# LEI Lookup API: GLEIF Search by Name, BIC, ISIN + Parents (`tudorlane/lei-lookup`) Actor Look up and validate Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) from GLEIF: search by company name, BIC/SWIFT or ISIN, check status and renewal date, and get direct and ultimate parent companies. KYC-ready JSON. - **URL**: https://apify.com/tudorlane/lei-lookup.md - **Developed by:** [Tudor Lane](https://apify.com/tudorlane) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools - **Features:** Limited permissions - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $2.00 / 1,000 lei lookups This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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 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) ```json {"requests": [{"lei": "2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46"}, {"name": "Barclays Bank PLC", "country": "GB"}, {"bic": "BARCGB22"}, {"isin": "US0378331005"}, {"lei": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12"}]} ``` **Sample output** (real run, 6 Nov 2026, trimmed) ```json {"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. # Actor input Schema ## `requests` (type: `array`): Each item: {"lei": "..."}, {"name": "Tesco PLC", "country": "GB"}, {"bic": "BARCGB22"} or {"isin": "US0378331005"}. Max 1000. Errors are not charged. ## Actor input object example ```json { "requests": [ { "lei": "2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46" }, { "name": "Barclays Bank PLC", "country": "GB" }, { "bic": "BARCGB22" }, { "isin": "US0378331005" }, { "lei": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12" } ] } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): One item per request. ## `dataset` (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 = { "requests": [ { "lei": "2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46" }, { "name": "Barclays Bank PLC", "country": "GB" }, { "bic": "BARCGB22" }, { "isin": "US0378331005" }, { "lei": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("tudorlane/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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "requests": [ { "lei": "2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46" }, { "name": "Barclays Bank PLC", "country": "GB", }, { "bic": "BARCGB22" }, { "isin": "US0378331005" }, { "lei": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12" }, ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("tudorlane/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 '{ "requests": [ { "lei": "2138002P5RNKC5W2JZ46" }, { "name": "Barclays Bank PLC", "country": "GB" }, { "bic": "BARCGB22" }, { "isin": "US0378331005" }, { "lei": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12" } ] }' | apify call tudorlane/lei-lookup --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tudorlane/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 ` 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/Q6KDPCywfCniAOhjb/builds/tCdoScdFPGBU07wQu/openapi.json