Ancestry (paywalled)
Family trees, Digitized records for Worldwide. Access: Open web. Candidate, not used by searches. Reviewed November 2, 2026.
Candidate, not used by searches
This source is listed for review only. Its terms forbid automated access, or they could not be read. It is left out of /v1/sources unless you ask for candidates.
Access and terms
| Slug | ancestry |
|---|---|
| Records | Family trees, Digitized records |
| Places | Worldwide |
| Years | Not stated by the source |
| Access | Open web |
| Key | Not needed. |
| Rate limit | None stated by the source. |
| robots.txt | Not checked. |
| Homepage | www.ancestry.com/ |
| API docs | None found. |
| Terms | www.ancestry.com/c/legal/termsandconditions |
| Checked by hand | November 2, 2026 |
Notes
Paywalled. Lineage never fetches it, by API or page, and never asks for a person's password. A plan node naming it is a lead: the record set and a link for the person to open with their own subscription, or a letter to the holding archive for the original. The Ancestry Terms and Conditions forbid access by automated or programmatic means beyond standard human use (as read for the find-a-grave row).
Evidence read on November 2, 2026
Status: Candidate
Candidates are never probed.
JSON: /v1/sources/ancestry. For agents: /sources/ancestry/llms.txt.