diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs
index e3ab0d6ea..54b18a8c8 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Dto/DtoService.cs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Dto
             var activeRecording = liveTvManager.GetActiveRecordingInfo(item.Path);
             if (activeRecording != null)
             {
-                dto.Type = "Recording";
+                dto.Type = BaseItemKind.Recording;
                 dto.CanDownload = false;
                 dto.RunTimeTicks = null;
 
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Dto
                 }
             }
 
-            dto.Type = item.GetClientTypeName();
+            dto.Type = item.GetBaseItemKind();
             if ((item.CommunityRating ?? 0) > 0)
             {
                 dto.CommunityRating = item.CommunityRating;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
index fed7ed3e5..4b2e5e7ea 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Linq;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
+using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
@@ -88,8 +90,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? searchTerm,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFields[] fields,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFilter[] filters,
             [FromQuery] bool? isFavorite,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] mediaTypes,
@@ -127,8 +129,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 
             var query = new InternalItemsQuery(user)
             {
-                ExcludeItemTypes = excludeItemTypes,
-                IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
+                ExcludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(excludeItemTypes),
+                IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
                 MediaTypes = mediaTypes,
                 StartIndex = startIndex,
                 Limit = limit,
@@ -287,8 +289,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? searchTerm,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFields[] fields,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFilter[] filters,
             [FromQuery] bool? isFavorite,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] mediaTypes,
@@ -326,8 +328,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 
             var query = new InternalItemsQuery(user)
             {
-                ExcludeItemTypes = excludeItemTypes,
-                IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
+                ExcludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(excludeItemTypes),
+                IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
                 MediaTypes = mediaTypes,
                 StartIndex = startIndex,
                 Limit = limit,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/CollectionController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/CollectionController.cs
index 2a7b2b5c6..852d1e9cb 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/CollectionController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/CollectionController.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
-using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Collections;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DashboardController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DashboardController.cs
index ff7895373..b2baa9cea 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DashboardController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DashboardController.cs
@@ -7,17 +7,11 @@ using Jellyfin.Api.Attributes;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Models;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Extensions;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Plugins;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Plugins;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
 
 namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 {
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
index 6e85737d2..e375645cf 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Models.PlaybackDtos;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Models.StreamingDtos;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Devices;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dlna;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/FilterController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/FilterController.cs
index 9220b988f..223b2a2b6 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/FilterController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/FilterController.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
+using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Movies;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Playlists;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Querying;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         public ActionResult<QueryFiltersLegacy> GetQueryFiltersLegacy(
             [FromQuery] Guid? userId,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] mediaTypes)
         {
             var user = userId.HasValue && !userId.Equals(Guid.Empty)
@@ -60,10 +59,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 
             BaseItem? item = null;
             if (includeItemTypes.Length != 1
-                || !(string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], nameof(BoxSet), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                     || string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], nameof(Playlist), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                     || string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], nameof(Trailer), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                     || string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], "Program", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                || !(includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.BoxSet
+                     || includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.Playlist
+                     || includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.Trailer
+                     || includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.Program))
             {
                 item = _libraryManager.GetParentItem(parentId, user?.Id);
             }
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             {
                 User = user,
                 MediaTypes = mediaTypes,
-                IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
+                IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
                 Recursive = true,
                 EnableTotalRecordCount = false,
                 DtoOptions = new DtoOptions
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         public ActionResult<QueryFilters> GetQueryFilters(
             [FromQuery] Guid? userId,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery] bool? isAiring,
             [FromQuery] bool? isMovie,
             [FromQuery] bool? isSports,
@@ -152,10 +151,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 
             BaseItem? parentItem = null;
             if (includeItemTypes.Length == 1
-                && (string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], nameof(BoxSet), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                    || string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], nameof(Playlist), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                    || string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], nameof(Trailer), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                    || string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], "Program", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                && (includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.BoxSet
+                    || includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.Playlist
+                    || includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.Trailer
+                    || includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.Program))
             {
                 parentItem = null;
             }
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             var filters = new QueryFilters();
             var genreQuery = new InternalItemsQuery(user)
             {
-                IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
+                IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
                 DtoOptions = new DtoOptions
                 {
                     Fields = Array.Empty<ItemFields>(),
@@ -192,10 +191,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             }
 
