diff --git a/api/api_types.go b/api/api_types.go
index d7e218f5a..94c7b54ac 100644
--- a/api/api_types.go
+++ b/api/api_types.go
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ func CensusTypeToOrigin(ctype CensusTypeDescription) (models.CensusOrigin, []byt
 	case CensusTypeWeighted, CensusTypeZKWeighted:
 		origin = models.CensusOrigin_OFF_CHAIN_TREE_WEIGHTED
 		root = ctype.RootHash
+	case CensusTypeFarcaster:
+		origin = models.CensusOrigin_FARCASTER_FRAME
+		root = ctype.RootHash
 	default:
 		return 0, nil, ErrCensusTypeUnknown.Withf("%q", ctype)
 	}
diff --git a/api/census_helpers.go b/api/census_helpers.go
index 3317486a1..58e1e441a 100644
--- a/api/census_helpers.go
+++ b/api/census_helpers.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ func encodeCensusType(t models.Census_Type) string {
 		return CensusTypeWeighted
 	case models.Census_CA:
 		return CensusTypeCSP
+	case models.Census_FARCASTER_FRAME:
+		return CensusTypeFarcaster
 	}
 
 	return CensusTypeUnknown
diff --git a/api/censuses.go b/api/censuses.go
index 0f971dbae..dc2f8fea4 100644
--- a/api/censuses.go
+++ b/api/censuses.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const (
 	CensusTypeWeighted   = "weighted"
 	CensusTypeZKWeighted = "zkweighted"
 	CensusTypeCSP        = "csp"
+	CensusTypeFarcaster  = "farcaster"
 	CensusTypeUnknown    = "unknown"
 
 	MaxCensusAddBatchSize = 8192