Resources

Artifacts

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Authentication

Access Token	POST	The resource for obtaining an access token.
Authentication Guide		Guide for authentication.
Authorization	GET , POST	The OAuth 2.0 authorization endpoint for a client application.
Logout	POST	Invalidate the session

Authorities

Date

GET

A date.

Change History

Child-and-Parents Relationship Change History	GET , HEAD	The change history of a child-and-parents relationship.
Couple Relationship Change History	GET , HEAD	The change history of a couple relationship.
Person Change History	GET , HEAD	The change history of a person.
Restore Change	POST	Action to restore a change to a person or relationship.

Collections

FamilySearch Collections	GET	The set of all collections available in the FamilySearch API.
FamilySearch Controlled Vocabulary	GET	The FamilySearch Controlled Vocabulary.
FamilySearch Dates	GET	The collection of historical dates known to the application.
FamilySearch Discussions	GET	The collection of all discussions about FamilySearch resources.
FamilySearch Family Tree	GET	The FamilySearch Family Tree.
FamilySearch Genealogies	GET	The FamilySearch user-submitted genealogies.
FamilySearch Memories	GET	The collection of memories provided by users of FamilySearch.
FamilySearch Place Authority	GET	The FamilySearch Place Authority.
FamilySearch User-Defined Sources	GET	The collection of all sources defined by FamilySearch users.
Home	GET	A description of the FamilySearch API itself as a collection.

Discussions

Comment	DELETE	A comment.
Comments	GET , POST	A list of comments on a discussion.
Discussion	GET , HEAD , POST	A discussion.
Discussions	POST	The set of discussions.

Genealogies

Prototype Genealogies Conclusion	DELETE	A conclusion on a person or relationship.
Prototype Genealogies Person	DELETE , GET , POST	A person.
Prototype Genealogies Person Restore	POST	Action to restore a person.
Prototype Genealogies Persons	GET , POST	The set of persons in the FamilySearch user-submitted genealogies.
Prototype Genealogies Relationship	DELETE , POST	A relationship
Prototype Genealogies Source Description	DELETE , GET , POST	A source description
Prototype Genealogies Source Descriptions	POST	The set of source descriptions in a tree in user-submitted genealogies.
Prototype Genealogies Tree	DELETE , GET , POST	A user-submitted genealogy tree
Prototype Genealogies Trees	GET , POST	The set of trees in the FamilySearch user-submitted genealogies.
Prototype Match by Genealogies Person Id	GET	The matches for a person in user-submitted genealogies.

Groups

No resources are available.

Memories

Memories	GET , POST	The list of all memories in the system.
Memory	DELETE , GET , POST	A memory
Memory Artifact	POST	The artifact of a memory.
Memory Artifact Coverage	DELETE	The coverage of a memory artifact.
Memory Comment	DELETE	A comment on a FamilySearch Memory.
Memory Comments	GET , POST	A list of comments on a memory.
Memory Persona	DELETE , GET , POST	A memories persona.
Memory Personas	GET , POST	A set of personas in a memory.
User Memories	GET	The list of artifacts of memories that belong to a specific user.

Names

Prototype Script	GET	Script type of a name.
Prototype Segments	GET , POST	Segments of a name.

Ordinances

Ordinances API

Because of policy changes by FamilySearch management, the Ordinances Service APIs are currently not available to new products. If you believe that a policy exception should be made for your product, please send a message with justification to devsupport@familysearch.org.

Parents and Children

Child-and-Parents Relationship	DELETE , GET , HEAD , POST	A child-and-parents relationship.
Child-and-Parents Relationship Change History	GET , HEAD	The change history of a child-and-parents relationship.
Child-and-Parents Relationship Conclusion	DELETE	A single fact on a child-and-parents relationship.
Child-and-Parents Relationship Note	DELETE , GET , POST	A note on a child-and-parents relationship.
Child-and-Parents Relationship Notes	GET , POST	The set of notes attached to a child-and-parents relationship.
Child-and-Parents Relationship Parent	DELETE	A specific parent in a child-and-parents relationship.
Child-and-Parents Relationship Parents Ordering	POST	A child-and-parents relationship parents ordering.
Child-and-Parents Relationship Restore	POST	Action to restore a child-and-parents relationship.
Child-and-Parents Relationship Source Reference	DELETE	A source reference.
Child-and-Parents Relationship Source References	GET , POST	A set of source references on a child-and-parents relationship.
Child-and-Parents Relationship Sources Query	GET	A query for all sources for a child-and-parents relationship.
Relationships	POST	The set of relationships in the application.

