# Interactable.getType

Returns the interactable type of an interactable.

**Kind:** Function

**Environments:** Game

## Game

``` { .lua .api-signature }
interactable:getType(  )
```

[Open the full Game reference](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Interactable.md#gettype)

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `interactable` | [Interactable](../Game-Script-Environment/Userdata/Interactable.md) | The interactable. |

**Returns:**

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| string | The interactable's type. ([sm.interactable.types](../Game-Script-Environment/Static-Functions/sm.interactable.md#types)) |