# start\_index incrementation

**URL:** <http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/start-index-incrementation/270>\
**Category:** API Issues\
**Created:** [September 17, 2015, 11:37am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/start-index-incrementation/270 "2015-09-17T11:37:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/start-index-incrementation/270/2 "2015-09-18T15:41:49Z")

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Solene,

This is a known limitation of the service and has been discussed in the attached forum posts previously.

> [@Search API NOT working Properly](http://forum.aws.chdev.org/t/search-api-not-working-properly/86):
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> i search eduction companies using search api( [https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/search/companies?q=a&start\_index=100&items\_per\_page=100](https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/search/companies?q=a&start_index=100&items_per_page=100)) That’s api working fine i got result total records = 10045 again i call that api with starting index 200 but not working. i got below response 416 Request Range Not Satisfiable How can i get more than 200 records using search api Thanks Suresh

> [@API num & startIndex not working](http://forum.aws.chdev.org/t/api-num-startindex-not-working/80):
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> i try to searh with this link companies?q=a there are more thean 38000 result but the request json show me just 20 items and when i try with [https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/search/companies?q=a&items\_per\_page=100](https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/search/companies?q=a&items_per_page=100) i recive 100 items also i try with , [https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/search/companies?q=a&num=100](https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/search/companies?q=a&num=100) but not working &startIndex=100 please help me

Given this is not a priority change at the moment I cannot provide timescales for when the change may be implemented.

Regards,

Mark.

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