---
title: "Read Genealogies Source Description"
method: GET
path: "/genealogies/sources/{sdid}"
tags: ["Sources"]
---

# Read Genealogies Source Description

`GET /genealogies/sources/{sdid}`

Read a genealogies source description.

## Path parameters

- `sdid` string, required

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/x-fs-v1+json' | 'application/x-gedcomx-v1+json' | 'application/json' | 'application/x-fs-v1+xml' | 'application/x-gedcomx-v1+xml' | 'application/xml', required

## Response `200`

The read was successful. See <a href="https://developers.familysearch.org/main/docs/json-schema#sourcedescription" target="_blank">SourceDescription Schema (JSON)</a>

## Other responses

- `404` — If the requested source description is not found.
- `429` — The request was throttled.

---

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