# Find German companies whose LEI has lapsed

**Use case:** 

Active legal entities in Germany whose LEI was not renewed (status LAPSED), from the GLEIF index. Compliance and KYC teams use it to spot counterparties that need to renew. Each row has the LEI, legal name, legal form, register number, address and next renewal date.

## Input

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "Germany"
  ],
  "registeredAfter": "30 days",
  "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "registrationStatuses": [
    "LAPSED"
  ],
  "countryOf": "legal",
  "sort": "newest",
  "maxItems": 500,
  "includeLabels": true,
  "includeParents": false,
  "countOnly": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "stateName": "default",
  "notifyWhenEmpty": false,
  "requestIntervalMs": 1000
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "legalName": {
    "label": "Legal name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "registrationAuthorityName": {
    "label": "Business register name (with \"Add legal form and register names\")",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "registerNumber": {
    "label": "Number of the entity in that business register",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "legalFormCode": {
    "label": "Legal form code (ISO 20275 ELF); 8888 or 9999 when the form is not on the ELF list",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "legalStreet": {
    "label": "Legal address: street lines",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "legalPostalCode": {
    "label": "Legal address: postal code",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "legalCity": {
    "label": "Legal address: city",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "legalCountryCode": {
    "label": "Legal address: country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "hqCity": {
    "label": "Headquarters address: city",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "hqCountryCode": {
    "label": "Headquarters address: country code",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The LEI Records Scraper: Legal Entity Identifier Lookup API Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find German companies whose LEI has lapsed". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/2HUMsrACL2StpEUSh) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find German companies whose LEI has lapsed" task

The LEI Records Scraper: Legal Entity Identifier Lookup API Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like countries, LEI first registered after, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find German companies whose LEI has lapsed" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as legal name, business register name (with "add legal form and register names"), number of the entity in that business register, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find German companies whose LEI has lapsed" task via API](https://apify.com/rowcraft/lei-records-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [LEI Records Scraper: Legal Entity Identifier Lookup API](https://apify.com/rowcraft/lei-records-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/rowcraft/lei-records-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/rowcraft/lei-records-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).