diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/artifact_output/configurable.rs b/ethers-solc/src/artifact_output/configurable.rs
index b537e6a9..74bee85a 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/artifact_output/configurable.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/artifact_output/configurable.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ use crate::{
         bytecode::{CompactBytecode, CompactDeployedBytecode},
         contract::{CompactContract, CompactContractBytecode, Contract},
         output_selection::{ContractOutputSelection, EvmOutputSelection, EwasmOutputSelection},
-        CompactEvm, DevDoc, Ewasm, GasEstimates, LosslessAbi, Metadata, Offsets, Settings,
-        StorageLayout, UserDoc,
+        CompactContractBytecodeCow, CompactEvm, DevDoc, Ewasm, GasEstimates, LosslessAbi, Metadata,
+        Offsets, Settings, StorageLayout, UserDoc,
     },
     ArtifactOutput, SolcConfig, SolcError,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::{collections::BTreeMap, fs, path::Path};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::BTreeMap, fs, path::Path};
 
 /// Represents the `Artifact` that `ConfigurableArtifacts` emits.
 ///
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ impl From<ConfigurableContractArtifact> for CompactContract {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> From<&'a ConfigurableContractArtifact> for CompactContractBytecodeCow<'a> {
+    fn from(artifact: &'a ConfigurableContractArtifact) -> Self {
+        CompactContractBytecodeCow {
+            abi: artifact.abi.as_ref().map(|abi| Cow::Borrowed(&abi.abi)),
+            bytecode: artifact.bytecode.as_ref().map(Cow::Borrowed),
+            deployed_bytecode: artifact.deployed_bytecode.as_ref().map(Cow::Borrowed),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// An `Artifact` implementation that can be configured to include additional content and emit
 /// additional files
 ///
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/artifact_output/mod.rs b/ethers-solc/src/artifact_output/mod.rs
index 25d9790b..4d6f4623 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/artifact_output/mod.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/artifact_output/mod.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,17 @@ use ethers_core::{abi::Abi, types::Bytes};
 use semver::Version;
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
     collections::btree_map::BTreeMap,
     fmt, fs, io,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
 mod configurable;
-use crate::artifacts::contract::{CompactContract, CompactContractBytecode, Contract};
+use crate::artifacts::{
+    contract::{CompactContract, CompactContractBytecode, Contract},
+    BytecodeObject, CompactBytecode, CompactContractBytecodeCow, CompactDeployedBytecode,
+};
 pub use configurable::*;
 
 /// Represents unique artifact metadata for identifying artifacts on output
@@ -290,6 +294,29 @@ pub trait Artifact {
     /// Returns the contents of this type as a single tuple of abi, bytecode and deployed bytecode
     fn into_parts(self) -> (Option<Abi>, Option<Bytes>, Option<Bytes>);
 
