diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index e28b244722..bb55a2ccf6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "api_connection.h"
+#ifdef USE_API
 #include <cerrno>
 #include <cinttypes>
 #include <utility>
@@ -1568,3 +1569,4 @@ void APIConnection::on_fatal_error() {
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
index f176cf7c56..043aaee421 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+#ifdef USE_API
 #include "api_frame_helper.h"
 #include "api_pb2.h"
 #include "api_pb2_service.h"
 #include "api_server.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
-#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -268,3 +269,4 @@ class APIConnection : public APIServerConnection {
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
index f4b18a1fd6..62f375508c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "api_frame_helper.h"
-
+#ifdef USE_API
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
@@ -1028,3 +1028,4 @@ APIError APIPlaintextFrameHelper::shutdown(int how) {
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h
index bf4872d2d6..56d8bf1973 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
-
+#ifdef USE_API
 #ifdef USE_API_NOISE
 #include "noise/protocol.h"
 #endif
@@ -190,3 +190,4 @@ class APIPlaintextFrameHelper : public APIFrameHelper {
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
index 0fde3e47af..f16b5a13cf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "api_server.h"
+#ifdef USE_API
 #include <cerrno>
 #include "api_connection.h"
 #include "esphome/components/network/util.h"
@@ -403,3 +404,4 @@ void APIServer::on_alarm_control_panel_update(alarm_control_panel::AlarmControlP
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_server.h b/esphome/components/api/api_server.h
index 899eaede49..42e0b1048a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_server.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_server.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+#ifdef USE_API
 #include "api_noise_context.h"
 #include "api_pb2.h"
 #include "api_pb2_service.h"
@@ -7,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/controller.h"
-#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "list_entities.h"
 #include "subscribe_state.h"
@@ -153,3 +154,4 @@ template<typename... Ts> class APIConnectedCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/custom_api_device.h b/esphome/components/api/custom_api_device.h
index 845a35fc54..1a8e189f41 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/custom_api_device.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/custom_api_device.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <map>
-#include "user_services.h"
 #include "api_server.h"
-
+#ifdef USE_API
+#include "user_services.h"
 namespace esphome {
 namespace api {
 
@@ -216,3 +216,4 @@ class CustomAPIDevice {
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/homeassistant_service.h b/esphome/components/api/homeassistant_service.h
index f04181e5b2..e91756c3c9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/homeassistant_service.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/homeassistant_service.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "api_server.h"
+#ifdef USE_API
+#include "api_pb2.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
-#include "api_pb2.h"
-#include "api_server.h"
-
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace esphome {
@@ -81,3 +81,4 @@ template<typename... Ts> class HomeAssistantServiceCallAction : public Action<Ts
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/list_entities.cpp b/esphome/components/api/list_entities.cpp
index 5fa360d170..8540c5cee8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/list_entities.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/list_entities.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "list_entities.h"
+#ifdef USE_API
 #include "api_connection.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
@@ -104,3 +105,4 @@ bool ListEntitiesIterator::on_update(update::UpdateEntity *update) { return this
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h b/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h
index a37586de0f..1821bbee4c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/list_entities.h
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+#ifdef USE_API
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component_iterator.h"
-#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
-
 namespace esphome {
 namespace api {
 
@@ -87,3 +87,4 @@ class ListEntitiesIterator : public ComponentIterator {
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.cpp b/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.cpp
index 5861b1f465..4b1d5ebc0d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "subscribe_state.h"
+#ifdef USE_API
 #include "api_connection.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
@@ -84,3 +85,4 @@ InitialStateIterator::InitialStateIterator(APIConnection *client) : client_(clie
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.h b/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.h
index 67c4346210..efda32affb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/subscribe_state.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+#ifdef USE_API
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component_iterator.h"
 #include "esphome/core/controller.h"
-#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
-
 namespace esphome {
 namespace api {
 
@@ -82,3 +82,4 @@ class InitialStateIterator : public ComponentIterator {
 
 }  // namespace api
 }  // namespace esphome
+#endif