# Access to Patient Demographics in a Development application

**URL:** <https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/access-to-patient-demographics-in-a-development-application/671>\
**Category:** Personal Demographics Service FHIR API\
**Tags:** authentication, onboarding\
**Created:** [14 January 2024 08:51 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/access-to-patient-demographics-in-a-development-application/671 "2024-01-14T08:51:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![phil.glew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e68b1a/32.png) [@phil.glew](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/phil.glew)\
**Post date:** [14 January 2024 08:51 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/access-to-patient-demographics-in-a-development-application/671/1 "2024-01-14T08:51:26Z")

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Hi there,

I have successfully tested Sandbox using Patient Demographics Application-level API, and now we want to test authentication using a Development application to the Patient Demographics Service application API, but I cannot see this in the list of APIs when I click Add API.

Do I need to do something else prior?

Thanks  
Phil

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**Author:** ![ernest.kissiedu1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bb73d2/32.png) [@ernest.kissiedu1](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/ernest.kissiedu1)\
**Post date:** [15 January 2024 14:24 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/access-to-patient-demographics-in-a-development-application/671/2 "2024-01-15T14:24:10Z")

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Hi @phil.glew

You can learn about the environments available to each API in the [Environments and testing section](https://digital.nhs.uk/developer/api-catalogue/personal-demographics-service-fhir#overview--environments-and-testing) of the spec.

For Personal Demographics Service (PDS), it is:

- Sandbox
- Integration
- Production

Regards,  
Ernest

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**Author:** ![jeffriab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@jeffriab](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/jeffriab)\
**Post date:** [17 January 2024 19:23 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/access-to-patient-demographics-in-a-development-application/671/3 "2024-01-17T19:23:48Z")

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Hi @phil.glew ,

Assuming you are trying to add the API in your NHS developer account, there are 2 things to note:

1. You need to create an “application” in the NHS developer account for the _Integration test_ environment. (Your current “application” would have been created for the Sandbox environment.)
2. When you click “Add APIs” to add an API to the “application”, search for “personal” (not “patient”) as the API is called “_Personal_ Demographics Service”.

Hth,  
Jeffri