diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index 44b1bf8723..2d12bf5f09 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ void APIConnection::loop() {
     // Disconnect if not responded within 2.5*keepalive
     if (now - this->last_traffic_ > KEEPALIVE_DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT) {
       on_fatal_error();
-      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s (%s) is unresponsive; disconnecting", this->get_name(), this->get_peername());
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s (%s) is unresponsive; disconnecting", this->client_info_.name.c_str(),
+               this->client_info_.peername.c_str());
     }
   } else if (now - this->last_traffic_ > KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS && !this->flags_.remove) {
     // Only send ping if we're not disconnecting
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ bool APIConnection::send_disconnect_response(const DisconnectRequest &msg) {
   // remote initiated disconnect_client
   // don't close yet, we still need to send the disconnect response
   // close will happen on next loop
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s (%s) disconnected", this->get_name(), this->get_peername());
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s (%s) disconnected", this->client_info_.name.c_str(), this->client_info_.peername.c_str());
   this->flags_.next_close = true;
   DisconnectResponse resp;
   return this->send_message(resp, DisconnectResponse::MESSAGE_TYPE);
@@ -1385,7 +1386,7 @@ void APIConnection::complete_authentication_() {
   }
 
   this->flags_.connection_state = static_cast<uint8_t>(ConnectionState::AUTHENTICATED);
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s (%s) connected", this->get_name(), this->get_peername());
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s (%s) connected", this->client_info_.name.c_str(), this->client_info_.peername.c_str());
 #ifdef USE_API_CLIENT_CONNECTED_TRIGGER
   this->parent_->get_client_connected_trigger()->trigger(this->client_info_.name, this->client_info_.peername);
 #endif
@@ -1609,12 +1610,12 @@ bool APIConnection::send_buffer(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer, uint8_t message_type) {
 #ifdef USE_API_PASSWORD
 void APIConnection::on_unauthenticated_access() {
   this->on_fatal_error();
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s (%s) no authentication", this->get_name(), this->get_peername());
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s (%s) no authentication", this->client_info_.name.c_str(), this->client_info_.peername.c_str());
 }
 #endif
 void APIConnection::on_no_setup_connection() {
   this->on_fatal_error();
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s (%s) no connection setup", this->get_name(), this->get_peername());
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "%s (%s) no connection setup", this->client_info_.name.c_str(), this->client_info_.peername.c_str());
 }
 void APIConnection::on_fatal_error() {
   this->helper_->close();
@@ -1866,8 +1867,8 @@ void APIConnection::process_state_subscriptions_() {
 #endif  // USE_API_HOMEASSISTANT_STATES
 
 void APIConnection::log_warning_(const LogString *message, APIError err) {
-  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s (%s): %s %s errno=%d", this->get_name(), this->get_peername(), LOG_STR_ARG(message),
-           LOG_STR_ARG(api_error_to_logstr(err)), errno);
+  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s (%s): %s %s errno=%d", this->client_info_.name.c_str(), this->client_info_.peername.c_str(),
+           LOG_STR_ARG(message), LOG_STR_ARG(api_error_to_logstr(err)), errno);
 }
 
 void APIConnection::log_socket_operation_failed_(APIError err) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
index 54535eaccd..a21574f6d5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ class APIConnection final : public APIServerConnection {
   bool try_to_clear_buffer(bool log_out_of_space);
   bool send_buffer(ProtoWriteBuffer buffer, uint8_t message_type) override;
 
-  const char *get_name() const { return this->client_info_.name.c_str(); }
-  const char *get_peername() const { return this->client_info_.peername.c_str(); }
+  const std::string &get_name() const { return this->client_info_.name; }
+  const std::string &get_peername() const { return this->client_info_.peername; }
 
  protected:
   // Helper function to handle authentication completion
diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
index 2b41a71769..a8fdb635cf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ void APIServer::loop() {
     // Network is down - disconnect all clients
     for (auto &client : this->clients_) {
       client->on_fatal_error();
-      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s (%s): Network down; disconnect", client->get_name(), client->get_peername());
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s (%s): Network down; disconnect", client->client_info_.name.c_str(),
+               client->client_info_.peername.c_str());
     }
     // Continue to process and clean up the clients below
   }
diff --git a/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp b/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp
index bb429ca7df..7ece73994f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/voice_assistant/voice_assistant.cpp
@@ -429,8 +429,9 @@ void VoiceAssistant::client_subscription(api::APIConnection *client, bool subscr
 
   if (this->api_client_ != nullptr) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Multiple API Clients attempting to connect to Voice Assistant");
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Current client: %s (%s)", this->api_client_->get_name(), this->api_client_->get_peername());
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "New client: %s (%s)", client->get_name(), client->get_peername());
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Current client: %s (%s)", this->api_client_->get_name().c_str(),
+             this->api_client_->get_peername().c_str());
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "New client: %s (%s)", client->get_name().c_str(), client->get_peername().c_str());
     return;
   }