Read Source Description

Read a source description. The Source Description resource gets a user's source description.

The FamilySearch implementation of the Source Description resource does not support all properties of a source description as defined by GEDCOM X. Support is limited to the following:

PropertyDescription
idA local identifier for the source description.
aboutURI to the resource being described, if any.
titleLabel, title, or other name to display to the user for the source.
citationThe citation for the source. FamilySearch only supports the value of the citation and not any template or associated citation fields.
notesNotes about the source provided by a user.
Path Params
string
required

The id of the source description. To find source description IDs, see Read User Source Descriptions, or Create Source Description to create a new source description.

Headers
string
enum
required

Specifies the media type(s) that the client is willing to accept in the response.

Allowed:
Responses
200

The read was successful.

301

Returned if the system failed to retrieve the Title and Citation.

307

Returned if the system failed to retrieve the Citation. The title is user contributed.

404

If the requested source description is not found.

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