# Type Property

## Overloads

| [Type](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Sense.Client.Visualizations.Components.IMapBackgroundLayer.Type.htm#Qlik_Sense_Client_Visualizations_Components_IMapBackgroundLayer_Type) |  | Map background layer settings.<br><br>JSON property name: type |
| --- | --- | --- |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Sense.Client.Visualizations.Components.IMapBackgroundLayer.Type.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Sense.Client.Visualizations.Components.IMapBackgroundLayer.Type.htm)

## Type

Map background layer settings.

JSON property name: type

### Declaration

```

          MapBackgroundLayerType Type { get; set; }
    
  
```

### Property Value

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [MapBackgroundLayerType](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Sense.Client.Visualizations.Components.MapBackgroundLayerType.htm) |  |