Pedigree

Ancestry	GET	The query for the ancestry of a person.
Descendancy	GET	The query for the descendancy of a person.
Prototype Relationship Finder	GET	Find the set of relationships that show how {pid} is related to {opid}.

Person

Children of a Person	GET	The set of children for a person.
Current Tree Person	GET	The query for the tree person that represents the current user.
Families of a Person	GET	The families for a person.
Parents of a Person	GET	The set of parents for a person.
Person	DELETE , GET , HEAD , POST	A person.
Person Change History	GET , HEAD	The change history of a person.
Person Conclusion	DELETE	A single name, gender, or fact on a person.
Person Discussion Reference	DELETE	A single discussion reference.
Person Memories	GET , POST	The list of memories attached to a person.
Person Memories Portrait	DELETE , GET	The person memories portrait.
Beta Person Memory Reference	DELETE	A reference from a Tree person to a memories persona.
Person Merge	GET , OPTIONS , POST	A person merge.
Person Not A Match	DELETE	A declaration that a person is not a match of another person.
Person Not A Match List	DELETE , GET , POST	The list of persons that are declared to be not a match with a particular person.
Person Note	DELETE , GET , POST	A note on a person.
Person Notes	GET , POST	The set of notes attached to a person.
Person Portraits	GET , POST	The person portraits.
Person Restore	POST	Action to restore a person.
Person Source Reference	DELETE	A source reference for a person.
Person Sources Query	GET	A query for all sources for a person.
Persons	GET , POST	The set of persons in the FamilySearch Family Tree.
Preferred Parent Relationship	DELETE , GET , PUT	A preferred parent relationship for a person.
Preferred Spouse Relationship	DELETE , GET , PUT	A preferred relationship for a person.
Spouses of a Person	GET	The set of spouses for a person.

Places

Place	GET	A place.
Place Attributes	GET	The attributes of a place.
Place Description	GET	A description of a place.
Place Description Children	GET	The children of a place.
Place Descriptions	GET	A set of place descriptions.
Place Descriptions Group	GET	A place descriptions group.
Place Type	GET	A place type.
Place Type Group	GET	A place type group.
Place Type Groups	GET	The list of place type groups.
Place Types	GET	The list of place types.
Places Search	GET	A list of places matching search criteria.

Records

No resources are available.

Search and Match

Match by Tree Person Id	GET , HEAD , POST	The matches for a Family Tree person.
Person Matches by Example	POST	Get tree persons that match the given criteria.
Person Not A Match	DELETE	A declaration that a person is not a match of another person.
Person Not A Match List	DELETE , GET , POST	The list of persons that are declared to be not a match with a particular person.
Tree Person Search	GET	A search query for tree persons.

Sources

Source Description	DELETE , GET , HEAD , POST	A source description
Source Descriptions	GET , POST	The set of source descriptions in the application.
Source Folder	DELETE , GET , POST	A source folder.
Source Folder Source Descriptions	GET , POST	The (paged) list of of source descriptions in a specific source folder.
Source Folders	GET , POST	The set of all source folders in the system.
Source References Query	GET	A set of persons and relationships which reference the given source description.
User Source Descriptions	DELETE , GET	The (paged) list of of all source descriptions provided by a specific user.
User Source Folders	GET	The list of all source folders provided by a specific user.

Spouses

Couple Relationship	DELETE , GET , HEAD , POST	A couple relationship
Couple Relationship Change History	GET , HEAD	The change history of a couple relationship.
Couple Relationship Conclusion	DELETE	A single fact on a couple relationship.
Couple Relationship Note	DELETE , GET , POST	A note on a couple relationship.
Couple Relationship Notes	GET , POST	The set of notes attached to a relationship.
Couple Relationship Restore	POST	Action to restore a couple relationship.
Couple Relationship Source Reference	DELETE	A source reference for a couple relationship.
Couple Relationship Source References	GET , POST	A set of source references on a couple relationship.
Couple Relationship Sources Query	GET	A query for all sources for a couple relationship.
Couple Relationship Spouses Ordering	POST	A couple relationship spouses ordering.
Relationships	POST	The set of relationships in the application.

Trees

No resources are available.

User

Agent	GET	An agent, such as a user or other contributor.
Current Tree Person	GET	The query for the tree person that represents the current user.
Current User	GET	The current user.

Utilities

Pending Modifications

GET

The set of pending modifications currently defined for the FamilySearch API.

Vocabularies

Controlled Vocabulary List	GET	A list of controlled vocabulary elements.
Controlled Vocabulary Term	GET	controlled vocabulary term

Other

Tree Person Reference		A single tree-person-reference on a person.
Prototype Tree Matches		List of Matches.