LEI Company Search: Legal Entity Identifier Lookup

Find companies in the global GLEIF LEI register by legal name: LEI code, registration status, jurisdiction, legal address, registration number and renewal dates. Useful for KYC, compliance and company data enrichment. Free public data, no key needed.

What does LEI Company Search do?

Search the official GLEIF register of Legal Entity Identifiers by company name.

What can you use it for?

• Enrich company lists with a global identifier.
• Support KYC and vendor due-diligence checks.
• Check whether an entity's LEI is active or lapsed.
• Match company names to registration numbers and countries.

Why use this Actor?

• Fast and cheap: lightweight HTTP-based Actor with no browser, so runs finish in seconds and cost very little.
• No API keys or accounts needed for the data source (see notes below).
• Clean, structured JSON that you can export as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, or pull through the Apify API and integrations.
• Scheduling, webhooks and integrations: run it daily and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own API.

Input

Configure the run in the Input tab (all fields have sensible defaults).

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	yes	-	Legal name (or the start of it) to search for.
country	string	no	-	Two-letter ISO country code of the legal address, e.g. DE.
maxResults	integer	no	50	Maximum number of records to return.

Example input

{
  "query": "Siemens",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Output

Results are stored in the default dataset. Download them from the Output tab or via the API.

Example result

{
  "lei": "529900YDAG61JYILJZ53",
  "legalName": "Siemens",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "registrationStatus": "ISSUED",
  "country": "ZA",
  "city": "Midrand",
  "address": "300, Janadel Avenue",
  "postalCode": "1685",
  "jurisdiction": "ZA",
  "registeredAs": "1923/007514/07",
  "category": "GENERAL",
  "creationDate": "1923-05-15T23:00:00.000Z",
  "lastUpdate": "2026-03-04T12:30:20.000Z",
  "nextRenewal": "2027-03-16T15:13:28.000Z",
  "source": "GLEIF (CC0)",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-25T09:02:32.980Z"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Example
lei	string	"529900YDAG61JYILJZ53"
legalName	string	"Siemens"
status	string	"ACTIVE"
registrationStatus	string	"ISSUED"
country	string	"ZA"
city	string	"Midrand"
address	string	"300, Janadel Avenue"
postalCode	string	"1685"
jurisdiction	string	"ZA"
registeredAs	string	"1923/007514/07"
category	string	"GENERAL"
creationDate	string	"1923-05-15T23:00:00.000Z"
lastUpdate	string	"2026-03-04T12:30:20.000Z"
nextRenewal	string	"2027-03-16T15:13:28.000Z"
source	string	"GLEIF (CC0)"
scrapedAt	string	"2026-09-25T09:02:32.980Z"

How much does it cost?

The Actor is billed by Apify according to the pricing shown on the Pricing tab of this page. Runs are small and fast, and the Apify Free plan includes monthly platform credits so you can try it at no cost. You can set a maximum cost per run, and the Actor stops cleanly when that limit is reached.

Notes and limitations

• Source: GLEIF (CC0 public data). Name search matches the legal name; try a distinctive word.

Tips

• Start with a small test run, then scale up the input.
• Use Schedules to automate recurring runs and Webhooks or Integrations to deliver the data where you need it.
• Call the Actor from your code with the Apify API or the official JavaScript and Python clients.

FAQ

Why does my company have several records?

Groups and branches each hold their own LEI; use the country filter or the status column to narrow down.

Feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue from the Issues tab of this Actor and it will be looked at quickly.

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