diff --git a/include/util.h b/include/util.h
index 74db6fc..92f04bb 100644
--- a/include/util.h
+++ b/include/util.h
@@ -187,5 +187,19 @@ void* libab_unwrap_param(libab_ref_vec* vec, size_t index);
  * @param buffer_size the size of the to buffer.
  */
 void libab_sanitize(char* to, const char* from, size_t buffer_size);
+/**
+ * Creates a new instance of libabacus allocated on the heap.
+ * @param into the pointer into which to store the newly allocated libab instance.
+ * @param parse_function the function used to parse numbers.
+ * @param free_function the function used to free parsed numbers.
+ */
+libab_result libab_create_instance(libab** into, 
+                                   void* (*parse_function)(const char*),
+                                   void (*free_function)(void*));
+/**
+ * Destroys the given libabacus instance allocated on the stack.
+ * @param into the reference to destroy.
+ */
+void libab_destroy_instance(libab* into);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 8fc8218..df2b3b4 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -481,3 +481,23 @@ void libab_sanitize(char* to, const char* from, size_t buffer_size) {
     }
     to[index] = '\0';
 }
+
+libab_result libab_create_instance(libab** into, 
+                                   void* (*parse_function)(const char*),
+                                   void (*free_function)(void*)) {
+    libab_result result = LIBAB_SUCCESS;
+    if((*into = malloc(sizeof(**into)))) {
+        result = libab_init(*into, parse_function, free_function);
+        if(result != LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
+            free(*into);
+            *into = NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        result = LIBAB_MALLOC;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+void libab_destroy_instance(libab* into) {
+    libab_free(into);
+    free(into);
+}