diff --git a/server/src/types/dlqItem.ts b/server/src/types/dlqItem.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da882ace5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/types/dlqItem.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+export const DLQItemTypes = ["notification", "incident_create", "incident_resolve"] as const;
+export type DLQItemType = (typeof DLQItemTypes)[number];
+
+export const DLQItemStatuses = ["pending", "retrying", "failed"] as const;
+export type DLQItemStatus = (typeof DLQItemStatuses)[number];
+
+export interface DLQItem {
+	id: string;
+	type: DLQItemType;
+	status: DLQItemStatus;
+	payload: Record<string, unknown>;
+	monitorId: string;
+	teamId: string;
+	retryCount: number;
+	maxRetries: number;
+	lastError: string;
+	nextRetryAt: string;
+	createdAt: string;
+	updatedAt: string;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/types/index.ts b/server/src/types/index.ts
index e5b7bf59d..89de348e2 100644
--- a/server/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/types/index.ts
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ export * from "@/types/incident.js";
 export * from "@/types/email.js";
 export * from "@/types/team.js";
 export * from "@/types/maintenanceWindow.js";
+export * from "@/types/dlqItem.js";