---
title: "Read Source References"
method: GET
path: "/tree/source-references"
tags: ["Sources"]
---

# Read Source References

`GET /tree/source-references`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://apibeta.familysearch.org/platform`
- URL: `https://apibeta.familysearch.org/platform/tree/source-references`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

The Source References Query returns a collection of persons and relationships that reference a specific source description or a specific source, depending on which parameter is used. To see a list of all persons and relationships attached to a source such as a census record, use the `source` parameter. To see a list of all persons and relationships attached to a source description, use the `description` parameter.

## Query parameters

- `description` string
- `source` 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`

Upon a successful read. See <a href="https://developers.familysearch.org/main/docs/json-schema#person" target="_blank">Person Schema (JSON)</a>

## Other responses

- `204`: Upon a successful query with no results
- `404`: The specified source description was not found.
- `429`: If the request is throttled.

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[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)