@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ PyInitConfig C API
 
 .. versionadded:: 3.14
 
+.. versionchanged:: 3.15
+   Added to the :ref:`limited C API <limited-c-api>`.
+
 Python can be initialized with :c:func:`Py_InitializeFromInitConfig`.
 
 The :c:func:`Py_RunMain` function can be used to write a customized Python
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ Mode <devmode>` enabled; return ``-1`` on error:
 Create Config
 -------------
 
-.. c:struct:: PyInitConfig
+.. c:type:: PyInitConfig
 
    Opaque structure to configure the Python initialization.
 

diff --git a/Doc/data/stable_abi.dat b/Doc/data/stable_abi.dat
@@ -2068,6 +2068,10 @@ Changed C APIs
   for ``NULL`` should be updated to call :c:macro:`PyDateTime_IMPORT` instead.
   (Contributed by Kumar Aditya in :gh:`141563`.)
 
+* The :ref:`PyInitConfig API <pyinitconfig_api>` (:pep:`741`) is now part of
+  the :ref:`limited C API <limited-c-api>`.
+  (Contributed by in :gh:`149163`.)
+
 Porting to Python 3.15
 ----------------------
 

diff --git a/Include/Python.h b/Include/Python.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ __pragma(warning(disable: 4201))
 #include "sliceobject.h"
 #include "cpython/cellobject.h"
 #include "iterobject.h"
-#include "cpython/initconfig.h"
+#include "initconfig.h"
 #include "pystate.h"
 #include "cpython/genobject.h"
 #include "descrobject.h"

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef Py_PYCORECONFIG_H
 #define Py_PYCORECONFIG_H
-#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
+#ifndef Py_CPYTHON_INITCONFIG_H
+#  error "this header file must not be included directly"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -284,52 +287,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyConfig_Set(const char *name, PyObject *value);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) Py_GetArgcArgv(int *argc, wchar_t ***argv);
 
 
-// --- PyInitConfig ---------------------------------------------------------
-
-typedef struct PyInitConfig PyInitConfig;
-
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyInitConfig*) PyInitConfig_Create(void);
-PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyInitConfig_Free(PyInitConfig *config);
-
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_GetError(PyInitConfig* config,
-    const char **err_msg);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_GetExitCode(PyInitConfig* config,
-    int *exitcode);
-
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_HasOption(PyInitConfig *config,
-    const char *name);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_GetInt(PyInitConfig *config,
-    const char *name,
-    int64_t *value);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_GetStr(PyInitConfig *config,
-    const char *name,
-    char **value);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_GetStrList(PyInitConfig *config,
-    const char *name,
-    size_t *length,
-    char ***items);
-PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyInitConfig_FreeStrList(size_t length, char **items);
-
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_SetInt(PyInitConfig *config,
-    const char *name,
-    int64_t value);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_SetStr(PyInitConfig *config,
-    const char *name,
-    const char *value);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_SetStrList(PyInitConfig *config,
-    const char *name,
-    size_t length,
-    char * const *items);
-
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_AddModule(PyInitConfig *config,
-    const char *name,
-    PyObject* (*initfunc)(void));
-
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) Py_InitializeFromInitConfig(PyInitConfig *config);
-
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
-#endif /* !Py_LIMITED_API */
 #endif /* !Py_PYCORECONFIG_H */
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#ifndef Py_INITCONFIG_H
+#define Py_INITCONFIG_H
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+
+// --- PyInitConfig (PEP 741) -----------------------------------------------
+
+#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030f0000
+
+typedef struct PyInitConfig PyInitConfig;
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyInitConfig*) PyInitConfig_Create(void);
+PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyInitConfig_Free(PyInitConfig *config);
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_GetError(PyInitConfig* config,
+    const char **err_msg);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_GetExitCode(PyInitConfig* config,
+    int *exitcode);
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_HasOption(PyInitConfig *config,
+    const char *name);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_GetInt(PyInitConfig *config,
+    const char *name,
+    int64_t *value);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_GetStr(PyInitConfig *config,
+    const char *name,
+    char **value);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_GetStrList(PyInitConfig *config,
+    const char *name,
+    size_t *length,
+    char ***items);
+PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyInitConfig_FreeStrList(size_t length, char **items);
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_SetInt(PyInitConfig *config,
+    const char *name,
+    int64_t value);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_SetStr(PyInitConfig *config,
+    const char *name,
+    const char *value);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_SetStrList(PyInitConfig *config,
+    const char *name,
+    size_t length,
+    char * const *items);
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyInitConfig_AddModule(PyInitConfig *config,
+    const char *name,
+    PyObject* (*initfunc)(void));
+
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) Py_InitializeFromInitConfig(PyInitConfig *config);
+
+#endif
+
+#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
+#  define Py_CPYTHON_INITCONFIG_H
+#  include "cpython/initconfig.h"
+#  undef Py_CPYTHON_INITCONFIG_H
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif /* !Py_INITCONFIG_H */
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_stable_abi_ctypes.py b/Lib/test/test_stable_abi_ctypes.py
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C_API/2026-05-01-01-07-30.gh-issue-149163.GQFvNF.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C_API/2026-05-01-01-07-30.gh-issue-149163.GQFvNF.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added the :pep:`741` :c:type:`PyInitConfig` API to the limited C API.
@@ -2715,3 +2715,37 @@
     # Note: The `_reserved` member of this struct is for interal use only.
     # (The definition of 'full-abi' was clarified when this entry was added.)
     struct_abi_kind = 'full-abi'
+
+# PEP 741: Python Configuration C API -- added to limited API.
+
+[struct.PyInitConfig]
+    added = '3.15'
+    struct_abi_kind = 'opaque'
+[function.PyInitConfig_Create]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_Free]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_GetError]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_GetExitCode]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_HasOption]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_GetInt]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_GetStr]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_GetStrList]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_FreeStrList]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_SetInt]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_SetStr]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_SetStrList]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.PyInitConfig_AddModule]
+    added = '3.15'
+[function.Py_InitializeFromInitConfig]
+    added = '3.15'
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		@@ -0,0 +1 @@
		Added the :pep:`741` :c:type:`PyInitConfig` API to the limited C API.