Welcome to GenealogyCloud™ (Powered by OneGreatFamily)

GenealogyCloud is a full featured API that provides access to a complete web-based genealogy family tree backend system. This web service provides all the functionality for building, editing, searching, sharing and managing a family tree.

The web service allows you to access all of the power of OneGreatFamily. So, in addition to basic family tree functionality like create an individual, add a father, add a child, etc., you get access to capabilities not available anywhere else, including:

· View Preservation

· Automated Matching

· Merging

· Group Architecture

For more information about GenealogyCloud, please download this Microsoft Powerpoint Show: Genealogy_Cloud_Overview.pps

For questions or to discuss GenealogyCloud, please contact Bill Keenan, Chief Strategy Officer at OneGreatFamily at:

(801) 491-0335 ext 203 or email: Bill.Keenan@OneGreatFamily.com

Web Service Documentation

Description

This API assumes you understand how to call Web Service and that you have a solid understanding of the Gedcom 5.5 standard. More information can be found here on the Gedcom standard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEDCOM

To get a developer Id send an email to: devws@onegreatfamily.com

Sample Code and Programming Help

Visit our Sample Code and Programming Help page for sample code and other items to help you in using our web service

Help for previous versions

2009-09-09

API Sections

Search

Search - Allows detailed searching for individuals

Individual

Individual Conflicts List Read - Retrieves a list of conflicts entities attached to an Individual
Individual Create - Allows you to create an Individual record
Individual Create or Update - Allows you to create or update an Individual record
Individual Read - Allows you to retrieve an Individual record
Individual Delete - Allows you to delete an Individual record
Individual Lock for updates - Allows you to lock an Individual record so updates can be made
Individual Unlock - Allows you to remove the lock from a previously locked Individual record
Individual Relationship Add - Allows you to relate one individual to another individual
Individual Relationship Remove - Removes a relationship for an individual
Individual Match Now Async - Performs a Match Now on a single individual OGFN against the whole system
Individual Merge - Forces two individual records to be merged together
Individual Separate - Separates an individual record into each of its views
Individual Media List Read - Retrieves a list of media entities attached to an Individual
Individual Media Create - Attaches a media file to an Individual
Individual Media Delete -Deletes a media entity attached to an Individual
Individual Hints Read - Returns the hints for a given individual
Individual Hints Delete - Deletes a hint on an individual
Individual Tree Read - Returns a tree for an individual
Individual Update - Allows you to update an Individual record
Media Read - Reads a media file associated with an Individual or Family

Family

Family Conflicts List Read - Retrieves a list of conflicts entities attached to an Fan record
Family Create - Allows you to create a Fam record
Family Update - Allows you to update a Fam record
Family Create or Update - Allows you to create or update a Fam record
Family Read - Allows you to retrieve a Fam record
Family Lock for updates - Allows you to lock a Family record so updates can be made
Family Unlock - Allows you to remove the lock from a previously locked Family record
Family Compare - Compares two family records by OGFN and determines if they match
Family Merge - Forces two family records to be merged together
Family Separate - Separates a family record into each of its views
Family Media List Read - Retrieves a list of media entities attached to an Family
Family Media Create - Attaches a media file to an Family
Family Media Delete -Deletes a media entity attached to an Family
Family Hints Read - Returns the hints for the given family
Family Hints Delete - Deletes a hint on a family
Media Read - Reads a media file associated with an Individual or Family

Gedcom

Gedcom Upload - Uploads a gedcom file to OneGreatFamily.com

Status

Gedcom Upload Status Get - Retrieves the status of a gedcom job
Match Now Status Get - Retrieves the status of a match job

User

User Create - Creates a user account for a new user
User Update - Updates user account information for an existing user
User Read - Reads the user account information for an existing user
User Signin - Signs a user into the system and returns a session id that is needed for other methods
User Signout - Signs the user out of the system and clears the session id
User Cancel - Cancels an existing user account

Group

Group Create - Allows you to create a group record
Group Update - Allows you to update a group record
Group Read - Allows you to retrieve a group record
Group Anchor Add - Adds and anchor to the group
Group Anchor Delete - Removes and anchor from the group
Group Anchor Switch Current - Switches to a different anchor as the current anchor
Group Anchor Get Current - Gets the currently selected anchor for the group

Standards

Date Parse - Parses a date string into a structure
Date Format - Builds a date string from elements in a structure
Place Parse - Parses a place string into a structure
Place Format - Builds a place string from elements in a structure
Name Parse - Parses a name string into a structure
Name Format - Builds a string from elements in a structure
Alternate Given Names Get - Retrieves a list of alternate spellings for a given name
Alternate Surnames Get - Retrieves a list of alternate spellings for a surname

Developer

Developer Login - Allows a web service developer to authenticate and use the web service API
Developer Logout - Un-authenticates a developer