diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
index c30bd2e612..031fa342c1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_server.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "api_server.h"
 #ifdef USE_API
 #include <cerrno>
+#include <cinttypes>
 #include "api_connection.h"
 #include "esphome/components/network/util.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@ uint32_t APIServer::register_active_action_call(uint32_t client_call_id, APIConn
   // Schedule automatic cleanup after timeout (client will have given up by then)
   // Uses numeric ID overload to avoid heap allocation from str_sprintf
   this->set_timeout(action_call_id, USE_API_ACTION_CALL_TIMEOUT_MS, [this, action_call_id]() {
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Action call %u timed out", action_call_id);
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Action call %" PRIu32 " timed out", action_call_id);
     this->unregister_active_action_call(action_call_id);
   });
 
@@ -721,7 +722,7 @@ void APIServer::send_action_response(uint32_t action_call_id, bool success, Stri
       return;
     }
   }
-  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Cannot send response: no active call found for action_call_id %u", action_call_id);
+  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Cannot send response: no active call found for action_call_id %" PRIu32, action_call_id);
 }
 #ifdef USE_API_USER_DEFINED_ACTION_RESPONSES_JSON
 void APIServer::send_action_response(uint32_t action_call_id, bool success, StringRef error_message,
@@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ void APIServer::send_action_response(uint32_t action_call_id, bool success, Stri
       return;
     }
   }
-  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Cannot send response: no active call found for action_call_id %u", action_call_id);
+  ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Cannot send response: no active call found for action_call_id %" PRIu32, action_call_id);
 }
 #endif  // USE_API_USER_DEFINED_ACTION_RESPONSES_JSON
 #endif  // USE_API_USER_DEFINED_ACTION_RESPONSES
diff --git a/tests/components/api/common-base.yaml b/tests/components/api/common-base.yaml
index 504c52a57b..ca86445777 100644
--- a/tests/components/api/common-base.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/api/common-base.yaml
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ api:
               lambda: 'return condition;'
             then:
               - logger.log:
-                  format: "Condition true, value: %d"
-                  args: ['value']
+                  format: "Condition true, value: %ld"
+                  args: ['(long) value']
             else:
               - logger.log:
-                  format: "Condition false, value: %d"
-                  args: ['value']
+                  format: "Condition false, value: %ld"
+                  args: ['(long) value']
         - logger.log: "After if/else"
     # Test nested IfAction (multiple ContinuationAction instances)
     - action: test_nested_if
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ api:
             count: !lambda 'return count;'
             then:
               - logger.log:
-                  format: "Repeat iteration: %d"
-                  args: ['iteration']
+                  format: "Repeat iteration: %lu"
+                  args: ['(unsigned long) iteration']
         - logger.log: "After repeat"
     # Test combined continuations (if + while + repeat)
     - action: test_combined_continuations
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ api:
                           lambda: 'return id(api_continuation_test_counter) > 0;'
                         then:
                           - logger.log:
-                              format: "Combined: repeat=%d, while=%d"
-                              args: ['iteration', 'id(api_continuation_test_counter)']
+                              format: "Combined: repeat=%lu, while=%d"
+                              args: ['(unsigned long) iteration', 'id(api_continuation_test_counter)']
                           - lambda: 'id(api_continuation_test_counter)--;'
             else:
               - logger.log: "Skipped loops"
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ api:
         - api.respond:
             success: true
         - logger.log:
-            format: "Status response sent (call_id=%d)"
-            args: [call_id]
+            format: "Status response sent (call_id=%lu)"
+            args: ['(unsigned long) call_id']
 
     - action: test_respond_status_error
       variables:
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ api:
         value: float
       then:
         - logger.log:
-            format: "Optional response (call_id=%d, return_response=%d)"
-            args: [call_id, return_response]
+            format: "Optional response (call_id=%lu, return_response=%lu)"
+            args: ['(unsigned long) call_id', '(unsigned long) return_response']
         - api.respond:
             data: !lambda |-
               root["sensor"] = sensor_name;
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ api:
         input: string
       then:
         - logger.log:
-            format: "Only response (call_id=%d)"
-            args: [call_id]
+            format: "Only response (call_id=%lu)"
+            args: ['(unsigned long) call_id']
         - api.respond:
             data: !lambda |-
               root["input"] = input;