# Can I register a company using the API?

**URL:** <http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-i-register-a-company-using-the-api/1439>\
**Category:** API Question\
**Created:** [November 3, 2017, 10:43am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-i-register-a-company-using-the-api/1439 "2017-11-03T10:43:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![steve1](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/user_avatar/forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/steve1/32/477_2.png) [@steve1](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/steve1)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 10:43am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-i-register-a-company-using-the-api/1439/1 "2017-11-03T10:43:49Z")

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It looks like this functionality isn’t available after reading the docs. Have I missed something, or - is there another way to register a UK company programatically?

Thanks

Steve

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**Author:** ![ash](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@ash](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/ash)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-i-register-a-company-using-the-api/1439/2 "2017-11-03T12:09:59Z")

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You can’t form companies through the API (yet, it’s supposed to be coming, but I wouldn’t expect it for a while). Currently you can incorporate through the XML gateway. Try:

[http://xmlgw.companieshouse.gov.uk](http://xmlgw.companieshouse.gov.uk)  
[http://xmlforum.aws.chdev.org](http://xmlforum.aws.chdev.org)

for more information

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**Author:** ![steve1](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/user_avatar/forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/steve1/32/477_2.png) [@steve1](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/steve1)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-i-register-a-company-using-the-api/1439/3 "2017-11-03T14:46:36Z")

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That’s great, thanks Ash