---
title: "Create Genealogies Source Description"
method: POST
path: "/genealogies/trees/{tid}/sources"
tags: ["Sources"]
---

# Create Genealogies Source Description

`POST /genealogies/trees/{tid}/sources`

Create a genealogies source description in a tree. Provides a way to create genealogies source descriptions among persons in user-submitted genealogies.

## Path parameters

- `tid` string, required

## Headers

- `Content-Type` 'application/x-fs-v1+json' | 'application/x-gedcomx-v1+json' | 'application/x-fs-v1+xml' | 'application/x-gedcomx-v1+xml', required
- `X-Reason` string

## Response `201`

The operation was successful.

## Other responses

- `404` — If the genealogies tree is not found.
- `429` — The request was throttled.

---

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