diff --git a/.changeset/forty-turtles-care.md b/.changeset/forty-turtles-care.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f6e36fe713b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/forty-turtles-care.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+"@effect/platform": patch
+---
+
+add helper types for HttpApi
+
+Examples:
+
+```ts
+const group1 = HttpApiGroup.make("Group1").add(
+  HttpApiEndpoint.get("Endpoint1")`/`
+)
+const group2 = HttpApiGroup.make("Group2").add(
+  HttpApiEndpoint.get("Endpoint2")`/`
+)
+const api = HttpApi.make("TestApi").add(group1).add(group2)
+
+//      ┌─── | HttpApiGroup<"Group1", HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint1", "GET">, never>
+//      |    | HttpApiGroup<"Group2", HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint2", "GET">, never>
+//      ▼
+type groups = HttpApi.HttpApi.Groups<typeof api>
+
+//      ┌─── HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint1", "GET">
+//      ▼
+type endpoints = HttpApi.HttpApi.EndpointsWithGroupName<typeof api, "Group1">
+
+//      ┌─── HttpApiEndpoint.Handler<HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint1", "GET">, never, never>
+//      ▼
+type handler = HttpApi.HttpApi.ExtractHandlerType<
+  typeof api,
+  "Group1",
+  "Endpoint1",
+  never,
+  never
+>
+```
+
+the latter is useful when you want to extract the handler type of a specific endpoint within a group.
diff --git a/packages/platform/dtslint/HttpApi.tst.ts b/packages/platform/dtslint/HttpApi.tst.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f488f0033b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/platform/dtslint/HttpApi.tst.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import type { HttpApiError } from "@effect/platform"
+import { HttpApi, HttpApiEndpoint, HttpApiGroup } from "@effect/platform"
+import { describe, expect, it } from "tstyche"
+
+const group1 = HttpApiGroup.make("Group1").add(
+  HttpApiEndpoint.get("Endpoint1")`/`
+)
+const group2 = HttpApiGroup.make("Group2").add(
+  HttpApiEndpoint.get("Endpoint2")`/`
+)
+const api = HttpApi.make("TestApi").add(group1).add(group2)
+
+describe("HttpApi", () => {
+  it("add", () => {
+    expect<typeof api>().type.toBe<
+      HttpApi.HttpApi<
+        "TestApi",
+        | HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup<"Group1", HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint1", "GET">, never>
+        | HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup<"Group2", HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint2", "GET">, never>,
+        HttpApiError.HttpApiDecodeError
+      >
+    >()
+    expect(api.add(HttpApiGroup.make("NewGroup"))).type.toBe<
+      HttpApi.HttpApi<
+        "TestApi",
+        | HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup<"Group1", HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint1", "GET">, never>
+        | HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup<"Group2", HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint2", "GET">, never>
+        | HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup<"NewGroup", never, never>,
+        HttpApiError.HttpApiDecodeError
+      >
+    >()
+  })
+
+  it("HttpApi.Groups", () => {
+    expect<HttpApi.HttpApi.Groups<typeof api>>().type.toBe<
+      | HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup<"Group1", HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint1", "GET">, never>
+      | HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup<"Group2", HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint2", "GET">, never>
+    >()
+    expect<HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup.Name<HttpApi.HttpApi.Groups<typeof api>>>().type.toBe<"Group1" | "Group2">()
+  })
+
+  it("HttpApi.EndpointsWithGroupName", () => {
+    expect<HttpApi.HttpApi.EndpointsWithGroupName<typeof api, "Group1">>().type.toBe<
+      HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint1", "GET">
+    >()
+    expect<HttpApi.HttpApi.EndpointsWithGroupName<typeof api, "Group2">>().type.toBe<
+      HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint2", "GET">
+    >()
+    expect<HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint.Name<HttpApi.HttpApi.EndpointsWithGroupName<typeof api, "Group1">>>().type
+      .toBe<
+        "Endpoint1"
+      >()
+    expect<HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint.Name<HttpApi.HttpApi.EndpointsWithGroupName<typeof api, "Group2">>>().type
+      .toBe<
+        "Endpoint2"
+      >()
+  })
+
+  it("HttpApi.ExtractHandlerType", () => {
+    expect<HttpApi.HttpApi.ExtractHandlerType<typeof api, "Group1", "Endpoint1">>()
+      .type.toBe<
+      HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint.Handler<HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint1", "GET">, never, never>
+    >()
+    expect<HttpApi.HttpApi.ExtractHandlerType<typeof api, "Group2", "Endpoint2">>()
+      .type.toBe<
+      HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint.Handler<HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint<"Endpoint2", "GET">, never, never>
+    >()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/platform/src/HttpApi.ts b/packages/platform/src/HttpApi.ts
index 2cbcf250648..e556e437f38 100644
--- a/packages/platform/src/HttpApi.ts
+++ b/packages/platform/src/HttpApi.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,39 @@ export declare namespace HttpApi {
    * @category models
    */
   export type AnyWithProps = HttpApi<string, HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup.AnyWithProps, any, any>
+
+  /**
+   * @since 1.0.0
+   * @category models
+   */
+  export type Groups<Api> = Api extends HttpApi<
+    infer _Id,
+    infer _Groups,
+    infer _E,
+    infer _R
+  > ? _Groups
+    : never
+
+  /**
+   * @since 1.0.0
+   * @category models
+   */
+  export type EndpointsWithGroupName<Api extends Any, GroupName extends HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup.Name<Groups<Api>>> =
+    GroupName extends HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup.Name<Groups<Api>> ?
