diff --git a/backend/src/api/public/openapi.yaml b/backend/src/api/public/openapi.yaml
index c7897e65f5..de5adf011a 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/public/openapi.yaml
+++ b/backend/src/api/public/openapi.yaml
@@ -1014,6 +1014,7 @@ components:
         - id
         - value
         - platform
+        - type
         - verified
         - verifiedBy
         - source
@@ -1029,6 +1030,12 @@ components:
         platform:
           type: string
           description: Platform name (e.g. github, linkedin, lfid).
+        type:
+          type: string
+          enum:
+            - username
+            - email
+          description: Identity type.
         verified:
           type: boolean
         verifiedBy:
diff --git a/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/createMemberIdentity.ts b/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/createMemberIdentity.ts
index 8b20b33762..0608d3843c 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/createMemberIdentity.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/createMemberIdentity.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export async function createMemberIdentity(req: Request, res: Response): Promise
     id: result.id,
     value: result.value,
     platform: result.platform,
+    type: result.type,
     verified: result.verified,
     verifiedBy: result.verifiedBy ?? null,
     source: result.source ?? null,
diff --git a/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/getMemberIdentities.ts b/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/getMemberIdentities.ts
index 4787101b21..aa94fb7204 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/getMemberIdentities.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/getMemberIdentities.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ export async function getMemberIdentities(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<
   const rawIdentities = await fetchMemberIdentities(qx, memberId)
 
   const identities = rawIdentities.map(
-    ({ id, value, platform, verified, verifiedBy, source, createdAt, updatedAt }) => ({
+    ({ id, value, platform, type, verified, verifiedBy, source, createdAt, updatedAt }) => ({
       id,
       value,
       platform,
+      type,
       verified,
       verifiedBy: verifiedBy ?? null,
       source,
diff --git a/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/verifyMemberIdentity.ts b/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/verifyMemberIdentity.ts
index d1f9167406..2f95e640b5 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/verifyMemberIdentity.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/public/v1/members/identities/verifyMemberIdentity.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ function toReturn(identity: IMemberIdentity) {
     id: identity.id,
     value: identity.value,
     platform: identity.platform,
+    type: identity.type,
     verified: identity.verified,
     verifiedBy: identity.verifiedBy ?? null,
     source: identity.source,