+    /// Consumes the type and returns the [Abi]
+    fn into_abi(self) -> Option<Abi>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.into_parts().0
+    }
+
+    /// Consumes the type and returns the `bytecode`
+    fn into_bytecode_bytes(self) -> Option<Bytes>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.into_parts().1
+    }
+    /// Consumes the type and returns the `deployed bytecode`
+    fn into_deployed_bytecode_bytes(self) -> Option<Bytes>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.into_parts().2
+    }
+
     /// Same as [`Self::into_parts()`] but returns `Err` if an element is `None`
     fn try_into_parts(self) -> Result<(Abi, Bytes, Bytes)>
     where
@@ -303,11 +330,67 @@ pub trait Artifact {
             deployed_bytecode.ok_or_else(|| SolcError::msg("deployed bytecode missing"))?,
         ))
     }
+
+    /// Returns the reference of container type for abi, compact bytecode and deployed bytecode if
+    /// available
+    fn get_contract_bytecode(&self) -> CompactContractBytecodeCow;
+
+    /// Returns the reference to the `bytecode`
+    fn get_bytecode(&self) -> Option<Cow<CompactBytecode>> {
+        self.get_contract_bytecode().bytecode
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the reference to the `bytecode` object
+    fn get_bytecode_object(&self) -> Option<Cow<BytecodeObject>> {
+        let val = match self.get_bytecode()? {
+            Cow::Borrowed(b) => Cow::Borrowed(&b.object),
+            Cow::Owned(b) => Cow::Owned(b.object),
+        };
+        Some(val)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the bytes of the `bytecode` object
+    fn get_bytecode_bytes(&self) -> Option<Cow<Bytes>> {
+        let val = match self.get_bytecode_object()? {
+            Cow::Borrowed(b) => Cow::Borrowed(b.as_bytes()?),
+            Cow::Owned(b) => Cow::Owned(b.into_bytes()?),
+        };
+        Some(val)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the reference to the `deployedBytecode`
+    fn get_deployed_bytecode(&self) -> Option<Cow<CompactDeployedBytecode>> {
+        self.get_contract_bytecode().deployed_bytecode
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the reference to the `bytecode` object
+    fn get_deployed_bytecode_object(&self) -> Option<Cow<BytecodeObject>> {
+        let val = match self.get_deployed_bytecode()? {
+            Cow::Borrowed(b) => Cow::Borrowed(&b.bytecode.as_ref()?.object),
+            Cow::Owned(b) => Cow::Owned(b.bytecode?.object),
+        };
+        Some(val)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the bytes of the `deployed bytecode` object
+    fn get_deployed_bytecode_bytes(&self) -> Option<Cow<Bytes>> {
+        let val = match self.get_deployed_bytecode_object()? {
+            Cow::Borrowed(b) => Cow::Borrowed(b.as_bytes()?),
+            Cow::Owned(b) => Cow::Owned(b.into_bytes()?),
+        };
+        Some(val)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the reference to the [Abi] if available
+    fn get_abi(&self) -> Option<Cow<Abi>> {
+        self.get_contract_bytecode().abi
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> Artifact for T
 where
     T: Into<CompactContractBytecode> + Into<CompactContract>,
+    for<'a> &'a T: Into<CompactContractBytecodeCow<'a>>,
 {
     fn into_inner(self) -> (Option<Abi>, Option<Bytes>) {
         let artifact = self.into_compact_contract();
@@ -325,6 +408,10 @@ where
     fn into_parts(self) -> (Option<Abi>, Option<Bytes>, Option<Bytes>) {
         self.into_compact_contract().into_parts()
     }
+
+    fn get_contract_bytecode(&self) -> CompactContractBytecodeCow {
+        self.into()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Handler invoked with the output of `solc`
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/artifacts/bytecode.rs b/ethers-solc/src/artifacts/bytecode.rs
index e38951fa..b8814177 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/artifacts/bytecode.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/artifacts/bytecode.rs
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ impl BytecodeObject {
             BytecodeObject::Unlinked(_) => None,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the number of bytes of the fully linked bytecode
+    ///
+    /// Returns `0` if this object is unlinked.
+    pub fn bytes_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.as_bytes().map(|b| b.as_ref().len()).unwrap_or_default()
+    }
+
     /// Returns a reference to the underlying `String` if the object is unlinked
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         match self {
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/artifacts/contract.rs b/ethers-solc/src/artifacts/contract.rs
index f1b6b9bf..12a4717a 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/artifacts/contract.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/artifacts/contract.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::artifacts::{
 };
 use ethers_core::{abi::Contract as Abi, types::Bytes};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::{collections::BTreeMap, convert::TryFrom};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::BTreeMap, convert::TryFrom};
 
 /// Represents a compiled solidity contract
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
@@ -41,6 +41,24 @@ pub struct Contract {
     pub ir_optimized: Option<String>,
 }
 
