LEI Lookup API: GLEIF Search by Name, BIC, ISIN + Parents

Use when: a KYC, onboarding, trade-reporting or compliance agent needs the official Legal Entity Identifier for a company, plus registration status, addresses and parent links, from the free GLEIF register.

Try this input (also the default, just click Start)

{"requests": [{"lei": "2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46"}, {"name": "Barclays Bank PLC", "country": "GB"}, {"bic": "BARCGB22"}, {"isin": "US0378331005"}, {"lei": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12"}]}

Sample output (real run, 6 Nov 2026, trimmed)

{"query": "BARCGB22XXX", "found": true, "lei": "G5GSEF7VJP5I7OUK5573", "legal_name": "BARCLAYS BANK PLC", "entity_status": "ACTIVE", "registration_status": "ISSUED", "lapsed": false, "next_renewal_date": "2027-04-30", "days_to_renewal": 174, "jurisdiction": "GB", "registered_as": "01026167", "legal_address": "1 CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON, E14 5HP, GB", "error": null}
{"query": "2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46", "found": true, "lei": "2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46", "legal_name": "ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC", "entity_status": "ACTIVE", "jurisdiction": "GB", "error": null}

Options

• Look up by LEI (check digits validated offline first), legal name (fuzzy fallback), BIC/SWIFT (8 or 11) or ISIN.
• Returns status, lapsed flag, next renewal date, legal/HQ address, jurisdiction, register number, direct and ultimate parent (or reporting exception) and child count.
• Pairs with sanctions-screening and uk-company-check.
• Up to 50 items per run. No API key needed.

Pricing: pay per event, $0.002 per LEI lookup. Errors are not charged. No subscription.

Limits & failure modes

• Live GLEIF only; if GLEIF is down the row returns an uncharged "source unavailable" error.
• Name search can return multiple matches; the top hit is returned with match_count.
• Parent/children fields depend on what the entity has filed with GLEIF.
• Not a credit score or sanctions check.

Last tested: 6 Nov 2026.

Use from AI agents (MCP)

• Apify MCP server: add https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=tudorlane/lei-lookup to Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code or any MCP client.
• REST: POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/tudorlane~lei-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN with the input JSON.