GLEIF LEI Scraper — Legal Entity Identifier Data, Bulk LEI Lookup & KYC Records (No API Key)

Extract Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) data straight from the official GLEIF database — the global LEI registry used worldwide for KYC, AML and due diligence. Run a bulk LEI lookup to pull legal name, addresses, jurisdiction, legal form, status, registration dates and managing LOU for 3.3M+ legal entities across every country, in clean structured JSON. Authoritative source, no HTML scraping fragility, no API key, no login, no blocking.

🏆 Why this GLEIF LEI scraper?

20+ fields per entity · tens of thousands of entities per run · reads the official GLEIF API (results are authoritative and never break on HTML changes) · filter by country / status / category · export to JSON / CSV / Excel. The zero-code GLEIF API alternative for compliance, entity enrichment and RegTech products.

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✨ What this Actor does / Key features

• 🌍 Global coverage — 3.3M+ legal entities from every jurisdiction in the official GLEIF LEI database.
• 🏛️ Authoritative source — reads the official GLEIF API, so records are authoritative and don't break when a website changes its HTML.
• 🔎 Bulk LEI lookup by country — pass one or more ISO country codes (US, GB, DE, LU, TR…) or leave empty for the full global database.
• ✅ Compliance-ready filters — filter by entityStatus (ACTIVE / INACTIVE) and entityCategory (GENERAL, FUND, BRANCH, SOLE_PROPRIETOR…).
• 🏢 Full entity detail — LEI code, legal name, other names, legal form, category/sub-category, status and jurisdiction.
• 📍 Legal & HQ addresses — full legal address (line, city, region, country, postal code) plus headquarters city & country.
• 🗓️ Registration lifecycle — registration status, initial registration date, last update date, next renewal date and managing LOU.
• ⚡ No pagination headaches — the Actor handles GLEIF API pagination for you and streams flat, structured JSON.
• 🔑 No key, no login, no blocking — the public GLEIF API needs no API key, account or proxy gymnastics.

🚀 Quick start (3 steps)

1. Configure — add one or more ISO country codes to countries (or leave empty for the whole world), and optionally filter by status and category.
2. Run — click Start. The Actor queries the GLEIF API, paginates automatically and streams entities into your dataset.
3. Get your data — open the Output tab and export to JSON, CSV, Excel or XML, or pull it via the Apify API.

📥 Input

Everything is optional — leave all fields empty to pull the full global LEI database (use maxRecords to cap it).

Example — active entities in the US, UK & Germany

{
  "countries": ["US", "GB", "DE"],
  "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "maxRecords": 10000
}

Example — all active funds in Luxembourg

{
  "countries": ["LU"],
  "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "entityCategory": "FUND",
  "maxRecords": 0
}

Example — KYC screening dataset for a single country

{
  "countries": ["TR"],
  "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "maxRecords": 5000
}

Field	Type	Description
countries	array	ISO country codes to scrape, e.g. US, GB, DE, TR. Leave empty for the full global database.
entityStatus	string (enum)	Filter by entity status: ACTIVE, INACTIVE, or empty for all.
entityCategory	string	Filter by entity category, e.g. GENERAL, FUND, BRANCH, SOLE_PROPRIETOR. Leave empty for all.
maxRecords	integer	Maximum legal entities to save. 0 = all matching (the full database has 3.3M+ entities).

📤 Output

One row per legal entity — 20+ fields, exportable to JSON, CSV, Excel or XML. The Output tab also ships a ready-made Legal Entities table. Here is a trimmed sample record:

{
  "lei": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12",
  "legalName": "BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.",
  "otherNames": [],
  "legalForm": "Limited Partnership",
  "category": "GENERAL",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "jurisdiction": "US-DE",
  "registeredAs": "4098411",
  "legalAddressLine": "731 LEXINGTON AVENUE",
  "legalAddressCity": "NEW YORK",
  "legalAddressRegion": "US-NY",
  "legalAddressCountry": "US",
  "legalAddressPostalCode": "10022",
  "hqAddressCity": "NEW YORK",
  "hqAddressCountry": "US",
  "registrationStatus": "ISSUED",
  "initialRegistrationDate": "2013-06-06T00:00:00Z",
  "lastUpdateDate": "2026-06-30T00:00:00Z",
  "nextRenewalDate": "2027-06-06T00:00:00Z",
  "managingLou": "EVK05KS7XY1DEII3R011",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-06T12:00:00.000Z"
}

💡 Use cases

• KYC / AML compliance — build and refresh entity-verification datasets for onboarding and screening.
• B2B data enrichment — match company records with authoritative LEI identifiers and addresses.
• Risk & due diligence — screen counterparties and map corporate structures by jurisdiction and category.
• Financial research & analytics — analyse the global registered-entity landscape by country, legal form and status.
• RegTech & fintech products — power entity-lookup and verification features with bulk LEI data.
• Renewal monitoring — track nextRenewalDate and registrationStatus to flag LEIs about to lapse.

