---
title: "Read Place Description"
method: GET
path: "/places/description/{pdid}"
tags: ["Places"]
---

# Read Place Description

`GET /places/description/{pdid}`

Read a place description. A Place Description represents a place in a given time period, within a specific jurisdiction, with a specific official name. Place Description identifiers are in a different namespace than Place identifiers - for example, Place ID 123 is not the same as Place Description ID 123.

## Path parameters

- `pdid` 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#placedescription" target="_blank">PlaceDescription Schema (JSON)</a>

## Other responses

- `404` — If the requested place description is not found.

---

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