# LEI Lookup: GLEIF Company Search by Name, LEI, ISIN, BIC (`swillz/lei-lookup`) Actor

Find the LEI for a company name, or look up LEIs, ISINs and BICs in bulk from the official GLEIF index: legal name, status, address, legal form and direct and ultimate parent. Not-found rows are free. From $1.10 per 1k.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/swillz/lei-lookup.md
- **Developed by:** [William Jin](https://apify.com/swillz) (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 $1.10 / 1,000 lei record returneds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

## LEI Lookup (GLEIF): Company Search by Name, LEI, ISIN or BIC

Look up **Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI)** in the official **GLEIF** registry, the global source used by banks, regulators and KYC teams. Search by LEI, company name (with an optional country), ISIN or BIC, and get the legal name, entity and LEI status, legal form, legal and headquarters addresses, the business-registry number, the next renewal date and the **direct and ultimate parent companies**.

Built for KYC/AML, onboarding, procurement and financial-data teams, and for AI agents that need a reliable company identity.

### What can LEI Lookup do?

- **Four ways to search.** Paste LEIs, company names, ISINs or BICs and the type is detected automatically. Use `name:`, `lei:`, `isin:` or `bic:` to force it.
- **Bulk LEI checks.** LEIs are looked up 100 per request, so thousands finish quickly.
- **Smart name matching.** Legal suffixes are normalized (`AG` = `Aktiengesellschaft`, `Ltd` = `Limited`), other and transliterated names are searched too (so "Toyota Motor Corporation" finds トヨタ自動車株式会社), and each match gets a 0-100 `matchScore`.
- **Corporate ownership.** The direct and ultimate accounting parents, as reported to GLEIF.
- **Free check-digit validation.** Bad LEI or ISIN check digits are caught locally and returned as free `invalid_format` rows. Misses are free `not_found` rows.

### What data does it return?

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| `lei`, `legalName`, `otherNames` | `W38RGI023J3WT1HWRP32`, `Siemens Aktiengesellschaft` |
| `entityStatus`, `registrationStatus` | `ACTIVE`, `ISSUED` (`LAPSED` = not renewed) |
| `legalForm`, `legalFormCode`, `jurisdiction` | `Aktiengesellschaft`, `6QQB`, `DE` |
| `legalAddressText`, `headquartersAddressText` | `Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 1, 80333 München, DE-BY, DE` |
| `registrationAuthorityId`, `registeredAs` | `RA000304`, `HRB 6684` |
| `initialRegistrationDate`, `nextRenewalDate` | `2012-06-06…`, `2027-10-25…` |
| `directParent`, `ultimateParent` | `{lei, legalName, country, entityStatus}` |
| `bic`, `managingLou`, `corroborationLevel`, `gleifUrl` | … |
| `matchScore`, `matchRank` | `100`, `1` (name searches) |

### How much does it cost?

You pay per LEI record returned (`found`):

| Plan | Per 1,000 records |
|---|---|
| Free | $2.00 |
| Bronze | $1.70 |
| Silver | $1.40 |
| Gold | $1.10 |

`not_found`, `invalid_format` and outage rows are **free**. There is also a tiny Apify start fee of $0.00005 per run. With `maxMatchesPerName` above 1, each returned match counts as a record.

### Input example

```json
{
  "queries": ["HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394", "Siemens AG | DE", "US0378331005", "DEUTDEFFXXX"],
  "includeParents": true
}
```

### Output example

```json
{"query": "APPLE DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED", "status": "found", "lei": "54930027SQL2KPSDBM58",
 "legalName": "APPLE DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED", "country": "IE", "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
 "registrationStatus": "ISSUED", "legalForm": "Private Company Limited by Shares",
 "directParent": {"lei": "549300G81RQKP7XW2N18", "legalName": "APPLE OPERATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED", "country": "IE"},
 "ultimateParent": {"lei": "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394", "legalName": "Apple Inc.", "country": "US"}}
```

```json
{"query": "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT395", "queryType": "lei", "status": "invalid_format", "error": "Not a valid LEI: 20 characters with a mod-97 check digit. Not sent."}
```

