Source Descriptions

Description

The Source Descriptions resource adds a source description to the contributor's set of source descriptions.

The FamilySearch implementation of the Source Description resource does not support all properties of a source description as defined by GEDCOM X. For more information, see the Source Description Resource.

User-Uploaded Sources

To create a user-uploaded source, create a source description that describes a memory resource.

Operations

GET - Read the list of all user-defined source descriptions.

Produces - Specify a returned data format using the Accept header.
Parameters
Name Type Description
sdids query comma and/or space separated list of source description ids
Status Codes
  • 200  -  Upon a successful read.
  • 204  -  Upon a successful read; No source descriptions matched provided IDs
  • 303  -  Upon a successful read; redirecting to the current user's list of all sources.

POST - Create a Source Description

Produces - Specify a returned data format using the Accept header.
Consumes - Specify the incoming data format using the Content-Type header.
Parameters
Name Type Description
body request-body The Gedcomx body
Status Codes
  • 201  -  The creation of the source description was successful. Expect a location header specifying the link to the created source description.
  • 400  -  If the request was unable to be understood by the application.
Warnings
400 Blacklisted URI: The URI is blacklisted
400 Uncategorized URI: The URI is not categorized
400 Invalid URI: The URI is invalid

Example Requests

Create Source Description How to create a source description.
Create User-Uploaded Source How to create a source for an artifact that a user has uploaded.

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