diff --git a/local-codegen.yml b/local-codegen.yml
index 94cef426..d3efd901 100644
--- a/local-codegen.yml
+++ b/local-codegen.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ config:
   maybeValue: T
   typesPrefix: GQL
   inlineFragmentTypes: combine
+  enumsAsTypes: true
   scalars:
     StringOrNull: "string | null"
diff --git a/src/schema.ts b/src/schema.ts
index 09521364..9d90fe22 100644
--- a/src/schema.ts
+++ b/src/schema.ts
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ export const typeDefs = gql`
     width: Int!
   }
 
+  enum LearningpathStepType {
+    ARTICLE
+    EXTERNAL
+    TEXT
+  }
+
   interface BaseLearningpathStep {
     id: Int!
     title: String!
@@ -215,7 +221,7 @@ export const typeDefs = gql`
     revision: Int!
     status: String!
     supportedLanguages: [String!]!
-    type: String!
+    type: LearningpathStepType!
     articleId: Int
     resource(rootId: String, parentId: String): Resource
     showTitle: Boolean!
@@ -237,7 +243,7 @@ export const typeDefs = gql`
     revision: Int!
     status: String!
     supportedLanguages: [String!]!
-    type: String!
+    type: LearningpathStepType!
     articleId: Int
     resource(rootId: String, parentId: String): Resource
     showTitle: Boolean!
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@ export const typeDefs = gql`
     revision: Int!
     status: String!
     supportedLanguages: [String!]!
-    type: String!
+    type: LearningpathStepType!
     articleId: Int
     resource(rootId: String, parentId: String): Resource
     showTitle: Boolean!
@@ -414,7 +420,7 @@ export const typeDefs = gql`
     language: String!
     embedUrl: LearningpathEmbedInput
     showTitle: Boolean!
-    type: String!
+    type: LearningpathStepType!
     license: String
     copyright: LearningpathCopyrightInput
   }
@@ -428,7 +434,7 @@ export const typeDefs = gql`
     description: String
     embedUrl: LearningpathEmbedInput
     showTitle: Boolean
-    type: String
+    type: LearningpathStepType
     license: String
     copyright: LearningpathCopyrightInput
   }
diff --git a/src/types/schema.d.ts b/src/types/schema.d.ts
index 41338f11..28f6ab6a 100644
--- a/src/types/schema.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/schema.d.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export type GQLBaseLearningpathStep = {
   status: Scalars['String']['output'];
   supportedLanguages: Array<Scalars['String']['output']>;
   title: Scalars['String']['output'];
-  type: Scalars['String']['output'];
+  type: GQLLearningpathStepType;
 };
 
 
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ export type GQLLearningpathStep = GQLBaseLearningpathStep & {
   status: Scalars['String']['output'];
   supportedLanguages: Array<Scalars['String']['output']>;
   title: Scalars['String']['output'];
-  type: Scalars['String']['output'];
+  type: GQLLearningpathStepType;
 };
 
 
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ export type GQLLearningpathStepNewInput = {
   license?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']['input']>;
   showTitle: Scalars['Boolean']['input'];
   title: Scalars['String']['input'];
-  type: Scalars['String']['input'];
+  type: GQLLearningpathStepType;
 };
 
 export type GQLLearningpathStepOembed = {
@@ -800,6 +800,11 @@ export type GQLLearningpathStepOembed = {
   width: Scalars['Int']['output'];
 };
 
+export type GQLLearningpathStepType =
+  | 'ARTICLE'
+  | 'EXTERNAL'
+  | 'TEXT';
+
 export type GQLLearningpathStepUpdateInput = {
   articleId?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Int']['input']>;
   copyright?: InputMaybe<GQLLearningpathCopyrightInput>;
@@ -811,7 +816,7 @@ export type GQLLearningpathStepUpdateInput = {
   revision: Scalars['Int']['input'];
   showTitle?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Boolean']['input']>;
   title?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']['input']>;
-  type?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']['input']>;
+  type?: InputMaybe<GQLLearningpathStepType>;
 };
 
 export type GQLLearningpathUpdateInput = {
@@ -1216,7 +1221,7 @@ export type GQLMyNdlaLearningpathStep = GQLBaseLearningpathStep & {
   status: Scalars['String']['output'];
   supportedLanguages: Array<Scalars['String']['output']>;
   title: Scalars['String']['output'];
-  type: Scalars['String']['output'];
+  type: GQLLearningpathStepType;
 };
 
 
@@ -2420,6 +2425,7 @@ export type GQLResolversTypes = {
   LearningpathStepEmbedUrl: ResolverTypeWrapper<GQLLearningpathStepEmbedUrl>;
   LearningpathStepNewInput: GQLLearningpathStepNewInput;
   LearningpathStepOembed: ResolverTypeWrapper<GQLLearningpathStepOembed>;
+  LearningpathStepType: GQLLearningpathStepType;
   LearningpathStepUpdateInput: GQLLearningpathStepUpdateInput;
   LearningpathUpdateInput: GQLLearningpathUpdateInput;
   License: ResolverTypeWrapper<GQLLicense>;
@@ -3265,7 +3271,7 @@ export type GQLLearningpathStepResolvers<ContextType = any, ParentType extends G
   status?: Resolver<GQLResolversTypes['String'], ParentType, ContextType>;
   supportedLanguages?: Resolver<Array<GQLResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   title?: Resolver<GQLResolversTypes['String'], ParentType, ContextType>;
-  type?: Resolver<GQLResolversTypes['String'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  type?: Resolver<GQLResolversTypes['LearningpathStepType'], ParentType, ContextType>;
   __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
 };
 
@@ -3472,7 +3478,7 @@ export type GQLMyNdlaLearningpathStepResolvers<ContextType = any, ParentType ext
   status?: Resolver<GQLResolversTypes['String'], ParentType, ContextType>;
   supportedLanguages?: Resolver<Array<GQLResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   title?: Resolver<GQLResolversTypes['String'], ParentType, ContextType>;
-  type?: Resolver<GQLResolversTypes['String'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  type?: Resolver<GQLResolversTypes['LearningpathStepType'], ParentType, ContextType>;
   __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
 };