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# Get log type

> Returns one log type by subtype, including its full payload JSON Schema.

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python theme={null}
  olira.get_log_type(subtype: str) -> LogType
  ```

  ```csharp C# theme={null}
  OliraModule.GetLogType(string subtype)  // -> LogType
  ```
</CodeGroup>

**Requires scope:** `sdk:event-log`

Accepts a known deprecated alias, which resolves to its canonical subtype.

## Parameters

<ParamField body="subtype" type="str" required>
  Subtype to look up (or a known alias, e.g. "moods\_report" for "mood\_report").
</ParamField>

## Returns

`LogType`

<ResponseField name="subtype" type="str">
  Canonical subtype string.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="category" type="str">
  Platform category this subtype belongs to.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="aliases" type="list[str]">
  Deprecated alias subtypes that still resolve to this one.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="display_name" type="str">
  Human-readable name.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="description" type="str">
  What this type is reserved for, and what not to use it for.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="payload_schema" type="dict">
  Full JSON Schema for this type's payload.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="payload_description" type="str">
  Prose summary of the payload shape.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="sources" type="list[str]">
  How this type reaches the platform.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="version" type="int">
  Schema version.
</ResponseField>

## Raises

| Exception         | When                                                                                                                  |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `AuthError`       | HTTP 401 or 403 — invalid API key or insufficient OAuth scope for this endpoint.                                      |
| `ValidationError` | HTTP 400, 404, or 422 — malformed JSON, unknown patient, or validation failure (message includes response excerpt).   |
| `ServerError`     | HTTP 409 (e.g. conflicting external identifier) or repeated 5xx after retries; includes status\_code when applicable. |
| `RateLimitError`  | HTTP 429 — rate limited; check retry\_after (seconds).                                                                |
| `NetworkError`    | Connection timeout, DNS failure, or read error after retries.                                                         |

<RequestExample>
  ```python Python theme={null}
  import olira

  olira.init(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
  lt = olira.get_log_type(subtype="mood_report")
  print(lt.payload_schema)
  ```

  ```http HTTP theme={null}
  GET /v1/log-types/mood_report
  Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```python 200 theme={null}
  LogType(
      subtype="mood_report",
      category="symptom_reports",
      aliases=["moods_report"],
      display_name="Mood report",
      description="Reserved for categorical mood or emotion labels.",
      payload_schema={"type": "object", "required": ["moods"], "properties": {"...": "..."}},
      payload_description="moods[]: { mood, intensity? (0-10) }, source?.",
      sources=["logged"],
      version=2,
  )
  ```

  ```json 401 theme={null}
  {
    "error": true,
    "status_code": 401,
    "error_type": "authentication_error",
    "message": "Could not validate credentials",
    "details": [
      {
        "type": "authentication_error",
        "message": "Could not validate credentials"
      }
    ],
    "timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
  }
  ```

  ```json 403 theme={null}
  {
    "error": true,
    "status_code": 403,
    "error_type": "authorization_error",
    "message": "Insufficient OAuth scope for this endpoint",
    "details": [
      {
        "type": "authorization_error",
        "message": "Insufficient OAuth scope for this endpoint"
      }
    ],
    "timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 theme={null}
  {
    "error": true,
    "status_code": 404,
    "error_type": "not_found_error",
    "message": "Patient not found",
    "details": [
      {
        "type": "not_found_error",
        "message": "Patient not found"
      }
    ],
    "timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
  }
  ```

  ```json 422 theme={null}
  {
    "error": true,
    "status_code": 422,
    "error_type": "validation_error",
    "message": "Request validation failed (1 error)",
    "details": [
      {
        "type": "missing",
        "message": "Field required",
        "field": "patient_id",
        "location": ["body", "patient_id"],
        "input_value": null
      }
    ],
    "timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
  }
  ```

  ```json 429 theme={null}
  {
    "error": true,
    "status_code": 429,
    "error_type": "server_error",
    "message": "Rate limit exceeded",
    "details": [
      {
        "type": "rate_limit",
        "message": "Too many requests; retry after backoff"
      }
    ],
    "timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
  }
  ```

  ```json 500 theme={null}
  {
    "error": true,
    "status_code": 500,
    "error_type": "internal_server_error",
    "message": "An internal server error occurred",
    "details": [
      {
        "type": "internal_server_error",
        "message": "An unexpected error occurred while processing your request"
      }
    ],
    "timestamp": "2026-05-06T12:00:00+00:00"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>