---
title: "Delete Person Source Reference"
method: DELETE
path: "/tree/persons/{pid}/source-references/{srid}"
tags: ["Sources"]
---

# Delete Person Source Reference

`DELETE /tree/persons/{pid}/source-references/{srid}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://apibeta.familysearch.org/platform`
- URL: `https://apibeta.familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/{pid}/source-references/{srid}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Delete a source reference for a person.

## Path parameters

- `pid` string, required
- `srid` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Reason` string

## Response `204`

The delete was successful.

## Other responses

- `404`: If the requested source reference is not found.
- `410`: If the person has been merged or deleted.
- `429`: The request was throttled.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/familysearch/apis/family-tree-endpoints.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/familysearch/apis/family-tree-endpoints/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/familysearch/apis/family-tree-endpoints/revisions/e248abd029e6?raw)