diff --git a/guix/swh.scm b/guix/swh.scm
index 04cecd854c..83f67423c8 100644
--- a/guix/swh.scm
+++ b/guix/swh.scm
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ (define-module (guix swh)
             visit-snapshot-url
             visit-status
             visit-number
+            visit-type
             visit-snapshot
 
             snapshot?
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ (define-json-mapping <visit> make-visit visit?
   (url visit-url "origin_visit_url")
   (snapshot-url visit-snapshot-url "snapshot_url" string*) ;string | #f
   (status visit-status "status" string->symbol)   ;'full | 'partial | 'ongoing
+  (type   visit-type "type" string->symbol)       ;'git | 'git-checkout | ...
   (number visit-number "visit"))
 
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