+      HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup.EndpointsWithName<Groups<Api>, GroupName>
+      : never
+
+  /**
+   * @since 1.0.0
+   * @category models
+   */
+  export type ExtractHandlerType<
+    Api extends HttpApi.Any,
+    GroupName extends HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup.Name<Groups<Api>>,
+    EndpointName extends HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint.Name<EndpointsWithGroupName<Api, GroupName>>,
+    E = never,
+    R = never
+  > = HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint.HandlerWithName<EndpointsWithGroupName<Api, GroupName>, EndpointName, E, R>
 }
 
 const Proto = {
diff --git a/packages/platform/src/HttpApiBuilder.ts b/packages/platform/src/HttpApiBuilder.ts
index 6cf568529a9..ba2e0414b67 100644
--- a/packages/platform/src/HttpApiBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/platform/src/HttpApiBuilder.ts
@@ -517,8 +517,10 @@ export const handler = <
   Groups extends HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup.Any,
   ApiError,
   ApiR,
-  const GroupName extends Groups["identifier"],
-  const Name extends HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup.EndpointsWithName<Groups, GroupName>["name"],
+  const GroupName extends HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup.Name<Groups>,
+  const Name extends HttpApiEndpoint.HttpApiEndpoint.Name<
+    HttpApiGroup.HttpApiGroup.EndpointsWithName<Groups, GroupName>
+  >,
   R
 >(
   _api: HttpApi.HttpApi<ApiId, Groups, ApiError, ApiR>,
diff --git a/packages/platform/src/HttpApiClient.ts b/packages/platform/src/HttpApiClient.ts
index 3c589a62ea7..d1c6b108fce 100644
--- a/packages/platform/src/HttpApiClient.ts
+++ b/packages/platform/src/HttpApiClient.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export type Client<Groups extends HttpApiGroup.Any, E, R> = Simplify<
   & {
     readonly [Group in Extract<Groups, { readonly topLevel: false }> as HttpApiGroup.Name<Group>]: Client.Group<
       Group,
-      Group["identifier"],
+      HttpApiGroup.Name<Groups>,
       E,
       R
     >
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export declare namespace Client {
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type Group<Groups extends HttpApiGroup.Any, GroupName extends Groups["identifier"], E, R> =
+  export type Group<Groups extends HttpApiGroup.Any, GroupName extends HttpApiGroup.Name<Groups>, E, R> =
     [HttpApiGroup.WithName<Groups, GroupName>] extends
       [HttpApiGroup<infer _GroupName, infer _Endpoints, infer _GroupError, infer _GroupErrorR>] ? {
         readonly [Endpoint in _Endpoints as HttpApiEndpoint.Name<Endpoint>]: Method<
diff --git a/packages/platform/src/HttpApiEndpoint.ts b/packages/platform/src/HttpApiEndpoint.ts
index 7b383fd0424..b884c70d87f 100644
--- a/packages/platform/src/HttpApiEndpoint.ts
+++ b/packages/platform/src/HttpApiEndpoint.ts
@@ -509,19 +509,25 @@ export declare namespace HttpApiEndpoint {
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type WithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends string> = Extract<Endpoints, { readonly name: Name }>
+  export type WithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends HttpApiEndpoint.Name<Endpoints>> = Extract<
+    Endpoints,
+    { readonly name: Name }
+  >
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type ExcludeName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends string> = Exclude<Endpoints, { readonly name: Name }>
+  export type ExcludeName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends HttpApiEndpoint.Name<Endpoints>> = Exclude<
+    Endpoints,
+    { readonly name: Name }
+  >
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type HandlerWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends string, E, R> = Handler<
+  export type HandlerWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends HttpApiEndpoint.Name<Endpoints>, E, R> = Handler<
     WithName<Endpoints, Name>,
     E,
     R
@@ -531,41 +537,50 @@ export declare namespace HttpApiEndpoint {
