Data Formats

The FamilySearch API uses the following data formats.

If you make a GET request, specify the data format using the Accept header. If you make a POST request, specify the media type using the Content-Type header.

Read more about data formats (i.e., "media types") on Wikipedia.

GEDCOM X

application/x-gedcomx-v1+json

FamilySearch

The FamilySearch data formats provide extensions to the GEDCOM X data formats and are specific to the FamilySearch developer platform.

application/x-fs-v1+json

Atom

application/x-gedcomx-atom+json