             if (includeItemTypes.Length == 1
-                && (string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], nameof(MusicAlbum), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                    || string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], nameof(MusicVideo), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                    || string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], nameof(MusicArtist), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                    || string.Equals(includeItemTypes[0], nameof(Audio), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                && (includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.MusicAlbum
+                    || includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.MusicVideo
+                    || includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.MusicArtist
+                    || includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.Audio))
             {
                 filters.Genres = _libraryManager.GetMusicGenres(genreQuery).Items.Select(i => new NameGuidPair
                 {
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/GenresController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/GenresController.cs
index b6755ed5e..7bcf4674c 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/GenresController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/GenresController.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? searchTerm,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFields[] fields,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery] bool? isFavorite,
             [FromQuery] int? imageTypeLimit,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ImageType[] enableImageTypes,
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 
             var query = new InternalItemsQuery(user)
             {
-                ExcludeItemTypes = excludeItemTypes,
-                IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
+                ExcludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(excludeItemTypes),
+                IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
                 StartIndex = startIndex,
                 Limit = limit,
                 IsFavorite = isFavorite,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/HlsSegmentController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/HlsSegmentController.cs
index f51987732..25abe73ed 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/HlsSegmentController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/HlsSegmentController.cs
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ using System;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Attributes;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/InstantMixController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/InstantMixController.cs
index 244625752..f061755c3 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/InstantMixController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/InstantMixController.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
-using System.Linq;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemLookupController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemLookupController.cs
index 6c38f77ce..dfc68ffce 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemLookupController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemLookupController.cs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Net.Mime;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemsController.cs
index 7d7747495..2c9760f6d 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemsController.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
@@ -178,8 +177,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] SortOrder[] sortOrder,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFields[] fields,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFilter[] filters,
             [FromQuery] bool? isFavorite,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] mediaTypes,
@@ -233,8 +232,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 .AddAdditionalDtoOptions(enableImages, enableUserData, imageTypeLimit, enableImageTypes);
 
             if (includeItemTypes.Length == 1
-                && (includeItemTypes[0].Equals("Playlist", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                    || includeItemTypes[0].Equals("BoxSet", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                && (includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.Playlist
+                    || includeItemTypes[0] == BaseItemKind.BoxSet))
             {
                 parentId = null;
             }
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 && string.Equals(hasCollectionType.CollectionType, CollectionType.Playlists, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 recursive = true;
-                includeItemTypes = new[] { "Playlist" };
+                includeItemTypes = new[] { BaseItemKind.Playlist };
             }
 