### Use cases

- **KYC and counterparty onboarding:** confirm a legal entity, its status and its ultimate parent.
- **Regulatory reporting (EMIR, MiFID II, SFTR):** check that counterparties' LEIs are ISSUED and not LAPSED before you report.
- **Data enrichment:** add LEI, registry number and parent company to a CRM or supplier list.
- **Securities and banking data:** map ISINs or BICs to the issuing legal entity.

### Use with AI agents (MCP, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, n8n)

AI agents can run this Actor through the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com):

```json
{"mcpServers":{"apify":{"url":"https://mcp.apify.com?tools=swillz/lei-lookup"}}}
```

Or run it locally with `npx -y @apify/actors-mcp-server --tools swillz/lei-lookup` and `APIFY_TOKEN` set.

Example prompts:

- "What is the LEI of Siemens AG, and is it still current?"
- "Who is the ultimate parent of LEI 54930027SQL2KPSDBM58?"
- "Find the LEIs for the companies in this list."

Minimal input: `{"queries": ["Siemens AG | DE"]}`. To cap the cost, pass `maxTotalChargeUsd`. Queries left unrun come back as free `skipped_charge_limit` rows.

### Integrations and API

Run it from the Apify API, the clients, Make, Zapier or n8n. To chain it, pass `{"datasetId": "...", "queryField": "companyName", "countryField": "country"}`. The OUTPUT record holds a run summary (`byStatus`, `zeroResultsReason`, `nextSteps`).

### FAQ

**Is this the official source?** Yes. Every answer comes live from the GLEIF API, which publishes the LEI golden copy. Nothing is cached between runs.

**Why is `legalName` in Japanese, Chinese or Cyrillic?** GLEIF stores the legal name in its original script. The English or transliterated name is in `otherNames`, and name searches match it.

**Why is there no parent?** Many entities report an exception (for example, natural-person owners or no consolidating parent). Then `directParent` and `ultimateParent` are `null`.

### Related tools

More tools from the same developer, built to work together:

- [Career Site Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/swillz/career-site-jobs-scraper): jobs from Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable and Recruitee boards, with salary fields, as a jobs API or CSV.
- [Workday Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/swillz/workday-jobs-scraper): every job from any myworkdayjobs.com career site, past the 2,000-result cap.
- [Company Website Enrichment](https://apify.com/swillz/company-website-enrichment): turn a list of domains into company name, emails, phones, social links and tech stack.
- [AI Extract](https://apify.com/swillz/ai-extract): structured JSON from any web page with a plain-English prompt or a JSON schema. AI included.
- [Google Sheets Import & Export](https://apify.com/swillz/google-sheets-import-export): send any Apify dataset to a Google Sheet (append, replace or dedupe) or read a sheet as JSON.
- [XML Sitemap URL Extractor & Sitemap to CSV](https://apify.com/swillz/sitemap-url-extractor): every URL from a website's sitemap, with lastmod, HTTP status and new-page monitoring.
- [AI Brand Visibility Tracker](https://apify.com/swillz/ai-brand-visibility-tracker): track whether ChatGPT mentions, ranks and cites your brand vs competitors (GEO).
- [Email Provider Detector](https://apify.com/swillz/email-provider-detector): bulk check whether domains use Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Proofpoint or Mimecast, plus SPF, DMARC and DKIM.
- [Hiring Signals by Company Domain](https://apify.com/swillz/hiring-signals-by-domain): from a list of company domains, find which ATS each uses and how many open roles, by department and location.
- [EU VAT Number Validator (VIES)](https://apify.com/swillz/eu-vat-validator): bulk check EU VAT numbers against official VIES, with company name and address.
- [EORI Number Validator](https://apify.com/swillz/eori-validator): bulk check EU and UK EORI numbers for customs, with trader name where published.
- [Sanctions Screener](https://apify.com/swillz/sanctions-screener): screen company and person names against official OFAC, UN, EU and UK sanctions lists with fuzzy matching.

