diff --git a/include/ipfs/pin/pin.h b/include/ipfs/pin/pin.h
index 9594c61..e3a8122 100644
--- a/include/ipfs/pin/pin.h
+++ b/include/ipfs/pin/pin.h
@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@
     typedef int PinMode;
 
     int ipfs_pin_init ();
+    // Return pointer to string or NULL if invalid.
+    char *ipfs_pin_mode_to_string (PinMode mode);
+    // Return array index or -1 if fail.
+    PinMode ipfs_string_to_pin_mode (char *str);
 #endif // IPFS_PIN_H
diff --git a/pin/pin.c b/pin/pin.c
index bd3df84..e6ba71c 100644
--- a/pin/pin.c
+++ b/pin/pin.c
@@ -41,3 +41,25 @@ int ipfs_pin_init ()
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+// Return pointer to string or NULL if invalid.
+char *ipfs_pin_mode_to_string (PinMode mode)
+{
+    if (mode < 0 || mode >= (sizeof (ipfs_pin_linkmap) / sizeof (void*))) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return (char*)ipfs_pin_linkmap[mode];
+}
+
+// Return array index or -1 if fail.
+PinMode ipfs_string_to_pin_mode (char *str)
+{
+    PinMode pm;
+
+    for (pm = 0 ; pm < (sizeof (ipfs_pin_linkmap) / sizeof (void*)) ; pm++) {
+        if (strcmp(ipfs_pin_linkmap[pm], str) == 0) {
+            return pm;
+        }
+    }
+    return -1; // not found.
+}