I’m having problems with GET. Would you have any ideas how I should format my request?
The link displays an attachment that shows my client.
Hi, would be super grateful for a reply. Thanks very m uch.
If you read our documentation https://developer.companieshouse.gov.uk/api/docs/index/gettingStarted.html that provides all the information you should need.
Unfortunately we are unable to support every type of client available.
I am not sure how your particular package works, but you cannot post in your API key as part of the URL to our service.
Your API key has to be base64 encoded and put in the Header under the Authorization: Basic section.
Hope this helps
Thanks for the reply @MArkWilliams. I use LOADS of APIs & this is easily one of the most difficult and frustrating to set-up. I understand that you cannot support all clients, but almost all of them just require an API key to be sent as a parameter, and none of them require Base 64. I don’t see the point of this extra tight security at all. Public info is being requested, not private bank statements, so why the extra hassle of Base 64 and headers? Zoopla & Google work perfectly well without this extra layer.
Separately, you have said that I cannot post the api key as part of the URL, but other documentation in the forums clearly shows that suggested.
I apologise for the rant, but I have wasted a lot of time so far, and feel like it hasn’t been worth it at all.
@MArkWilliams What can be done please?