---
name: memories-crawl
description: >
  Download all surviving Memories van Successie (Dutch succession registers, 1806–1927) from ten regional Dutch archives. Use when writing Python code that uses the memories_crawl package.
license: MIT
compatibility: Requires Python >=3.12.
---

# memories_crawl

Download all surviving Memories van Successie (Dutch succession registers, 1806–1927) from ten regional Dutch archives

## Installation

```bash
pip install memories-crawl
```

## API overview

### Functions

Utility functions

- `bhic.main`
- `drentsarchief.main`
- `friesland.main`
- `gelderland.main`
- `limburg.main`
- `nationaalarchief.main`
- `noordholland.main`
- `overijssel.main`
- `utrechtsarchief.main`
- `zeeland.main`

### Constants

Module-level constants and data

- `bhic.API_BASE`
- `bhic.API_KEY`
- `bhic.ARCHIVE_NAME`
- `bhic.BRONTYPE_LABEL`
- `bhic.OUTPUT_DIR`
- `bhic.PAGE_SIZE`
- `bhic.PROGRESS_CSV`
- `bhic.RATE_LIMIT_SLEEP`
- `bhic.REGISTER_FILTER`
- `bhic.REQUEST_SLEEP`
- `bhic.USER_AGENT`
- `drentsarchief.API_BASE`
- `drentsarchief.API_KEY`
- `drentsarchief.ARCHIVE_NAME`
- `drentsarchief.ARCHIVE_NUMBER`
- `drentsarchief.DEED_TYPE_FILTER`
- `drentsarchief.OUTPUT_DIR`
- `drentsarchief.PAGE_SIZE`
- `drentsarchief.USER_AGENT`
- `friesland.API_BASE`
- `friesland.API_KEY`
- `friesland.ARCHIVE_NAME`
- `friesland.ARCHIVE_NUMBER`
- `friesland.BRONTYPE_LABEL`
- `friesland.OUTPUT_DIR`
- `friesland.PAGE_SIZE`
- `friesland.PROGRESS_CSV`
- `friesland.RATE_LIMIT_SLEEP`
- `friesland.REGISTER_FILTER`
- `friesland.REQUEST_SLEEP`
- `friesland.USER_AGENT`
- `gelderland.ARCHIVE_NAME`
- `gelderland.KANTOREN`
- `gelderland.MAIS_ADT`
- `gelderland.MAIS_VAST`
- `gelderland.OUTPUT_DIR`
- `gelderland.USER_AGENT`
- `limburg.ARCHIVE_CODES`
- `limburg.ARCHIVE_NAME`
- `limburg.IMAGE_BASE`
- `limburg.IMAGE_FORMAT`
- `limburg.MAIS_ADT`
- `limburg.MAIS_VAST`
- `limburg.OUTPUT_DIR`
- `limburg.USER_AGENT`
- `nationaalarchief.ACCESS_NUMBER`
- `nationaalarchief.ARCHIVE_NAME`
- `nationaalarchief.EAD_XML_URL`
- `nationaalarchief.OUTPUT_DIR`
- `nationaalarchief.USER_AGENT`
- `nationaalarchief.VIEWER_URL_TPL`
- `noordholland.ARCHIVE_NAME`
- `noordholland.ARCHIVE_NUMBER`
- `noordholland.MAIS_ADT`
- `noordholland.MAIS_VAST`
- `noordholland.OUTPUT_DIR`
- `noordholland.USER_AGENT`
- `overijssel.ARCHIVE_NAME`
- `overijssel.ARCHIVE_NUMBER`
- `overijssel.IMAGE_BASE`
- `overijssel.KANTOOR_MINR`
- `overijssel.MAIS_ADT`
- `overijssel.MAIS_VAST`
- `overijssel.OUTPUT_DIR`
- `overijssel.USER_AGENT`
- `utrechtsarchief.ARCHIVE_NAME`
- `utrechtsarchief.KANTOREN`
- `utrechtsarchief.MAIS_ADT`
- `utrechtsarchief.MAIS_VAST`
- `utrechtsarchief.OUTPUT_DIR`
- `utrechtsarchief.USER_AGENT`
- `zeeland.ARCHIVE_NAME`
- `zeeland.ARCHIVE_NUMBER`
- `zeeland.MAIS_ADT`
- `zeeland.MAIS_VAST`
- `zeeland.OUTPUT_DIR`
- `zeeland.USER_AGENT`

## Resources

- [Full documentation](https://github.com/rags2riches-project/memories_crawl/)
- [llms.txt](llms.txt) — Indexed API reference for LLMs
- [llms-full.txt](llms-full.txt) — Comprehensive documentation for LLMs
- [Source code](https://github.com/rags2riches-project/memories_crawl)