**Popular workflows**

- **B2B customer onboarding (KYB):** validate the VAT number with [EU VAT Number Validator (VIES)](https://apify.com/swillz/eu-vat-validator) and the EORI with [EORI Number Validator](https://apify.com/swillz/eori-validator), confirm the legal entity with this Actor, and screen the name with [Sanctions Screener](https://apify.com/swillz/sanctions-screener).

Source code: https://github.com/williamjin02/apify-actors/tree/main/actors/lei-lookup

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Required unless datasetId is set. One per line; the type is auto-detected. Examples: "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394" (LEI), "Siemens AG | DE" (name with optional country), "US0378331005" (ISIN), "DEUTDEFFXXX" (BIC). Force a type with a prefix: "name: ...", "lei: ...", "isin: ...", "bic: ...".

## `includeParents` (type: `boolean`):

Add the direct and ultimate accounting parent (LEI, name, country) when reported to GLEIF. Costs 1-2 extra API calls per record, so large runs take longer. Default true.

## `maxMatchesPerName` (type: `integer`):

For company-name searches, return up to this many best matches (1-10, default 1). Each returned record is charged.

## `minNameScore` (type: `integer`):

Only return name matches scoring at least this (0-100, default 80). Lower it for loose matching; misses are free not_found rows.

## `onlyActive` (type: `boolean`):

Skip entities whose status is not ACTIVE (e.g. merged or dissolved). Default false.

## `defaultCountry` (type: `string`):

Optional ISO 2-letter code (e.g. "DE") applied to name searches without a "| XX" hint.

## `maxQueries` (type: `integer`):

Run at most this many unique queries (default 2000). Aliases: maxItems, limit, maxResults.

## `datasetId` (type: `string`):

Optional. Read LEIs or company names from another run's dataset. In an integration the triggering run's dataset is used automatically.

## `queryField` (type: `string`):

Field holding the LEI or company name (dot paths work). Leave empty to auto-detect: lei, LEI, isin, bic, companyName, name, company, legalName.

## `countryField` (type: `string`):

Optional field with a 2-letter country code used as the name-search hint.

## `datasetMaxItems` (type: `integer`):

Read at most this many values from the dataset (default 1000).

## `includeLegalFormName` (type: `boolean`):

Turn ELF codes like "H1UM" into names like "For-Profit Corporation General Stock" (cached; one call per distinct code). Default true.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
    "Siemens AG | DE",
    "US0378331005",
    "Tesco PLC | GB"
  ],
  "includeParents": true,
  "maxMatchesPerName": 1,
  "minNameScore": 80,
  "onlyActive": false,
  "defaultCountry": "",
  "maxQueries": 2000,
  "datasetMaxItems": 1000,
  "includeLegalFormName": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Example: {"query":"Siemens AG","status":"found","lei":"W38RGI023J3WT1HWRP32","legalName":"Siemens Aktiengesellschaft","registrationStatus":"ISSUED"}.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

JSON: queriesRequested, recordsFound, byStatus, chargeLimitReached, zeroResultsReason, nextSteps.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
        "Siemens AG | DE",
        "US0378331005",
        "Tesco PLC | GB"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("swillz/lei-lookup").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "queries": [
        "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
        "Siemens AG | DE",
        "US0378331005",
        "Tesco PLC | GB",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("swillz/lei-lookup").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "queries": [
    "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
    "Siemens AG | DE",
    "US0378331005",
    "Tesco PLC | GB"
  ]
}' |
apify call swillz/lei-lookup --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,swillz/lei-lookup"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Rhh1Ozmx0JZoBerv6/builds/naRX7jxy00gmn8AHq/openapi.json