**`items`** is documented in [the Common Wrapper Object][1]. It is an array of whichever object the given route returns.  

In the case of `/me/associated`,  `items` is an array of [`network_user` objects][2].

If you [use a filter][3] that returns [`.wrapper.type`][4], then `type` will return the type that `items` has assumed. EG:


    {
        "items": [                    // <=== Linked
            {
                "badge_counts": {
                    "bronze": 123,
                    "silver": 72,
                    "gold": 8
                },
                "question_count": 11,
                "answer_count": 1241,
                ...
            },
            ...
        ],
        "quota_max": 10000,
        "total": 36,
        "type": "network_user"        // <=== Linked
    }


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**`badge_counts`** is documented in [the `badge_count` object][5] and is just an object with 3 integer properties:

> **Fields**  
&nbsp;&emsp; bronze &emsp; integer  
&nbsp;&emsp; gold &nbsp; &nbsp; &emsp; integer  
&nbsp;&emsp; silver &ensp;&emsp; integer


  [1]: https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/wrapper
  [2]: https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/types/network-user
  [3]: http://stackapps.com/a/4491/7653
  [4]: https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/wrapper
  [5]: https://api.stackexchange.com/docs/types/badge-count