# PersonID relation - XMLGateway vs REST API

**URL:** <http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/personid-relation-xmlgateway-vs-rest-api/486>\
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**Created:** [February 29, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/personid-relation-xmlgateway-vs-rest-api/486 "2016-02-29T16:53:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![mfairhurst](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mfairhurst](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/mfairhurst)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/personid-relation-xmlgateway-vs-rest-api/486/2 "2016-03-08T18:01:07Z")

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@harshad_ranganathan

Unfortunately the REST API and the XML Gateway have independent ID’s to the data and there is no mapping available within the current service as it stands.

Thanks,

@mfairhurst

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