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You might want to  query the option_value table for activity types first - the component_id field will tell you what they relate to (to some extent)

There is an optionValueGet example in the examples directory - (api/v3/examples in your install). Not in the example - it also takes a param 'option_group_name' => 'activity_type'

Hi,

if the component id isn't set, it isn't displayed, that's only when you have it different than you get it, eg:

If you filter out all activity types that have the component set, you should get the list you want
{
"id":"10",
"option_group_id":"2",
"label":"Event Registration",
"value":"5",
"name":"Event Registration",
"filter":"1",
"weight":"5",
"description":"Online or offline event registration.",
"is_optgroup":"0",
"is_reserved":"1",
"is_active":"1",
"component_id":"1"
},
{
"id":"11",
"option_group_id":"2",
"label":"Contribution",
"value":"6",
"name":"Contribution",
"filter":"1",
"weight":"6",
"description":"Online or offline contribution.",
"is_optgroup":"0",
"is_reserved":"1",
"is_active":"1",
"component_id":"2"
},
{
"id":"12",
"option_group_id":"2",
"label":"Membership Signup",
"value":"7",
"name":"Membership Signup",
"filter":"1",
"weight":"7",
"description":"Online or offline membership signup.",
"is_optgroup":"0",
"is_reserved":"1",
"is_active":"1",
"component_id":"3"
},


follow-up for those still with me ...

The code:

         $params = array(
            'version'   => 3,
            'name'      => 'activityType'
         );
         $at = civicrm_api('constant', 'get', $params);

returns 26 values array:

1 = "meeting"
2 = "Phone Call"
3 = "Email"
4 = "Text Message (SMS)"
5 = "Event Registration"
6 = "Contribution"
7 = "Membership Signup"
8 = "Membership Renewal"
9 = "Tell a Friend"
10 = "Pledge Acknowledgment"
11 = "Pledge Reminder"
12 = "Inbound Email"
17 = "Membership Renewal Reminder"
19 = "Bulk Email"
22 = "Print PDF Letter"
34 = "Mass SMS"
35 = "Change Membership Status"
36 = "Change Membership Type"
37 = "Cancel Recurring Contribution"
38 = "Update Recurring Contribution Billing Details:
39 = "Update Recurring Contribution"
40 = "Reminder Sent"
41 = "Export Accounting Batch"
42 = "Create Batch"
43 = "Edit Batch"
55 = "test"

The code:

$params = array(
            'version'   => 3
         );
         $j2c_system_activity_types = civicrm_api('activityType','get', $params);

returns the following 50 values

1 = "meeting"
2 = "Phone Call"
3 = "Email"
4 = "Text Message (SMS)"
5 = "Event Registration"
6 = "Contribution"
7 = "Membership Signup"
8 = "Membership Renewal"
9 = "Tell a Friend"
10 = "Pledge Acknowledgment"
11 = "Pledge Reminder"
12 = "Inbound Email"
13 = "Open Case"
14 = "Follow up"
15 = "Change Case Type"
16 = "Change Case Status"
17 = "Membership Renewal Reminder"
18 = "Change Case Start Date"
19 = "Bulk Email"
20 = "Assign Case Role"
21 = "Remove Case Role"
22 = "Print PDF Letter"
23 = "Merge Case"
24 = "Reassigned Case"
25 = "Link Cases"
26 = "Change Case Tags"
27 = "Add Client To Case"
28 = "Survey"
29 = "Canvass"
30 = "PhoneBank"
31 = "WalkList"
32 = "Petition Signature"
33 = "Change Custom Data"
34 = "Mass SMS"
35 = "Change Membership Status"
36 = "Change Membership Type"
37 = "Cancel Recurring Contribution"
38 = "Update Recurring Contribution Billing Details:
39 = "Update Recurring Contribution"
40 = "Reminder Sent"
41 = "Export Accounting Batch"
42 = "Create Batch"
43 = "Edit Batch"
44 = "Medical evaluation"
46 = "Mental health evaluation"
48 = "Secure temporary housing"
50 = "Income and benefits stabilization"
52 = "Long-term housing plan"
54 = " ADC referral"
55 = "test"

So your code does narrow things down alot - however I am trying to get down to the list that is shown in backend UI when I go to an Individual profile and select the Activity tab to create a new activity.
In this case I see in the New Activity drop down:

Send a mail
Meeting
Phone Call
Print PDF Letter
test

also thinking that maybe creating a Send a mail activity does not actually send an email - is this correct?

I don't understand, you don't get component_id?

That is correct - non of these api calls return component_id

It doesn't make sense. Can you try running the same two api calls with the api explorer on your site?

api explorer?

It doesn't make sense. Can you try running the same two api calls with the api explorer on your site?

Ok, found the api explorer (had to watch your video ;-) )

Same results from explorer - only list of names are returned.