# Sandbox search/companies endpoint returns an empty response

**URL:** <http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/sandbox-search-companies-endpoint-returns-an-empty-response/5128>\
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**Created:** [May 31, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/sandbox-search-companies-endpoint-returns-an-empty-response/5128 "2022-05-31T16:43:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/sandbox-search-companies-endpoint-returns-an-empty-response/5128/1 "2022-05-31T16:43:31Z")

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Hello everyone,

We are using the Companies House sandbox ([https://test-data-sandbox.company-information.service.gov.uk/test-data/company](https://test-data-sandbox.company-information.service.gov.uk/test-data/company)) to generate test data for developing and testing.

Test company generates and gets by ID very well (“company\_number”: “25676636”).

But when we are trying to use the search company by company name ([https://api-sandbox.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?query=Company](https://api-sandbox.company-information.service.gov.uk/search/companies?query=Company) 25676636 LIMITED), we are receiving an empty response (“total\_results”: 0).  
The same thing when we are trying to get the persons-with-significant-control-statement ({}).

What are we doing wrong?  
How can we use the search endpoint to receive test data by name?