             var enabledChannels = user!.GetPreferenceValues<Guid>(PreferenceKind.EnabledChannels);
@@ -286,8 +285,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 {
                     IsPlayed = isPlayed,
                     MediaTypes = mediaTypes,
-                    IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
-                    ExcludeItemTypes = excludeItemTypes,
+                    IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
+                    ExcludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(excludeItemTypes),
                     Recursive = recursive ?? false,
                     OrderBy = RequestHelpers.GetOrderBy(sortBy, sortOrder),
                     IsFavorite = isFavorite,
@@ -611,8 +610,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] SortOrder[] sortOrder,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFields[] fields,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFilter[] filters,
             [FromQuery] bool? isFavorite,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] mediaTypes,
@@ -773,8 +772,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] bool? enableUserData,
             [FromQuery] int? imageTypeLimit,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ImageType[] enableImageTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery] bool enableTotalRecordCount = true,
             [FromQuery] bool? enableImages = true)
         {
@@ -810,8 +809,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 CollapseBoxSetItems = false,
                 EnableTotalRecordCount = enableTotalRecordCount,
                 AncestorIds = ancestorIds,
-                IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
-                ExcludeItemTypes = excludeItemTypes,
+                IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
+                ExcludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(excludeItemTypes),
                 SearchTerm = searchTerm
             });
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LibraryController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LibraryController.cs
index 28d359ac3..db4aa9668 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LibraryController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LibraryController.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Attributes;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
-using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Models.LibraryDtos;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/MusicGenresController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/MusicGenresController.cs
index 2608a9cd0..7f7058b5e 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/MusicGenresController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/MusicGenresController.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Audio;
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? searchTerm,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFields[] fields,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery] bool? isFavorite,
             [FromQuery] int? imageTypeLimit,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ImageType[] enableImageTypes,
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 
             var query = new InternalItemsQuery(user)
             {
-                ExcludeItemTypes = excludeItemTypes,
-                IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
+                ExcludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(excludeItemTypes),
+                IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
                 StartIndex = startIndex,
                 Limit = limit,
                 IsFavorite = isFavorite,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PackageController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PackageController.cs
index c589f54ac..5dd49ef2f 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PackageController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PackageController.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Json;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Updates;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Updates;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PersonsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PersonsController.cs
index 17e631197..70a94e27c 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PersonsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PersonsController.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Linq;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
-using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaylistsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaylistsController.cs
index a55e4ad2f..1667d6ede 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaylistsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaylistsController.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Attributes;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
-using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Models.PlaylistDtos;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PluginsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PluginsController.cs
index b73611c97..b2e8bee91 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PluginsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PluginsController.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Net.Mime;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Attributes;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SearchController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SearchController.cs
index 08255ff8f..6c22050a7 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SearchController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SearchController.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Drawing;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? limit,
             [FromQuery] Guid? userId,
             [FromQuery, Required] string searchTerm,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] mediaTypes,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery] bool? isMovie,
@@ -109,8 +110,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 IncludeStudios = includeStudios,
                 StartIndex = startIndex,
                 UserId = userId ?? Guid.Empty,
-                IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
-                ExcludeItemTypes = excludeItemTypes,
+                IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
+                ExcludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(excludeItemTypes),
                 MediaTypes = mediaTypes,
                 ParentId = parentId,
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs
index bb54c59f6..da8f8b199 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Entities;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? searchTerm,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFields[] fields,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery] bool? isFavorite,
             [FromQuery] bool? enableUserData,
             [FromQuery] int? imageTypeLimit,
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 
             var query = new InternalItemsQuery(user)
             {
-                ExcludeItemTypes = excludeItemTypes,
-                IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
+                ExcludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(excludeItemTypes),
+                IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
                 StartIndex = startIndex,
                 Limit = limit,
                 IsFavorite = isFavorite,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SuggestionsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SuggestionsController.cs
index 9f1dec712..a55f13e66 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SuggestionsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SuggestionsController.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Linq;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
-using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SyncPlayController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SyncPlayController.cs
index 82cbe58df..f878f2329 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SyncPlayController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SyncPlayController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Threading;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SystemController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SystemController.cs
index e67a27ae3..bbbe5fb8d 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SystemController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/SystemController.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Mime;
-using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Attributes;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TimeSyncController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TimeSyncController.cs
index c730ac12b..7df51c7af 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TimeSyncController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TimeSyncController.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Globalization;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.SyncPlay;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TrailersController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TrailersController.cs
index 242b8f068..dd3836551 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TrailersController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TrailersController.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] SortOrder[] sortOrder,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFields[] fields,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFilter[] filters,
             [FromQuery] bool? isFavorite,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] mediaTypes,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] bool enableTotalRecordCount = true,
             [FromQuery] bool? enableImages = true)
         {
-            var includeItemTypes = new[] { "Trailer" };
+            var includeItemTypes = new[] { BaseItemKind.Trailer };
 
             return _itemsController
                 .GetItems(
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TvShowsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TvShowsController.cs
index 223f58859..e1c67f830 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TvShowsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/TvShowsController.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
-using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UserLibraryController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UserLibraryController.cs
index 0e65591cc..1d70406ac 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UserLibraryController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UserLibraryController.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using Jellyfin.Api.Constants;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromRoute, Required] Guid userId,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFields[] fields,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery] bool? isPlayed,
             [FromQuery] bool? enableImages,
             [FromQuery] int? imageTypeLimit,
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 new LatestItemsQuery
                 {
                     GroupItems = groupItems,
-                    IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
+                    IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
                     IsPlayed = isPlayed,
                     Limit = limit,
                     ParentId = parentId ?? Guid.Empty,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UserViewsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UserViewsController.cs
index e1483ce9d..7bc5ecdf1 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UserViewsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UserViewsController.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Extensions;
-using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.ModelBinders;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Models.UserViewDtos;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs
index 7e743ee0c..ba51aa43e 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using Jellyfin.Api.Helpers;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Models.PlaybackDtos;
 using Jellyfin.Api.Models.StreamingDtos;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Devices;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dlna;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/YearsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/YearsController.cs
index 7c27752f7..d6dc6650c 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/YearsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/YearsController.cs
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] SortOrder[] sortOrder,
             [FromQuery] Guid? parentId,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] ItemFields[] fields,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] excludeItemTypes,
-            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] includeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] excludeItemTypes,
+            [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] BaseItemKind[] includeItemTypes,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] mediaTypes,
             [FromQuery, ModelBinder(typeof(CommaDelimitedArrayModelBinder))] string[] sortBy,
             [FromQuery] bool? enableUserData,
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
 
             var query = new InternalItemsQuery(user)
             {
-                ExcludeItemTypes = excludeItemTypes,
-                IncludeItemTypes = includeItemTypes,
+                ExcludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(excludeItemTypes),
+                IncludeItemTypes = RequestHelpers.GetItemTypeStrings(includeItemTypes),
                 MediaTypes = mediaTypes,
                 DtoOptions = dtoOptions
             };
@@ -193,16 +193,17 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             return _dtoService.GetBaseItemDto(item, dtoOptions);
         }
 
