How to get at a content type's field defs from code?

Thanks, @yorkshirepudding! I looked at the function you mentioned, and it does load the "node type" data as you mentioned, but that does not appear to include its fields. Going to check the list of functions in the node module docs and see if I can spot the one I want.

None of the node module functions appears to give the info I was looking for, sadly.

This function gives the type definition but doesn't show the associated fields. E.g.

$type = node_type_load('card');
print_r ($type);

# results

stdClass Object
(
    [type] => card
    [name] => Card
    [description] => Add a card for use on an existing page. Display as a block or in a view.
    [settings] => Array
        (
            [status_default] => 1
            [node_preview] => 1
            [promote_enabled] => 1
            [promote_default] => 
            [sticky_enabled] => 
            [sticky_default] => 
            [revision_enabled] => 1
            [revision_default] => 
            [scheduling_enabled] => 
            [show_submitted_info] => 
            [comment_default] => 1
            [node_submitted] => 
            [node_user_picture] => 
            [hidden_path] => 1
            [comment_enabled] => 
            [comment_per_page] => 50
            [comment_mode] => 1
            [comment_anonymous] => 0
            [comment_title_options] => auto
            [comment_user_picture] => 1
            [comment_form_location] => 1
            [comment_preview] => 1
            [comment_close_enabled] => 
            [comment_close_days] => 14
            [menu_default] => 
            [menu_options] => Array
                (
                )

            [menu_parent] => main-menu:0
            [node_submitted_format] => [node:created:medium] by [node:author]
            [language] => 0
            [node_permissions] => 1
        )

    [base] => node_content
    [module] => node
    [node_preview] => 1
    [help] => 
    [modified] => 
    [disabled] => 
    [has_title] => 1
    [title_label] => Title
    [orig_type] => card
)

I'm going to look at the field module next to see if I can figure it out. It does look like the path I mentioned /admin/structure/types/manage/my-content-type/ only shows up in the field_ui module.