How to be successful with the Family Search API

FamilySearch DevCon Presentation

1. How to Succeed to beginning development with the FamilySearch API Vaughn Hepworth

2. Developers New to Web Development Most developers we work with are familiar with some form of programming Most Developers are looking for quick entry to making calls

3. Authentication ( OAuth 2.0) OAuth 2.0 is not a concept normally used with non web developers.

4. Various Internet Technologies There are many various technologies that developers must be familiar with HTTP REST XML/JSON Media Types URI

5. Components of a successful Call What is required to make a successful call within the FS API?

6. How can I be successful? Getting Started (guides) SDKs w/ Reference Libraries FSDN Authentication ( OAuth 2.0) Other Tools

7. Guides

8. Getting Started

9. Authentication Guide

10. SDK’s

11. FSDN Ask questions to other developers working with the same API Get notified of any upcoming changes, releases, or fixes Learn what others are doing within the Genealogy community

12. Requirements for Making a Call

13. Requirements for Making a Call Endpoint URI Headers Accept Authorization https:// familysearch.org/platform/tree/persons/ KWQM-1T9 application/x-fs-v1+xml b earer < access_token >

14. Authentication Your App Family Search (Authorization endpoint) Login Page Obtain Access Token Redirect to App Your App Redirect Redirects to the Callback URI Auth Code in URL Param POST auth code to Access Token Endpoint

15. Dev HTTP Client (Chrome Plugin)

16. Resources Email Support [email protected] Developers website: https://familysearch.org/developers