Update Genealogies Person

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https://apibeta.familysearch.org/platform/genealogies/persons/{pid}

Update a genealogies person including names, gender, or facts of the person.

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Path Params

pid

string

required

The ID of the genealogies person to update. To find genealogies person IDs, see Read Genealogies Persons.

Body Params

The genealogies person to be updated.

Gedcomx object containing the person with conclusions to update. Conclusions with an ID are updates; conclusions without an ID are creates.

persons

array of objects

required

length between 1 and 1

Array containing the person to update. See Person Schema (JSON)

persons*

gender

object

The gender of the person

names

array of objects

Array of names for the person. Include the ID to update an existing name, or omit the ID to add a new name.

names

facts

array of objects

Array of facts about the person (birth, death, residence, etc.). Include the ID to update an existing fact, or omit the ID to add a new fact.

facts

Headers

X-Reason

string

Header giving the reason for updating a genealogies person.

Responses

201

The successful update contained a single conclusion. Expect the id of the conclusion in the 'Location' header.

204

The update was successful.

404

If the requested person is not found.

429

The request was throttled.

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