diff --git a/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/__init__.pxd b/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/__init__.pxd
index 273b4497cc..ac9c3224ed 100644
--- a/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/__init__.pxd
+++ b/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/__init__.pxd
@@ -12,3 +12,13 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+
+from c_ivf_pq cimport cudaDataType_t.CUDA_R_32F as CUDA_R_32F
+from c_ivf_pq cimport cudaDataType_t.CUDA_R_16F as CUDA_R_16F
+from c_ivf_pq cimport cudaDataType_t.CUDA_R_8U as CUDA_R_8U
+
+from c_ivf_pq cimport codebook_gen.PER_SUBSPACE as PER_SUBSPACE
+from c_ivf_pq cimport codebook_gen.PER_CLUSTER as PER_CLUSTER
+
+from c_ivf_pq cimport index_params
+from c_ivf_pq cimport search_params
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/c_ivf_pq.pxd b/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/c_ivf_pq.pxd
index 1556c25e62..91e1eae836 100644
--- a/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/c_ivf_pq.pxd
+++ b/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/c_ivf_pq.pxd
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ cdef extern from "raft/neighbors/ivf_pq_types.hpp" \
         PER_CLUSTER "raft::neighbors::ivf_pq::codebook_gen::PER_CLUSTER"        
 
 
-    cdef cppclass index_params(ann_index_params):
+    cpdef cppclass index_params(ann_index_params):
         uint32_t n_lists
         uint32_t kmeans_n_iters
         double kmeans_trainset_fraction
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ cdef extern from "raft/neighbors/ivf_pq_types.hpp" \
               uint32_t pq_dim,
               uint32_t n_nonempty_lists)
 
-    cdef cppclass search_params(ann_search_params):
+    cpdef cppclass search_params(ann_search_params):
         uint32_t n_probes
         cudaDataType_t lut_dtype
         cudaDataType_t internal_distance_dtype
diff --git a/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/ivf_pq.pyx b/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/ivf_pq.pyx
index d6553f3cd7..5ca75da794 100644
--- a/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/ivf_pq.pyx
+++ b/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/neighbors/ivf_pq.pyx
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ from rmm._lib.memory_resource cimport device_memory_resource
 
 cimport pylibraft.neighbors.c_ivf_pq as c_ivf_pq
 
+from pylibraft.neighbors.c_ivf_pq cimport index_params
+from pylibraft.neighbors.c_ivf_pq cimport search_params
+
 def is_c_cont(cai):
     dt = np.dtype(cai["typestr"])
     return "strides" not in cai or \
diff --git a/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/test/test_ivf_pq.py b/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/test/test_ivf_pq.py
index 7201d23ffa..c94e2e44c3 100644
--- a/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/test/test_ivf_pq.py
+++ b/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/test/test_ivf_pq.py
@@ -403,3 +403,8 @@ def test_search_inputs(params):
 
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
         nn.search(queries_device, k, out_idx_device, out_dist_device, n_probes=50)
+
+
+def test_new_api():
+    params = IvfPq.index_params
+    assert params.n_litst > 0