Read Source Description
Read a source description. The Source Description resource gets a user's source description.
The FamilySearch implementation of the Source Description resource does not support all properties of a source description as defined by GEDCOM X. Support is limited to the following:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| id | A local identifier for the source description. |
| about | URI to the resource being described, if any. |
| title | Label, title, or other name to display to the user for the source. |
| citation | The citation for the source. FamilySearch only supports the value of the citation and not any template or associated citation fields. |
| notes | Notes about the source provided by a user. |
Path parameters
The id of the source description. To find source description IDs, see <a href="/reference/readusersourcedescriptions" target="_blank">Read User Source Descriptions</a>, or <a href="/reference/createsourcedescription" target="_blank">Create Source Description</a> to create a new source description.
Headers
Specifies the media type(s) that the client is willing to accept in the response.
Response
The read was successful. See <a href="https://developers.familysearch.org/main/docs/json-schema#sourcedescription" target="_blank">SourceDescription Schema (JSON)</a>