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[@salesforce/b2c-tooling-sdk](../../modules.md) / [schemas](../index.md) / getApiType

# Function: getApiType()

> **getApiType**(`securityScheme?`): `string`

Defined in: [packages/b2c-tooling-sdk/src/schemas/security-schemes.ts:33](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/b2c-developer-tooling/blob/e7c16f1ae423da0aa47b3e10be88f9770b53619b/packages/b2c-tooling-sdk/src/schemas/security-schemes.ts#L33)

Maps security scheme to human-readable API type.

This utility processes security schemes from SCAPI schemas (typically found
in custom API endpoints) and maps them to user-friendly API type names.

## Parameters

### securityScheme?

`string`

The security scheme from the custom API endpoint

## Returns

`string`

Human-readable API type (Admin, Shopper, or the scheme itself)

## Example

```typescript
getApiType('AmOAuth2')      // Returns 'Admin'
getApiType('ShopperToken')  // Returns 'Shopper'
getApiType(undefined)       // Returns '-'
```