/binding/c/Iteration.h b/include/openPMD/binding/c/Iteration.h
index aff8333355..f4bbccb7b3 100644
--- a/include/openPMD/binding/c/Iteration.h
+++ b/include/openPMD/binding/c/Iteration.h
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ extern "C"
 
     typedef struct openPMD_Iteration openPMD_Iteration;
 
+    // returns a non-owning pointer
     const openPMD_Attributable *
     openPMD_Iteration_getConstAttributable(const openPMD_Iteration *iteration);
 
+    // returns a non-owning pointer
     openPMD_Attributable *
     openPMD_Iteration_getAttributable(openPMD_Iteration *iteration);
 
diff --git a/include/openPMD/binding/c/Series.h b/include/openPMD/binding/c/Series.h
index a9ca6035f4..588948d8c8 100644
--- a/include/openPMD/binding/c/Series.h
+++ b/include/openPMD/binding/c/Series.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <openPMD/config.hpp>
 
+#include <openPMD/binding/c/Container_Iteration.h>
 #include <openPMD/binding/c/IO/Access.h>
 #include <openPMD/binding/c/IterationEncoding.h>
 #include <openPMD/binding/c/ReadIterations.h>
@@ -20,9 +21,11 @@ extern "C"
 
     typedef struct openPMD_Series openPMD_Series;
 
+    // returns a non-owning pointer
     const openPMD_Attributable *
     openPMD_Series_getConstAttributable(const openPMD_Series *series);
 
+    // returns a non-owning pointer
     openPMD_Attributable *
     openPMD_Series_getAttributable(openPMD_Series *series);
 
@@ -41,6 +44,14 @@ extern "C"
 
     void openPMD_Series_delete(openPMD_Series *series);
 
+    // returns a non-owning pointer
+    const openPMD_Container_Iteration *
+    openPMD_Series_constIterations(const openPMD_Series *series);
+
+    // returns a non-owning pointer
+    openPMD_Container_Iteration *
+    openPMD_Series_iterations(openPMD_Series *series);
+
     bool openPMD_Series_has_value(const openPMD_Series *series);
 
     char *openPMD_Series_openPMD(const openPMD_Series *series);
diff --git a/src/binding/c/Series.cpp b/src/binding/c/Series.cpp
index c8b306ed73..b41d70f395 100644
--- a/src/binding/c/Series.cpp
+++ b/src/binding/c/Series.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ void openPMD_Series_delete(openPMD_Series *series)
     delete cxx_series;
 }
 
+const openPMD_Container_Iteration *
+openPMD_Series_constIterations(const openPMD_Series *series)
+{
+    const auto cxx_series = (const openPMD::Series *)series;
+    return (const openPMD_Container_Iteration *)&cxx_series->iterations;
+}
+
+openPMD_Container_Iteration *openPMD_Series_iterations(openPMD_Series *series)
+{
+    const auto cxx_series = (openPMD::Series *)series;
+    return (openPMD_Container_Iteration *)&cxx_series->iterations;
+}
+
 bool openPMD_Series_has_value(const openPMD_Series *series)
 {
     const auto cxx_series = (const openPMD::Series *)series;