Heritage Leiden and Surroundings API (genealogy)

The digital archive of Heritage Leiden and Surroundings contains small 4 million entries of persons. Partners, application developers and other interested parties can query the data in the image bank via an API (Application Programming Interface). For example, for apps and web applications. Many of the records are also provided with a link to the digital image of the original deed. New data is added daily by a large group of enthusiastic volunteers. Regularly harvesting updates is definitely recommended! Data format and accessibility We currently offer the set via OAI-PMH harvesting, soon there will be a possibility to search live via an Open Search API. The set can be harvested with the following link: http://api.memorix-maior.nl/collectiebeheer/a2a/key/dd3f8a56-11e9-11e2-825b-00163e60bf4d/tenant/lei?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=oai_a2a The different types of deeds can also be harvested separately. Use this link to get an overview of the subsets that can be distinguished: http://api.memorix-maior.nl/collectiebeheer/a2a/key/dd3f8a56-11e9-11e2-825b-00163e60bf4d/tenant/lei?verb=ListSets License Both the metadata and the associated images are offered under a CC0 Public Domain Statement. This means that the data may be copied, changed, distributed and executed without permission, even for commercial purposes. Questions about this dataset? Send an email to [email protected]