diff --git a/backend/src/interfaces/learningPath.ts b/backend/src/interfaces/learningPath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3260c6ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/interfaces/learningPath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+export interface LearningPathResponse {
+    success: boolean;
+    source: string;
+    data: any[] | null;
+    message?: string;
+}
+
+export interface LearningPath {
+    _id: string;
+    language: string;
+    hruid: string;
+    title: string;
+    description: string;
+    image?: string; // Image might be missing, so it's optional
+    num_nodes: number;
+    num_nodes_left: number;
+    nodes: LearningObjectNode[];
+    keywords: string;
+    target_ages: number[];
+    min_age: number;
+    max_age: number;
+    __order: number;
+}
+
+
+interface LearningObjectNode {
+    _id: string;
+    learningobject_hruid: string;
+    version: number;
+    language: string;
+    start_node?: boolean;
+    transitions: Transition[];
+    created_at: string;
+    updatedAt: string;
+}
+
+interface Transition {
+    default: boolean;
+    _id: string;
+    next: {
+        _id: string;
+        hruid: string;
+        version: number;
+        language: string;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/services/learningPaths.ts b/backend/src/services/learningPaths.ts
index 6a3039f7..a5a84b1d 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/learningPaths.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/learningPaths.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 import { fetchWithLogging } from "../util/apiHelper.js";
 import { DWENGO_API_BASE } from "../config/config.js";
-
-interface LearningPathResponse {
-    success: boolean;
-    source: string;
-    data: any[] | null;
-    message?: string;
-}
+import {LearningPath, LearningPathResponse} from "../interfaces/learningPath.js";
 
 export async function fetchLearningPaths(
     hruids: string[],
@@ -25,7 +19,7 @@ export async function fetchLearningPaths(
     const apiUrl = `${DWENGO_API_BASE}/learningPath/getPathsFromIdList`;
     const params = { pathIdList: JSON.stringify({ hruids }), language };
 
-    const learningPaths = await fetchWithLogging<any>(apiUrl, `Learning paths for ${source}`, params);
+    const learningPaths = await fetchWithLogging<LearningPath[]>(apiUrl, `Learning paths for ${source}`, params);
 
     if (!learningPaths || learningPaths.length === 0) {
         console.error(`⚠️ WARNING: No learning paths found for ${source}.`);