---
title: "Get a list of the available attribute types"
method: GET
path: "/attributes/describeTypes"
tags: ["Attributes"]
---

# Get a list of the available attribute types

`GET /attributes/describeTypes`

## Response `200`

Describe attribute categories and types response

- DescribeAttributeTypesResponse — Lists available attribute types, default categories and category-type mappings.
  - `sane_defaults` object
  - `types` AttributeType[]
  - `categories` AttributeCategory[]
  - `category_type_mappings` object

## Other responses

- `403` — Authentication failed. Please make sure you pass the API key of an API enabled user along in the Authorization header.
- `default` — Unexpected API error

## Changes

> 50 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2026-04-24** `615c5d7e8884` — 1 warning
  - added the new `suricata` enum value to the `types/items/` response property for the response status `200`
- **2026-02-27** `2225cfc170cc` — 1 warning
  - added the new `edge-extension-id` enum value to the `types/items/` response property for the response status `200`
- **2026-01-29** `408ae3c69497` — 1 info
  - removed the `edge-extension-id` enum value from the `types/items/` response property for the response status `200`
- **2026-01-22** `4d0bf0a6ac3e` — 1 warning
  - added the new `edge-extension-id` enum value to the `types/items/` response property for the response status `200`
- **2026-01-16** `392636fa54dc` — 1 info
  - removed the `edge-extension-id` enum value from the `types/items/` response property for the response status `200`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/misp/apis/misp-automation-api/changes/attributes/describeTypes/get.md)

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