+impl<'a> From<&'a Contract> for CompactContractBytecodeCow<'a> {
+    fn from(artifact: &'a Contract) -> Self {
+        let (bytecode, deployed_bytecode) = if let Some(ref evm) = artifact.evm {
+            (
+                evm.bytecode.clone().map(Into::into).map(Cow::Owned),
+                evm.deployed_bytecode.clone().map(Into::into).map(Cow::Owned),
+            )
+        } else {
+            (None, None)
+        };
+        CompactContractBytecodeCow {
+            abi: artifact.abi.as_ref().map(|abi| Cow::Borrowed(&abi.abi)),
+            bytecode,
+            deployed_bytecode,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Minimal representation of a contract with a present abi and bytecode.
 ///
 /// Unlike `CompactContractSome` which contains the `BytecodeObject`, this holds the whole
@@ -143,6 +161,16 @@ impl CompactContractBytecode {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> From<&'a CompactContractBytecode> for CompactContractBytecodeCow<'a> {
+    fn from(artifact: &'a CompactContractBytecode) -> Self {
+        CompactContractBytecodeCow {
+            abi: artifact.abi.as_ref().map(Cow::Borrowed),
+            bytecode: artifact.bytecode.as_ref().map(Cow::Borrowed),
+            deployed_bytecode: artifact.deployed_bytecode.as_ref().map(Cow::Borrowed),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<Contract> for CompactContractBytecode {
     fn from(c: Contract) -> Self {
         let (bytecode, deployed_bytecode) = if let Some(evm) = c.evm {
@@ -180,6 +208,17 @@ impl From<CompactContractBytecode> for ContractBytecode {
     }
 }
 
+/// A [CompactContractBytecode] that is either owns or borrows its content
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct CompactContractBytecodeCow<'a> {
+    pub abi: Option<Cow<'a, Abi>>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub bytecode: Option<Cow<'a, CompactBytecode>>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub deployed_bytecode: Option<Cow<'a, CompactDeployedBytecode>>,
+}
+
 /// Minimal representation of a contract with a present abi and bytecode.
 ///
 /// Unlike `CompactContractSome` which contains the `BytecodeObject`, this holds the whole
@@ -311,6 +350,17 @@ impl From<serde_json::Value> for CompactContract {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> From<&'a serde_json::Value> for CompactContractBytecodeCow<'a> {
+    fn from(artifact: &'a serde_json::Value) -> Self {
+        let c = CompactContractBytecode::from(artifact.clone());
+        CompactContractBytecodeCow {
+            abi: c.abi.map(Cow::Owned),
+            bytecode: c.bytecode.map(Cow::Owned),
+            deployed_bytecode: c.deployed_bytecode.map(Cow::Owned),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<serde_json::Value> for CompactContractBytecode {
     fn from(val: serde_json::Value) -> Self {
         serde_json::from_value(val).unwrap_or_default()
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/hh.rs b/ethers-solc/src/hh.rs
index dca4f95a..bf215a3f 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/hh.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/hh.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ use crate::{
     artifacts::{
         bytecode::{Bytecode, BytecodeObject, DeployedBytecode},
         contract::{CompactContract, CompactContractBytecode, Contract, ContractBytecode},
-        LosslessAbi, Offsets,
+        CompactContractBytecodeCow, LosslessAbi, Offsets,
     },
     ArtifactOutput,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::btree_map::BTreeMap;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::btree_map::BTreeMap};
 
 const HH_ARTIFACT_VERSION: &str = "hh-sol-artifact-1";
 
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ pub struct HardhatArtifact {
     pub deployed_link_references: BTreeMap<String, BTreeMap<String, Vec<Offsets>>>,
 }
 
+impl<'a> From<&'a HardhatArtifact> for CompactContractBytecodeCow<'a> {
+    fn from(artifact: &'a HardhatArtifact) -> Self {
+        let c: ContractBytecode = artifact.clone().into();
+        CompactContractBytecodeCow {
+            abi: Some(Cow::Borrowed(&artifact.abi.abi)),
+            bytecode: c.bytecode.map(|b| Cow::Owned(b.into())),
+            deployed_bytecode: c.deployed_bytecode.map(|b| Cow::Owned(b.into())),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<HardhatArtifact> for CompactContract {
     fn from(artifact: HardhatArtifact) -> Self {
         CompactContract {