# Can you use the API to create a new Company? **URL:** \ **Category:** Meta\ **Created:** [December 1, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-you-use-the-api-to-create-a-new-company/858 "2016-12-01T23:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mark1](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@mark1](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/mark1)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-you-use-the-api-to-create-a-new-company/858/1 "2016-12-01T23:01:33Z")
The introduction to the API seems to suggest each resource is matched to all verbs? And is there a test service available to develop against, or do say e.g. post requests during development go live? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![georgelangham1990](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/user_avatar/forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/georgelangham1990/32/1099_2.png) [@georgelangham1990](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/georgelangham1990)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-you-use-the-api-to-create-a-new-company/858/2 "2016-12-07T12:19:00Z")
Far as I’m aware at the current stage it is set to only be read-only. So one can only GET data from the Companies House Data Stores, but cannot Push to it. Though I certainly imagine that is a definite end-goal. ---
**Author:** ![jonesr91](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/13edae/32.png) [@jonesr91](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/jonesr91)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-you-use-the-api-to-create-a-new-company/858/3 "2018-05-24T20:15:08Z")
Does anyone know whether this is now possible? ---
**Author:** ![MArkWilliams](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/user_avatar/forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/markwilliams/32/194_2.png) [@MArkWilliams](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/MArkWilliams)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-you-use-the-api-to-create-a-new-company/858/4 "2018-05-25T14:47:43Z")
No, this is not possible at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![jonesr91](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/13edae/32.png) [@jonesr91](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/jonesr91)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-you-use-the-api-to-create-a-new-company/858/5 "2018-05-25T15:16:17Z")
Hi Mark, Thanks for the quick response. I can see from responses on other forum posts that at one point this was something on the roadmap. Is this still the case? If so, are there any suggestions of timeframes? Thanks, Ryan ---
**Author:** ![MArkWilliams](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/user_avatar/forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/markwilliams/32/194_2.png) [@MArkWilliams](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/MArkWilliams)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-you-use-the-api-to-create-a-new-company/858/6 "2018-05-30T14:33:25Z")
Yes, this is still on the roadmap, but I do not have any timeframes at this time. ---
**Author:** ![misrab](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@misrab](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/misrab)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 11:30am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-you-use-the-api-to-create-a-new-company/858/7 "2018-08-17T11:30:05Z")
According to this filing should be possible? [Find software for filing company documents - GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/company-filing-software) Anyone have any experience doing so? ---
**Author:** ![MArkWilliams](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/user_avatar/forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/markwilliams/32/194_2.png) [@MArkWilliams](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/MArkWilliams)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/can-you-use-the-api-to-create-a-new-company/858/8 "2018-10-24T14:46:36Z")
These software packages use the XML gateway, not the new CHS/Beta/single service. That has its’ own forum [http://xmlforum.aws.chdev.org/](http://xmlforum.aws.chdev.org/)