Global Company & LEI Lookup — GLEIF

Find legal entities worldwide by company name or exact LEI using the official Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation data service. Return normalized identity, status, jurisdiction, addresses, renewal data and reported direct / ultimate parent relationships.

No upstream API key or subscription is required.

Quick start

1. Enter a company name, or paste an exact 20-character LEI.
2. Optionally narrow the search by country and entity status.
3. Keep parent resolution enabled if you want reported direct / ultimate parents.
4. Click Start.

The Input tab is prefilled with Apple Inc. + US for a zero-setup first run.

Example input

{
  "companyName": "Apple Inc.",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "includeParents": true,
  "maxResults": 5
}

What you get

Typical dataset fields include:

• lei and official legalName,
• entity and LEI registration status,
• legal jurisdiction,
• legal and headquarters addresses,
• renewal / registration dates when reported,
• direct and ultimate parent relationships when GLEIF reports them,
• canonical source URL.

Common workflows

• Exact LEI lookup for a known entity.
• Company-name resolution before joining financial or compliance datasets.
• Parent relationship discovery using reported GLEIF hierarchy data.
• Cross-border entity normalization with stable LEI identifiers.

Pricing

$0.003 per company result delivered to the default dataset (Pay per event).

API & automation

The Actor supports HTTP API, Python, JavaScript, CLI, OpenAPI and MCP. The API tab generates examples directly from the same input schema used in the Console.

Data source and scope

Source: GLEIF LEI data / Golden Copy services. GLEIF reference data is authoritative for LEI records, but parent information exists only where it is reported in the source.

This tool provides entity identity and ownership-reference data. It is not sanctions screening, AML clearance, beneficial-owner verification, credit scoring, or legal advice.

Support

Use the Issues tab and include the query plus run ID when reporting a problem. Do not include secrets.