# GLEIF LEI Records Scraper (KYB Company Registry) (`scrapers_lat/gleif-lei-records-scraper`) Actor
Scrape GLEIF Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) records for any company worldwide: legal name, registered address, entity and registration status, local company number, managing LOU and parent/child LEI linkage. Search by company name or exact LEI. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/gleif-lei-records-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $12.75 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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Actors are written with capital "A".
## How to integrate an Actor?
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The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.
In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
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```bash
pip install apify-client
```
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````bash
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# Windows
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```bash
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# README
## GLEIF LEI Records Scraper (KYB Company Registry)
> Look up any company in the global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) registry. Search by company name or exact LEI and get clean, structured KYB data: legal name, registered address, entity and registration status, the local company number that links to national registries, and parent/child LEI relationships.
**๐ฅ [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/gleif-lei-records-scraper/input-schema) ยท ๐ค [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/gleif-lei-records-scraper/output-schema) ยท ๐ฐ [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/gleif-lei-records-scraper/pricing) ยท โถ๏ธ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/gleif-lei-records-scraper/examples)**
Every LEI worldwide legal name & status
Local company number links to national registries
Parent / child LEIs ownership linkage
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| KYB and onboarding | Compliance teams verifying legal entities and their status |
| Entity resolution | Analysts linking an LEI to a national company number |
| Risk and ownership mapping | Teams tracing direct and ultimate parents |
| Data enrichment | Builders adding clean legal-entity data to their CRM or graph |
### How to use it
1. Add one or more **Company Names** to search, or exact **LEI Codes** for direct lookups.
2. Set **Max Records To Scrape** to control run size.
3. Run, then export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull the results through the Apify API.
### Frequently Asked Questions
**What is an LEI?**
The Legal Entity Identifier is a 20-character global ID that uniquely identifies a legal entity in financial transactions. It is the backbone of many KYB and reporting workflows.
**How does the local company number help?**
Each record includes the registration authority and the entity's identifier at that authority (its local company number), which lets you connect an LEI to the official record in the relevant national business registry.
**Can I trace corporate ownership?**
Yes. When a direct or ultimate parent is reported, the record includes that parent's LEI so you can walk the ownership chain.
**Do empty runs cost anything?**
No. You are only charged for real LEI records returned. A run that matches nothing produces no billable results.
### Related scrapers
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- [Yahoo Finance Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/yahoo-finance-scraper)
### More scrapers at scrapers.lat
This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).
---
> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with GLEIF. It only accesses publicly available legal-entity reference data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.
# Actor input Schema
## `companyNames` (type: `array`):
One or more company names to search in the global LEI registry. Each name runs its own search and every result is tagged with the name that produced it. A single name works too.
## `leiCodes` (type: `array`):
Optional. One or more exact 20-character LEI codes to fetch directly (for example HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 for Apple Inc.). Faster and precise when you already know the LEI.
## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of LEI records to collect across the whole run.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"companyNames": [
"Apple",
"Siemens"
],
"maxRecords": 30
}
````
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
No description
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"companyNames": [
"Apple",
"Siemens"
],
"maxRecords": 30
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/gleif-lei-records-scraper").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`๐พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
```
## Python example
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"companyNames": [
"Apple",
"Siemens",
],
"maxRecords": 30,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/gleif-lei-records-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("๐พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"companyNames": [
"Apple",
"Siemens"
],
"maxRecords": 30
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/gleif-lei-records-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/gleif-lei-records-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "GLEIF LEI Records Scraper (KYB Company Registry)",
"description": "Scrape GLEIF Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) records for any company worldwide: legal name, registered address, entity and registration status, local company number, managing LOU and parent/child LEI linkage. Search by company name or exact LEI. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "AYgE9oqz4Fot2Yagh"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/scrapers_lat~gleif-lei-records-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapers_lat-gleif-lei-records-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/scrapers_lat~gleif-lei-records-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-scrapers_lat-gleif-lei-records-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
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}
},
"/acts/scrapers_lat~gleif-lei-records-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-scrapers_lat-gleif-lei-records-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
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},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"companyNames": {
"title": "Company Names",
"type": "array",
"description": "One or more company names to search in the global LEI registry. Each name runs its own search and every result is tagged with the name that produced it. A single name works too.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"leiCodes": {
"title": "LEI Codes (exact lookups)",
"type": "array",
"description": "Optional. One or more exact 20-character LEI codes to fetch directly (for example HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 for Apple Inc.). Faster and precise when you already know the LEI.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"maxRecords": {
"title": "Max Records To Scrape",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of LEI records to collect across the whole run."
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
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},
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},
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},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
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}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```