---
title: "Read Current User Source Descriptions"
method: GET
path: "/sources/descriptions"
tags: ["Source Box"]
---

# Read Current User Source Descriptions

`GET /sources/descriptions`

Read a list of all user-defined source descriptions.

The FamilySearch implementation of the Source Description resource does not support all properties of a source description as defined by GEDCOM X. For more information, see the [Source Description Resource](Source_Description_resource).

## Query parameters

- `sdids` string

## 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

- `204` — Upon a successful read; No source descriptions matched provided ids
- `303` — Upon a successful read; redirecting to the current user's list of all sources.

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