LEI Code Lookup — Company LEI Search (GLEIF)

Look up Legal Entity Identifiers in bulk from GLEIF, the official global LEI foundation. Works in both directions:

• Have an LEI? Get the entity behind it: legal name, status, jurisdiction, headquarters.
• Have a company name? Find its LEI (and every related entity that matches).

Built for KYC/AML onboarding, MiFID II / EMIR reporting, counterparty due diligence and any workflow where "who exactly is this legal entity?" must have an auditable answer.

What you get

Real output example:

{
  "query": "Petrobras",
  "found": true,
  "lei": "549300N522D3SS8MKV65",
  "legalName": "PETROBRAS NETHERLANDS B.V.",
  "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "jurisdiction": "NL",
  "legalFormId": "54M6",
  "city": "ROTTERDAM",
  "country": "NL",
  "postalCode": "3014 DA",
  "addressLine": "WEENA 798 C 23RD FLOOR",
  "registrationStatus": "ISSUED",
  "initialRegistrationDate": "2013-11-05T03:01:00Z",
  "nextRenewalDate": "2026-12-09T00:00:00Z",
  "managingLou": "213800WAVVOPS85N2205",
  "error": null
}

Field	Meaning
lei	The 20-character Legal Entity Identifier
legalName	Official registered name
entityStatus	ACTIVE / INACTIVE — is the entity alive
jurisdiction	Country of legal registration
city / country / postalCode / addressLine	Headquarters address
registrationStatus	LEI registration state (ISSUED, LAPSED…) — LAPSED LEIs fail many compliance checks
nextRenewalDate	When the LEI is due for renewal
managingLou	The Local Operating Unit maintaining the record

How to use it

1. Paste LEI codes and/or company names into queries (mix them freely — the actor detects which is which).
2. Optionally set Max results per name search (default 5).
3. Run and export CSV/JSON, or call it from your KYC pipeline via API.

Pricing

Small start fee + a fee per entity returned. Queries with no match are not charged per-entity.

Scenario	Approximate cost
50 lookups	~US$ 0.41
200 lookups	~US$ 1.61
1,000 lookups	~US$ 8.01

FAQ

Is this official data? Yes — straight from the GLEIF public API (the foundation that runs the global LEI system). This actor adds bulk handling, name/LEI detection and a flat, spreadsheet-ready output.

What does a LAPSED registration mean? The entity exists but stopped renewing its LEI. Many regulators treat transactions against a lapsed LEI as non-compliant — that's exactly why registrationStatus and nextRenewalDate are in the output.

Can AI agents use this? Yes. The input is a simple list of strings and the output is flat JSON — it plugs into agent workflows via MCP or the Apify API without any parsing gymnastics.

Honest limitations

• Name search is a full-text match on GLEIF's side: broad names ("Alpha") return many candidates — use maxPerQuery to cap.
• Not every company has an LEI. No match ≠ company doesn't exist; it means no LEI registration was found.

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Keywords: LEI lookup, LEI code search, GLEIF API, legal entity identifier, KYC data, AML screening, MiFID II LEI check, counterparty due diligence, find company LEI by name.