-        private bool FilterItem(BaseItem f, IReadOnlyCollection<string> excludeItemTypes, IReadOnlyCollection<string> includeItemTypes, IReadOnlyCollection<string> mediaTypes)
+        private bool FilterItem(BaseItem f, IReadOnlyCollection<BaseItemKind> excludeItemTypes, IReadOnlyCollection<BaseItemKind> includeItemTypes, IReadOnlyCollection<string> mediaTypes)
         {
+            var baseItemKind = f.GetBaseItemKind();
             // Exclude item types
-            if (excludeItemTypes.Count > 0 && excludeItemTypes.Contains(f.GetType().Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (excludeItemTypes.Count > 0 && excludeItemTypes.Contains(baseItemKind))
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
             // Include item types
-            if (includeItemTypes.Count > 0 && !includeItemTypes.Contains(f.GetType().Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (includeItemTypes.Count > 0 && !includeItemTypes.Contains(baseItemKind))
             {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs
index db0ccc657..94856e03e 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/RequestHelpers.cs
@@ -129,5 +129,21 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                 TotalRecordCount = result.TotalRecordCount
             };
         }
+
+        internal static string[] GetItemTypeStrings(IReadOnlyList<BaseItemKind> itemKinds)
+        {
+            if (itemKinds.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return Array.Empty<string>();
+            }
+
+            var itemTypes = new string[itemKinds.Count];
+            for (var i = 0; i < itemKinds.Count; i++)
+            {
+                itemTypes[i] = itemKinds[i].ToString();
+            }
+
+            return itemTypes;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Data/Enums/BaseItemKind.cs b/Jellyfin.Data/Enums/BaseItemKind.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aac30279e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Data/Enums/BaseItemKind.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+namespace Jellyfin.Data.Enums
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The base item kind.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This enum is generated from all classes that inherit from <c>BaseItem</c>.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public enum BaseItemKind
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is aggregate folder.
+        /// </summary>
+        AggregateFolder,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is audio.
+        /// </summary>
+        Audio,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is audio book.
+        /// </summary>
+        AudioBook,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is base plugin folder.
+        /// </summary>
+        BasePluginFolder,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is book.
+        /// </summary>
+        Book,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is box set.
+        /// </summary>
+        BoxSet,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is channel.
+        /// </summary>
+        Channel,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is channel folder item.
+        /// </summary>
+        ChannelFolderItem,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is collection folder.
+        /// </summary>
+        CollectionFolder,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is episode.
+        /// </summary>
+        Episode,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is folder.
+        /// </summary>
+        Folder,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is genre.
+        /// </summary>
+        Genre,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is manual playlists folder.
+        /// </summary>
+        ManualPlaylistsFolder,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is movie.
+        /// </summary>
+        Movie,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is music album.
+        /// </summary>
+        MusicAlbum,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is music artist.
+        /// </summary>
+        MusicArtist,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is music genre.
+        /// </summary>
+        MusicGenre,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is music video.
+        /// </summary>
+        MusicVideo,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is person.
+        /// </summary>
+        Person,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is photo.
+        /// </summary>
+        Photo,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is photo album.
+        /// </summary>
+        PhotoAlbum,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is playlist.
+        /// </summary>
+        Playlist,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is program
+        /// </summary>
+        Program,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is recording.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Manually added.
+        /// </remarks>
+        Recording,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is season.
+        /// </summary>
+        Season,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is series.
+        /// </summary>
+        Series,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is studio.
+        /// </summary>
+        Studio,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is trailer.
+        /// </summary>
+        Trailer,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is live tv channel.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Type is overridden.
+        /// </remarks>
+        TvChannel,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is live tv program.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Type is overridden.
+        /// </remarks>
+        TvProgram,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is user root folder.
+        /// </summary>
+        UserRootFolder,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is user view.
+        /// </summary>
+        UserView,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is video.
+        /// </summary>
+        Video,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Item is year.
+        /// </summary>
+        Year
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
index cbb02aabd..7598b29e6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/BaseItem.cs
@@ -1998,6 +1998,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities
             return GetType().Name;
         }
 
+        public BaseItemKind GetBaseItemKind()
+        {
+            return Enum.Parse<BaseItemKind>(GetClientTypeName());
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the linked child.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemDto.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemDto.cs
index 3f7aac9cd..2f9f9d3cd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemDto.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/BaseItemDto.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Drawing;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Library;
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dto
         /// Gets or sets the type.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The type.</value>
-        public string Type { get; set; }
+        public BaseItemKind Type { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the people.