GLEIF LEI Lookup API: Legal Entity Identifier Search

Look up LEI codes or search companies by name in the official GLEIF global LEI index: legal name, addresses, status, renewal dates and parent companies. Bulk, no key. $2.70 per 1,000.

What does it do?

GLEIF LEI Lookup finds Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) and company records in the official GLEIF global index: legal name, other names, legal and HQ address, legal form, status, registration and renewal dates, BIC, and optional direct/ultimate parent companies.

• ✅ Official public data source: no login, no cookies, no proxies
• ✅ Fast: plain API calls, typical runs finish in seconds
• ✅ Clean, flat JSON / CSV / Excel output, ready for Sheets, BI tools or AI agents
• ✅ Pay only for results: no monthly rental

Use cases

• KYC & onboarding: verify counterparties.
• Finance & regulatory reporting: check LEI status and renewals.
• Corporate research: map parent companies.

How to use it

1. Click Try for free. The input is prefilled with a working example.
2. Edit the input (see examples below) and click Start.
3. Download results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or pull them via API.

Input examples

LEI + name search

{
  "leis": [
    "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394"
  ],
  "names": [
    "Siemens"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerName": 5
}

Output

Sample rows:

input	lei	legalName	entityStatus	legalCountry	nextRenewalDate
HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394	HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394	Apple Inc.	ACTIVE	US	2027-03-08T17:27:20Z
Siemens	391200HRVVXK0TAQJU80	Siemens Stiftung	ACTIVE	DE	2027-09-05T09:30:11Z

Sample JSON record (long fields shortened):

{
  "input": "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
  "inputType": "lei",
  "found": true,
  "lei": "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
  "legalName": "Apple Inc.",
  "otherNames": [
    "Apple Computer, Inc."
  ],
  "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "legalForm": "H1UM",
  "category": "GENERAL",
  "jurisdiction": "US-CA",
  "legalAddress": "C/O C T Corporation System, 330 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 700, Glendale, US-CA, 91203, US",
  "legalCountry": "US",
  "headquartersAddress": "One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, US-CA, 95014, US",
  "headquartersCountry": "US",
  "registeredAt": "RA000598",
  "registeredAs": "806592",
  "creationDate": "1977-01-03T00:00:00Z",
  "registrationStatus": "ISSUED",
  "initialRegistrationDate": "2012-06-06T15:53:00Z",
  "lastUpdateDate": "2026-03-03T16:34:33Z",
  "nextRenewalDate": "2027-03-08T17:27:20Z",
  "managingLou": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12",
  "corroborationLevel": "FULLY_CORROBORATED",
  "bic": [
    "APLEUS66XXX"
  ],
  "gleifUrl": "https://search.gleif.org/#/record/HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
  "source": "GLEIF API v1 (CC0)",
  "directParentLei": null,
  "directParentName": null,
  "ultimateParentLei": null,
  "ultimateParentName": null
}

Pricing

Pay per event: $0.0027 per LEI record ($2.70 per 1,000). No start fee, no monthly rental. Rows for not-found inputs and errors are free.

Results	Cost
100 LEI records	$0.27
1,000 LEI records	$2.70
10,000 LEI records	$27.00

Apify's free plan includes monthly platform credit, so you can try it at no cost.

Integrations

• Google Sheets: use Apify's Google Sheets integration, or import the dataset CSV link with =IMPORTDATA().
• Zapier & Make: trigger runs and receive the dataset via the official Apify apps.
• Webhooks & schedules: run daily or hourly and post results anywhere.
• AI agents (MCP): available to Claude, ChatGPT and other agents through the Apify MCP server.
• API & SDKs: call from Python, JavaScript or any HTTP client:

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/clearpathdata~gleif-lei-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"leis": ["HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394"], "names": ["Siemens"], "maxResultsPerName": 5}'

FAQ

Search by name?

Yes. Fuzzy name search with optional country and active-only filters.

License?

GLEIF data is CC0.

Something not working?

Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab, and it will be fixed quickly.

More details

Look up LEI codes or search companies by name in the official GLEIF global LEI index. Get legal name, addresses, status, renewal dates and parent companies.

Verify Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) or find a company's LEI by name in the official GLEIF Global LEI Index (about 3 million entities worldwide). Optionally, attach each entity's direct and ultimate parent from GLEIF's Level 2 relationship data.

Uses: KYC/KYB and counterparty onboarding, MiFIR/EMIR/SFTR transaction-reporting checks, vendor master-data enrichment, ownership-structure research, monitoring LEI renewal lapses (schedule it monthly).

Output fields

lei, legalName, otherNames, entityStatus, legalForm, category, jurisdiction, legalAddress, legalCountry, headquartersAddress, headquartersCountry, registeredAt/registeredAs (business-register ID), creationDate, registrationStatus (ISSUED/LAPSED...), initialRegistrationDate, lastUpdateDate, nextRenewalDate, managingLou, corroborationLevel, BIC, gleifUrl, and, with parents on, directParentLei/Name and ultimateParentLei/Name.

Notes

LEIs or names that are not found are returned as found: false and are free. GLEIF data is published under CC0 via the public GLEIF API (api.gleif.org). Not affiliated with GLEIF.

Pricing

Pay per event: lei-record at $0.0027 ($2.7 per 1,000). Charged per LEI record returned. You pay only for results; not-found and error rows are free. Apify platform usage is included.

Example input

{
  "leis": [
    "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
    "00000000000000000000"
  ],
  "names": [
    "Siemens"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "DE"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerName": 3,
  "includeParents": true
}

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