# Timepoint snapshots - information, access, costs

**URL:** <http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/timepoint-snapshots-information-access-costs/2729>\
**Category:** API Question\
**Created:** [November 8, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/timepoint-snapshots-information-access-costs/2729 "2019-11-08T12:45:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![abhay\_raj\_singh\_raut](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@abhay\_raj\_singh\_raut](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/abhay_raj_singh_raut)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/timepoint-snapshots-information-access-costs/2729/1 "2019-11-08T12:45:57Z")

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Hi,

I am planning to use Company House streaming API. In documentation I see we can get a time point snapshot and then request updates since that timepoint using streaming API. The url for snapshots is [https://developer-specs.companieshouse.gov.uk/snapshot](https://developer-specs.companieshouse.gov.uk/snapshot) which does not work. Please provide information how we can get snapshots.

I thought i could use bulk download monthly files available at [Companies House](http://download.companieshouse.gov.uk/en_output.html) but i realize the attributes in bulk files are less than the attributes provided by streaming API.

Regards  
Abhay

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**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:** [November 11, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/timepoint-snapshots-information-access-costs/2729/2 "2019-11-11T16:29:43Z")

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There are currently no snapshots available for the streaming API only the data going forward.

The streams maintain data for 1 week, so it should be possible to go back a full week. However, this 1 week timepoint depends on the rate of messages coming through the stream and is not currently available on demand.

In some instances, by moving the timepoint back in large jumps it is possible to access earlier data.

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**Author:** ![rmcneil](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/user_avatar/forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/rmcneil/32/225_2.png) [@rmcneil](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/rmcneil)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/timepoint-snapshots-information-access-costs/2729/3 "2020-11-27T14:12:19Z")

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It is still our intention to develop data snapshots for the Streaming API service and the current thinking is that we will form a project to do this next financial year, with Discovery potentially starting in April.

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**Author:** ![philip.mcmahon](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@philip.mcmahon](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/philip.mcmahon)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/timepoint-snapshots-information-access-costs/2729/4 "2022-08-31T16:46:05Z")

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Hello, is there any update on the Streaming API snapshots potentially becoming available? They are referenced in various places - e.g. here [Streaming API:](https://developer-specs.company-information.service.gov.uk/streaming-api/guides/overview)

“For this purpose, Companies House produces snapshot datasets that you can import into a database, and subsequenlty keep current with the streaming API.”