diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a944eb..eef612b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# next (unreleased)
+
+* Add typehints for `get_unused_code` and the fields of the `Item` class (John Doknjas, #361).
+
 # 2.13 (2024-10-02)
 
 * Add support for Python 3.13 (Jendrik Seipp, #369).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45bb3c4..9746153 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -191,6 +191,16 @@ Vulture will automatically look for a `pyproject.toml` in the current working di
 
 To use a `pyproject.toml` in another directory, you can use the `--config path/to/pyproject.toml` flag.
 
+It's also possible to use vulture programatically. For example:
+
+``` python
+import vulture
+
+v = vulture.Vulture()
+v.scavenge(['.'])
+unused_code = v.get_unused_code() # returns a list of `Item` objects
+```
+
 ## Integrations
 
 You can use a [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/#install) hook to run
diff --git a/tests/test_pytype.py b/tests/test_pytype.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ee01c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pytype.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.version_info >= (3, 13), reason="needs Python < 3.13 for pytype"
+)
+def test_pytype():
+    assert subprocess.run(["pytype", "vulture/core.py"]).returncode == 0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3d36356..357c410 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ deps =
   pint  # Use latest version to catch API changes.
   pytest
   pytest-cov
+  pytype ; python_version < '3.13'
 commands =
   pytest {posargs}
 # Install package as wheel in all envs (https://hynek.me/articles/turbo-charge-tox/).
diff --git a/vulture/core.py b/vulture/core.py
index b3c845c..2cadabb 100644
--- a/vulture/core.py
+++ b/vulture/core.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import re
 import string
 import sys
+from typing import List
 
 from vulture import lines
 from vulture import noqa
@@ -139,13 +140,13 @@ def __init__(
         message="",
         confidence=DEFAULT_CONFIDENCE,
     ):
-        self.name = name
-        self.typ = typ
-        self.filename = filename
-        self.first_lineno = first_lineno
-        self.last_lineno = last_lineno
-        self.message = message or f"unused {typ} '{name}'"
-        self.confidence = confidence
+        self.name: str = name
+        self.typ: str = typ
+        self.filename: Path = filename
+        self.first_lineno: int = first_lineno
+        self.last_lineno: int = last_lineno
+        self.message: str = message or f"unused {typ} '{name}'"
+        self.confidence: int = confidence
 
     @property
     def size(self):
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ def get_list(typ):
         self.filename = Path()
         self.code = []
         self.exit_code = ExitCode.NoDeadCode
+        self.noqa_lines = {}
 
     def scan(self, code, filename=""):
         filename = Path(filename)
@@ -300,10 +302,13 @@ def exclude_path(path):
                 except OSError:
                     # Most imported modules don't have a whitelist.
                     continue
+                assert module_data is not None
                 module_string = module_data.decode("utf-8")
                 self.scan(module_string, filename=path)
 
-    def get_unused_code(self, min_confidence=0, sort_by_size=False):
+    def get_unused_code(
+        self, min_confidence=0, sort_by_size=False
+    ) -> List[Item]:
         """
         Return ordered list of unused Item objects.
         """