👥 Who uses it

Compliance & KYC/AML teams · banks, fintechs and payment providers · RegTech product builders · risk & due-diligence analysts · B2B data vendors enriching company records · financial researchers & data journalists mapping the global entity landscape.

💰 Pricing

This Actor runs on a simple pay-per-result model — you pay for the entities you extract, with no separate Apify platform fees to calculate. Try it on the free tier first, then scale up. See the Pricing tab on this page for the current rate.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Is it legal to scrape LEI data? Yes. GLEIF publishes LEI data as a free, open, public good for global use. You remain responsible for complying with GLEIF's terms and applicable law when using the data.

Does GLEIF have a public API? Is this a GLEIF API alternative? GLEIF offers a public LEI API, and this Actor wraps it into a no-code, no-key tool — a GLEIF API alternative that runs a bulk LEI lookup and returns a clean dataset without you writing API calls or handling pagination yourself.

Do I need a GLEIF API key or login? No. The Actor uses the public GLEIF API, which is accessible without an API key, account or login — only an Apify account.

Can I scrape LEI data without an API or login? Yes. No GLEIF key, token or account is required. Add your country and status filters, click Start, and the Actor returns matching legal entities over the public API.

How do I export LEI data to CSV or JSON? Run the Actor with your filters, then download the resulting dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel or XML from the run page, or fetch it through the Apify API.

How much data can I get? The full database has 3.3M+ legal entities. Set maxRecords to 0 to pull everything matching your filters, or filter by country to keep large runs manageable — a single country run can return tens of thousands of entities.

Can I do a bulk LEI lookup by country? Yes. Add one or more ISO country codes to countries and the Actor returns every matching entity with its LEI, address and status, or leave it empty to pull the full global LEI database.

Can I get only active LEI records for KYC screening? Yes. Set entityStatus to ACTIVE to return only currently active legal entities, ideal for KYC, AML and counterparty due-diligence datasets.

What is an LEI? The Legal Entity Identifier is a 20-character code that uniquely identifies a legally distinct entity participating in financial transactions — the global standard used for KYC, AML and regulatory reporting.

🔗 More company & registry scrapers by logiover

Building an authoritative B2B / compliance dataset? Pair GLEIF with the rest of the company-registry suite:

Registry	Actor
🇪🇺 EU	EU Companies Registry Scraper
🇬🇧 UK	UK Companies House Bulk Scraper
🇺🇸 US	SEC EDGAR Form D Scraper · USA New York Registry · USASpending.gov
🇫🇷 France	France Company Registry Scraper
🇫🇮 Finland	Finland Company Registry Scraper
🇨🇿 Czechia	Czech Company Registry Scraper
🇸🇰 Slovakia	Slovakia Company Registry Scraper
🇳🇴 Norway	Brreg Norway Company Scraper
🇸🇪 Sweden	Allabolag Scraper
🇦🇺 Australia	Australia Business Register Scraper
🌐 Trade	Comtrade Trade Data Scraper · Global Public Tenders
🏥 Health	NPI Registry Scraper · ClinicalTrials.gov · FDA Data Scraper

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⏰ Scheduling & integration

Schedule this Actor on Apify to run daily or weekly for an always-fresh global legal-entity database. Export results to JSON, CSV or Excel, pull them through the Apify API, or connect the dataset to Google Sheets, webhooks or your KYC, CRM and compliance pipelines via Make, n8n or Zapier.

⭐ Support & feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue on the Issues tab — response is usually fast. If this Actor saves you time, a ★★★★★ review on the Store page genuinely helps and is hugely appreciated. 🙏

⚖️ Legal

This Actor extracts publicly available, open LEI data published by GLEIF and is intended for legitimate compliance, research and enrichment use. You are responsible for complying with GLEIF's terms of service and any applicable local laws.

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📝 Changelog

2026-07-06

• ✨ README overhaul: richer output sample with the real schema, ready-to-run example scenarios, full field reference, company-registry suite cross-links, and clearer quick-start.

2026-07-01

• Maintenance pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data within the 5-minute quality window on the default input. Sharpened Store SEO metadata and expanded the FAQ with high-intent long-tail questions. Added ready-to-run example tasks.

2026-06-15

• Reliability pass: re-verified end-to-end on live data with real-world inputs. Routine maintenance build.

2026-06-07

• Docs: added coverage for using this as a GLEIF API alternative, doing a bulk LEI lookup by country, and exporting legal entity identifier data to CSV/JSON.

2026-06-05

• 🛡️ Reliability fix: results are no longer dropped by strict output validation — runs now complete cleanly even at high volume (thousands of results).
• ⚡ Stability & performance hardening; fresh rebuild.

• 2026-06-01 — Maintenance & reliability pass: pulled the latest source and rebuilt the Actor on the current base image; build verified.

• 2026-05-25 — Maintenance & reliability pass: pulled the latest source and rebuilt the Actor on the current base image; build verified.

• 2026-05-20 — Maintenance pass: reviewed the input schema and default values for a smooth one-click start, and rebuilt the Actor on the latest base image.

2026-06-04

• Verified live & refreshed build — reliability/maintenance pass.