diff --git a/config/types.go b/config/types.go
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+package config
+
+import (
+	"gitlab.hamburg.ccc.de/ccchh/spaceapid/types"
+)
+
+type HTTPBACredentialID string
+
+type HTTPBACredentials map[HTTPBACredentialID]HTTPBACredential
+
+type HTTPBACredential struct {
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+	Password string `json:"password"`
+}
+
+type EnvironmentSensorConfig struct {
+	SensorData         types.EnvironmentSensor `json:"sensor_data"`
+	AllowedCredentials []HTTPBACredentialID    `json:"allowed_credentials"`
+}
+
+type DynamicStateConfig struct {
+	Sensors struct {
+		Temperature []EnvironmentSensorConfig `json:"temperature"`
+		Humidity    []EnvironmentSensorConfig `json:"humidity"`
+	} `json:"sensors"`
+	State struct {
+		Open struct {
+			AllowedCredentials []HTTPBACredentialID `json:"allowed_credentials"`
+		} `json:"open"`
+	} `json:"state"`
+}
+
+// SpaceapidConfig is the representation of the config.json file
+type SpaceapidConfig struct {
+	// A list of username/password pairs for BasicAuth endpoints
+	Credentials HTTPBACredentials `json:"credentials"`
+	// The dynamic part of the spaceapi JSON
+	Dynamic DynamicStateConfig `json:"dynamic"`
+	// The static part of the spaceapi JSON
+	Response types.SpaceAPIResponseV14 `json:"static"`
+}