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type HandlerRawWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends string, E, R> = HandlerRaw<
-    WithName<Endpoints, Name>,
-    E,
-    R
-  >
+  export type HandlerRawWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends HttpApiEndpoint.Name<Endpoints>, E, R> =
+    HandlerRaw<
+      WithName<Endpoints, Name>,
+      E,
+      R
+    >
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type SuccessWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends string> = Success<WithName<Endpoints, Name>>
+  export type SuccessWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends HttpApiEndpoint.Name<Endpoints>> = Success<
+    WithName<Endpoints, Name>
+  >
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type ErrorWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends string> = Error<WithName<Endpoints, Name>>
+  export type ErrorWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends HttpApiEndpoint.Name<Endpoints>> = Error<
+    WithName<Endpoints, Name>
+  >
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type ContextWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends string> = Context<WithName<Endpoints, Name>>
+  export type ContextWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends HttpApiEndpoint.Name<Endpoints>> = Context<
+    WithName<Endpoints, Name>
+  >
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type ErrorContextWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends string> = ErrorContext<WithName<Endpoints, Name>>
+  export type ErrorContextWithName<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends HttpApiEndpoint.Name<Endpoints>> = ErrorContext<
+    WithName<Endpoints, Name>
+  >
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type ExcludeProvided<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends string, R> = Exclude<
+  export type ExcludeProvided<Endpoints extends Any, Name extends HttpApiEndpoint.Name<Endpoints>, R> = Exclude<
     R,
     | HttpRouter.HttpRouter.DefaultServices
     | HttpRouter.HttpRouter.Provided
diff --git a/packages/platform/src/HttpApiGroup.ts b/packages/platform/src/HttpApiGroup.ts
index 60877abb79e..f869200e9cd 100644
--- a/packages/platform/src/HttpApiGroup.ts
+++ b/packages/platform/src/HttpApiGroup.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ export declare namespace HttpApiGroup {
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type WithName<Group, Name extends string> = Extract<Group, { readonly identifier: Name }>
+  export type WithName<Group extends Any, Name extends HttpApiGroup.Name<Group>> = Extract<
+    Group,
+    { readonly identifier: Name }
+  >
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
@@ -198,7 +201,9 @@ export declare namespace HttpApiGroup {
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type EndpointsWithName<Group extends Any, Name extends string> = Endpoints<WithName<Group, Name>>
+  export type EndpointsWithName<Group extends Any, Name extends HttpApiGroup.Name<Group>> = Endpoints<
+    WithName<Group, Name>
+  >
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
@@ -227,7 +232,7 @@ export declare namespace HttpApiGroup {
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type ErrorWithName<Group extends Any, Name extends string> = Error<WithName<Group, Name>>
+  export type ErrorWithName<Group extends Any, Name extends HttpApiGroup.Name<Group>> = Error<WithName<Group, Name>>
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
@@ -271,13 +276,13 @@ export declare namespace HttpApiGroup {
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type ContextWithName<Group extends Any, Name extends string> = Context<WithName<Group, Name>>
+  export type ContextWithName<Group extends Any, Name extends HttpApiGroup.Name<Group>> = Context<WithName<Group, Name>>
 
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
    */
-  export type MiddlewareWithName<Group extends Any, Name extends string> = Middleware<
+  export type MiddlewareWithName<Group extends Any, Name extends HttpApiGroup.Name<Group>> = Middleware<
     WithName<Group, Name>
   >
 }