# Rover to create API schema with supergraph in local? **URL:** \ **Category:** GraphOS\ **Tags:** federation, rover\ **Created:** [April 11, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/rover-to-create-api-schema-with-supergraph-in-local/6127 "2023-04-11T13:44:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vasu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.apollographql.com/vasu/32/4184_2.png) [@vasu](https://community.apollographql.com/u/vasu)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/rover-to-create-api-schema-with-supergraph-in-local/6127/1 "2023-04-11T13:44:21Z")
Can we use rover to create API schema ( without federation content ) from supergraph which is not in registry but it is in local? ---
**Author:** ![dylan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.apollographql.com/dylan/32/6009_2.png) [@dylan](https://community.apollographql.com/u/dylan)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/rover-to-create-api-schema-with-supergraph-in-local/6127/2 "2023-04-11T17:49:37Z")
I don’t believe so, Rover can create the [supergraph schema](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/federated-types/overview/#supergraph-schema) via [`rover supergraph compose`](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/rover/commands/supergraphs#supergraph-compose), but the router is what produces the [API schema](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/federation/federated-types/overview/#api-schema). You could do [`rover dev`](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/rover/commands/dev) to start the router for you, then introspect via [`rover graph introspect`](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/rover/commands/graphs#graph-introspect) as a workaround. What’s your use-case for this behavior? Maybe that’s a feature we should add to Rover? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Gonzalez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.apollographql.com/justin_gonzalez/32/5359_2.png) [@Justin\_Gonzalez](https://community.apollographql.com/u/Justin_Gonzalez)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.apollographql.com/t/rover-to-create-api-schema-with-supergraph-in-local/6127/3 "2025-02-06T20:49:01Z")