---
title: "Create Source Description"
method: POST
path: "/sources/descriptions"
tags: ["Sources"]
---

# Create Source Description

`POST /sources/descriptions`

Create a source description.

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).

### User-Uploaded Sources

To create a user-uploaded source, create a source description that describes a [Memories: Read Memory](ref:read memory).

## Headers

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

## Response `201`

The creation of the source description was successful. Expect a location header specifying the link to the created source description.

## Other responses

- `400` — If the request was unable to be understood by the application.

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