---
title: "Read User Source Descriptions"
method: GET
path: "/sources/{uid}/collections/descriptions"
tags: ["Source Box"]
---

# Read User Source Descriptions

`GET /sources/{uid}/collections/descriptions`

Read a (paged) list of all source descriptions in all user-defined collections owned by a specific user.

## Path parameters

- `uid` string, required

## Query parameters

- `start` integer
- `count` integer

## 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

- `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.
- `400` — If the request was unable to be understood by the application.
- `404` — If the requested collection is not found.

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