diff --git a/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/blsUtils.ts b/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/blsUtils.ts
index afecf66f68..1f9a44d5f6 100644
--- a/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/blsUtils.ts
+++ b/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/blsUtils.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class BlsUtils extends MpcUtils {
 
     const userKeychainParams: any = {
       source: 'user',
-      type: 'blsdkg',
+      keyType: 'blsdkg',
       commonPub: commonPub,
       encryptedPrv: this.bitgo.encrypt({ input: userPrivateKey, password: passphrase }),
       originalPasscodeEncryptionCode: originalPasscodeEncryptionCode,
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export class BlsUtils extends MpcUtils {
 
     return await this.baseCoin.keychains().createBackup({
       source: 'backup',
-      type: 'blsdkg',
+      keyType: 'blsdkg',
       commonPub: commonPub,
       prv: backupPrivateKey,
       encryptedPrv: this.bitgo.encrypt({ input: backupPrivateKey, password: passphrase }),
diff --git a/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/mpcUtils.ts b/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/mpcUtils.ts
index 653ee477f7..804f1de24e 100644
--- a/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/mpcUtils.ts
+++ b/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/mpcUtils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import { SerializedKeyPair, readPrivateKey, decrypt, readMessage } from 'openpgp';
 import { BitGo } from '../../bitgo';
 import { BaseCoin, KeychainsTriplet } from '../baseCoin';
-import { Keychain } from '../keychains';
+import { Keychain, KeyType } from '../keychains';
 import { encryptText, getBitgoGpgPubKey } from './opengpgUtils';
 
 export interface MpcKeyShare {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export abstract class MpcUtils {
     userGpgKey: SerializedKeyPair<string>,
     userKeyShare: MpcKeyShare,
     backupKeyShare: MpcKeyShare,
-    keyType: string,
+    keyType: KeyType,
     enterprise?: string
   ): Promise<Keychain> {
     const bitgoKey = await getBitgoGpgPubKey(this.bitgo);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export abstract class MpcUtils {
     const encBackupToBitGoMessage = await encryptText(backupKeyShare.privateShare, bitgoKey);
 
     const createBitGoMPCParams = {
-      type: keyType,
+      keyType,
       source: 'bitgo',
       keyShares: [
         {
diff --git a/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/tssUtils.ts b/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/tssUtils.ts
index bbaa9f4225..a55e05144d 100644
--- a/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/tssUtils.ts
+++ b/modules/bitgo/src/v2/internal/tssUtils.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import Eddsa, {
 } from '@bitgo/account-lib/dist/src/mpc/tss';
 
 import { BaseCoin, KeychainsTriplet } from '../baseCoin';
-import { Keychain } from '../keychains';
+import { Keychain, KeyType } from '../keychains';
 import { BitGo } from '../../bitgo';
 import { encryptText, getBitgoGpgPubKey } from './opengpgUtils';
 import { MpcUtils } from './mpcUtils';
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class TssUtils extends MpcUtils {
 
     const userKeychainParams = {
       source: 'user',
-      type: 'tss',
+      keyType: 'tss' as KeyType,
       commonKeychain: bitgoKeychain.commonKeychain,
       encryptedPrv: this.bitgo.encrypt({ input: JSON.stringify(userSigningMaterial), password: passphrase }),
       originalPasscodeEncryptionCode,
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export class TssUtils extends MpcUtils {
 
     return await this.baseCoin.keychains().createBackup({
       source: 'backup',
-      type: 'tss',
+      keyType: 'tss',
       commonKeychain: bitgoKeychain.commonKeychain,
       prv: prv,
       encryptedPrv: this.bitgo.encrypt({ input: prv, password: passphrase }),
diff --git a/modules/bitgo/src/v2/keychains.ts b/modules/bitgo/src/v2/keychains.ts
index 5915b34c2d..7497fa8a6b 100644
--- a/modules/bitgo/src/v2/keychains.ts
+++ b/modules/bitgo/src/v2/keychains.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { TssUtils } from './internal/tssUtils';
 import { BlsUtils } from './internal/blsUtils';
 
