How To Pull Companies Details Using Company Name

[navnath.satre]

Hi,

I am new for API, I have list of Company names I need Reg. No, Reg. Address,Company Name/Address changed If Any and so on

I have Created Account and generate API Key for streaming and
I am trying using python but giving 401 error also URL not opening
{“error”:“Empty Authorization header”,“type”:“ch:service”}
even I am trying in Postman

Which Step I am Missing ? or What is the best way to pull companies details ?

Thanks,
Navnath

[voracityemail]

Welcome - you will find answers to your questions in both the Companies House documentation and on this forum.

It sounds like you need the Public Data API (to look up company details) rather than the streaming API (to be notified of particular types of filing made by all companies as they occur). For more information see the Companies House overview documentation for all their APIs. The Streaming API has its own overview).

For authorization Companies House also have documentation.

For answers on how to authorize via both Postman and Python there are many forum posts - examples:

401 Invalid Authorization

I tried using: curl -u my_API_Key: "https://api.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/00048839" to little success (getting “Invalid Authorization” error code), I had been using python and the request library but decided to try the command line as was facing the same error there. I can now see that it is not an issue with my python code and there instead must be an issue with either my application setup or some other factor that I am failing to see… does the “my_API_Key” have to be encoded somehow, bas…

Invalid Authorization error in API

I am getting below error when calling API ‘https://api.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01234567/persons-with-significant-control’ { “error”: “Invalid Authorization”, “type”: “ch:service” } I have passed api key in ‘Authorization’ key as 'Bearer ’ + [API Key] I have also tried to do base 64 encoding then passed api key and also tried by selecting basic authentication and provided username and password still getting same error.

Invalid Authorization error in API

I am getting below error when calling API ‘https://api.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01234567/persons-with-significant-control’ { “error”: “Invalid Authorization”, “type”: “ch:service” } I have passed api key in ‘Authorization’ key as 'Bearer ’ + [API Key] I have also tried to do base 64 encoding then passed api key and also tried by selecting basic authentication and provided username and password still getting same error.

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Good luck.