---
title: "GET /reference-data/container-types"
method: GET
path: "/reference-data/container-types"
---

# GET /reference-data/container-types

`GET /reference-data/container-types`

Endpoint used to get a list of container types. It returns a code list on <b>200</b> success, or a <b>401</b> on failure.<br>        
  Note: The field returned by the method is case-sensitive, please use the case specified for the code.<br><br>
Example Request
 ```json
curl --request GET \--url https://waste-tracking.api.defra.gov.uk/reference-data/container-types \
--header "authorization": Bearer eyJraWQiOiJQYnJiZXZvYUF5d1NQcG5KUWlsQXVCT1Q4aVdyNUFcL3RaQkZHaTk5TU5CTT0iLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJw...
```

## Response `200`

A truncated list of container type codes obtained using the GET container-types method<br><br>

Success
```json
[
  {
    "code": "BAG",
    "description": "Bag / Sack (e.g. rubble bag, refuse sack)"
  },
  {
    "code": "BAL",
    "description": "Bale"
  },
  {
    "code": "BOX",
    "description": "Box / Carton / Crate"
  }, ... cont
```

- object[]
  - `code` string — The container type. The full list of valid container type codes is returned by the GET container-types method
  - `description` string — The container type description.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/defra/apis/digital-waste-tracking-receipt-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/defra/apis/digital-waste-tracking-receipt-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/defra/digital-waste-tracking-receipt-api/versions/752d63fbbe3b/schema)