HTML Response to a Beta Request

[csmith]

Hi Richard.

I’ve found a previous answer I’ve posted, which may tell you what you need, and parallels Mark’s reply, but with a little more technical detail:

Getting invalid authorization

The existing XML Gateway API employs a custom authentication mechanism unique to Companies House, and involves the complex MD5 hashing of passwords and transaction ID’s. The new Companies House REST API uses standard [Basic HTTP Authorisation][1]. This makes API key authentication as simple as the following curl command: curl -v -uYOUR_APIKEY_FOLLOWED_BY_A_COLON: https://api.companiseshouse.gov.uk/company/00002065 You may have to do a little more work in code, depending on whether your client…

If not, try searching the forum for “authorisation” topics - there is a wealth of information there that might also help.

Let us know how you get on.
C