Memories Endpoints

The FamilySearch API provides a free and powerful way to standardize place references in your app or service.

Features Include

Read/Write Access

With the Memories endpoints you can offer your users access to their photos, stories, documents, and audio recordings on FamilySearch.

Collaboration and Preservation

The Memories features allow for simple collaboration and sharing. What is uploaded and added to FamilySearch will be available for generations to come.

Cloud Access

Photos and stories make a family tree much more impactful and interesting. FamilySearch Memories are stored in the cloud, making them available anywhere.

Popular Endpoints

User Memories

This query provides a paginated list of memories that belong to a specific user. This allows you to, for example, request a list of all memories that have been uploaded by the current user.

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Memories

Posting to this endpoint allows you to upload and create new photos, stories, documents, and audio files in the system.

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Memory Personas

This resource defines the list of personas tagged on a particular memory.

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Other Endpoint Options

Place-Names

Standardize the places in your app or service with a database of more than 6 million locations.

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User Trees

Offer a tree-building option that allows users to build a private pedigree with, or without, assistance from others.

View User Trees Guide

Photos and Stories

Access millions of family and ancestor photos, stories, and documents added by our users.

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