 const { validateParams } = common;
+
+export type KeyType = 'tss' | 'independent' | 'blsdkg';
+
 export interface Keychain {
   id: string;
   pub: string;
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ interface AddKeychainOptions {
   commonKeychain?: string;
   encryptedPrv?: string;
   type?: string;
+  keyType?: KeyType;
   source?: string;
   originalPasscodeEncryptionCode?: string;
   enterprise?: string;
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ export interface CreateBackupOptions {
   disableKRSEmail?: boolean;
   krsSpecific?: any;
   type?: string;
+  keyType?: KeyType;
   reqId?: RequestTracer;
   commonPub?: string;
   commonKeychain?: string;
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ interface CreateBitGoOptions {
   source?: 'bitgo';
   enterprise?: string;
   reqId?: RequestTracer;
+  keyType?: KeyType;
 }
 
 interface CreateMpcOptions {
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ export class Keychains {
    */
   async add(params: AddKeychainOptions = {}): Promise<Keychain> {
     params = params || {};
-    validateParams(params, [], ['pub', 'encryptedPrv', 'type', 'source', 'originalPasscodeEncryptionCode', 'enterprise', 'derivedFromParentWithSeed']);
+    validateParams(params, [], ['pub', 'encryptedPrv', 'keyType', 'type', 'source', 'originalPasscodeEncryptionCode', 'enterprise', 'derivedFromParentWithSeed']);
 
     if (!_.isUndefined(params.disableKRSEmail)) {
       if (!_.isBoolean(params.disableKRSEmail)) {
@@ -294,6 +300,7 @@ export class Keychains {
         commonKeychain: params.commonKeychain,
         encryptedPrv: params.encryptedPrv,
         type: params.type,
+        keyType: params.keyType,
         source: params.source,
         provider: params.provider,
         originalPasscodeEncryptionCode: params.originalPasscodeEncryptionCode,
diff --git a/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/blsUtils.ts b/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/blsUtils.ts
index 070549c48c..81fcce3388 100644
--- a/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/blsUtils.ts
+++ b/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/blsUtils.ts
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ describe('BLS Utils:', async function () {
     };
 
     nock(bgUrl)
-      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ type: 'blsdkg', source: 'bitgo' }))
+      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ keyType: 'blsdkg', source: 'bitgo' }))
       .reply(200, bitgoKeychain);
 
     return bitgoKeychain;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ describe('BLS Utils:', async function () {
     };
 
     nock('https://bitgo.fakeurl')
-      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ type: 'blsdkg', source: 'user' }))
+      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ keyType: 'blsdkg', source: 'user' }))
       .reply(200, userKeychain);
 
     return userKeychain;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ describe('BLS Utils:', async function () {
     };
 
     nock('https://bitgo.fakeurl')
-      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ type: 'blsdkg', source: 'backup' }))
+      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ keyType: 'blsdkg', source: 'backup' }))
       .reply(200, backupKeychain);
 
     return backupKeychain;
diff --git a/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/tssUtils.ts b/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/tssUtils.ts
index ccf3856aa1..c5c7f45936 100644
--- a/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/tssUtils.ts
+++ b/modules/bitgo/test/v2/unit/internal/tssUtils.ts
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ describe('TSS Utils:', async function () {
     };
 
     nock(bgUrl)
-      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ type: 'tss', source: 'bitgo' }))
+      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ keyType: 'tss', source: 'bitgo' }))
       .reply(200, bitgoKeychain);
 
     return bitgoKeychain;
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ describe('TSS Utils:', async function () {
     };
 
     nock('https://bitgo.fakeurl')
-      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ type: 'tss', source: 'user' }))
+      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ keyType: 'tss', source: 'user' }))
       .reply(200, userKeychain);
 
     return userKeychain;
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ describe('TSS Utils:', async function () {
     };
 
     nock('https://bitgo.fakeurl')
-      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ type: 'tss', source: 'backup' }))
+      .post(`/api/v2/${params.coin}/key`, _.matches({ keyType: 'tss', source: 'backup' }))
       .reply(200, backupKeychain);
 
     return backupKeychain;