---
title: "Parent Places"
method: GET
path: "/places/parents"
tags: ["Places"]
---

# Parent Places

`GET /places/parents`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://apibeta.familysearch.org/platform`
- URL: `https://apibeta.familysearch.org/platform/places/parents`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `Accept`

Search for places that contain the given text string and their parents. Filter results based on the parent ids parameter if provided.

## Query parameters

- `value` string, required
- `pids` string

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/x-gedcomx-atom+json' | 'application/json', required

## Response `200`

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

## Other responses

- `204`: No places found that contain the search value.
- `400`: The request contains invalid data or missing required parameters or fields.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/familysearch/apis/standards-endpoints.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/familysearch/apis/standards-endpoints/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/familysearch/apis/standards-endpoints/revisions/bfeea6bf67e2?raw)