# What is Type in dht/findpeer

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-is-type-in-dht-findpeer/313>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 23, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-is-type-in-dht-findpeer/313 "2017-05-23T00:07:11Z")\
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_From @thisconnect on Sun Apr 02 2017 11:19:24 GMT+0000 (UTC)_  
  
What is the Type (Int) described in the Response of dht/findpeer?  
[https://ipfs.io/docs/api/#apiv0dhtfindpeer](https://ipfs.io/docs/api/#apiv0dhtfindpeer)

And will the js-ipfs-api support api.dht.findpeer in the future?  
[https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-api](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-api)  
  
_Copied from original issue: [https://github.com/ipfs/faq/issues/245](https://github.com/ipfs/faq/issues/245)_

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**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-is-type-in-dht-findpeer/313/2 "2017-05-23T00:07:54Z")

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_From @thisconnect on Sun Apr 02 2017 11:20:04 GMT+0000 (UTC)_  
  
I’m not sure where to read and get more info about DHT… is that more libp2p specific?

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**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-is-type-in-dht-findpeer/313/3 "2017-05-23T00:08:20Z")

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_From @Kubuxu on Mon Apr 03 2017 13:38:59 GMT+0000 (UTC)_  
  
It is this: [https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing/blob/master/notifications/query.go#L16](https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing/blob/master/notifications/query.go#L16)

Where numbers increase from 0 for every line.

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**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/what-is-type-in-dht-findpeer/313/4 "2017-05-23T00:08:39Z")

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_From @thisconnect on Mon Apr 03 2017 18:48:35 GMT+0000 (UTC)_  
  
Thanks @Kubuxu !

reference for myself

#### Type:

0 PeerResponse  
1 FinalPeer  
2 QueryError  
3 Provider  
4 Value  
5 AddingPeer  
6 DialingPeer
