# API Key Information

**URL:** <http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/api-key-information/11403>\
**Category:** API Question\
**Created:** [April 9, 2025, 8:29am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/api-key-information/11403 "2025-04-09T08:29:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![paul.tidman](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@paul.tidman](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/paul.tidman)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 8:29am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/api-key-information/11403/1 "2025-04-09T08:29:57Z")

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In regards to the Companies House API, we are looking to gather some information:

- How often does the API go off-line & for how long
- How ‘fresh’ is the data
- How often does the pertinent data change
- Lead time for new data to be added

KR

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**Author:** ![snicholas](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@snicholas](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/snicholas)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/api-key-information/11403/2 "2025-04-09T13:29:22Z")

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Hi,

The public target for our digital service is around 99%. The data is updated in “real time” so in the vast majority of cases, all new filings, and the data contained, will be available within minutes.

SDN