# GLEIF LEI Lookup - Global Entity IDs (`vhsgreed/gleif-lei-lookup`) Actor

Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) for 170+ countries from the official GLEIF open-data API. Search by entity name or fetch LEIs directly, with addresses, legal form, jurisdiction, registration status and optional ISIN links. No API key needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vhsgreed/gleif-lei-lookup.md
- **Developed by:** [Karl Sundström](https://apify.com/vhsgreed) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.90 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## GLEIF LEI Lookup — Legal Entity Identifier & Company Registry Data

> Independent tool, not affiliated with GLEIF.

Extract **Legal Entity Identifier records for 170+ countries from the official GLEIF Global LEI Index** open-data API. Search by entity name or fetch LEIs directly. Get legal name, addresses, legal form, jurisdiction, registration status and renewal dates — the standard identity anchor for financial compliance. Official open data, no API key, no login.

### Why GLEIF LEI Lookup?

- 🌍 **Global coverage** — one actor for LEI records across 170+ jurisdictions.
- ✅ **Compliance-grade identity** — LEI, legal form, registration status and renewal tracking straight from the index.
- 📈 **ISIN relationships** — opt-in flag adds ISIN links per record.
- 🔄 **Renewal awareness** — next renewal dates make stale-LEI monitoring trivial.
- 📋 **Enrich your CRM** — flat, one-record-per-entity JSON ready for import.

### Use cases

KYC and regulatory reporting · financial counterparty verification · LEI renewal monitoring · fund/asset mapping via ISINs · market research across jurisdictions

### What data you get?

| 🏷️ Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 🆔 lei | 20-character LEI code |
| 🏢 name | Legal name |
| ✅ status / registrationStatus | Entity and registration status |
| 🏛️ legalForm | Legal form (ELF code) |
| 🌍 jurisdiction / country | Jurisdiction and ISO country |
| 📅 creationDate | Entity creation date |
| 📍 legalAddress / headquartersAddress | Registered addresses |
| 📅 initialRegistrationDate / lastUpdateDate / nextRenewalDate | Registration timeline |
| 🏦 managingLou | Managing LOU |
| 🔗 isins | ISIN relationships (opt-in) |

### How to use

1. Add the actor to your Apify account and click **Run**.
2. Enter `query` (e.g. `Siemens`) or a `leiList`.
3. Enable `includeIsins` to also fetch ISIN relationships (adds one request per record).
4. Set `maxResults` to cap the run (default 100, max 1000).
5. Export results as JSON, CSV or Excel.

### Input

```json
{
  "query": "Siemens",
  "includeIsins": false,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | Legal-name keyword searched in the Global LEI Index | — |
| `leiList` | array | Direct list of 20-character LEI codes | — |
| `includeIsins` | boolean | Also fetch ISIN relationships for each record | off |
| `maxResults` | integer | Cap on records returned | 100 (max 1000) |

### Output

```json
{
  "lei": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12",
  "name": "BNP PARIBAS",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "legalForm": "Société Anonyme",
  "jurisdiction": "FR",
  "legalAddress": "16 boulevard des Italiens, 75009 Paris",
  "registrationStatus": "ISSUED",
  "initialRegistrationDate": "2014-01-23",
  "nextRenewalDate": "2027-01-23",
  "managingLou": "969500T93MSSGP3XI20"
}
```

ISINs appear only when `includeIsins` is enabled and relationships exist in the index.

### Support

Questions or missing fields? Open an issue on the actor page or contact the developer via Apify.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Legal-name keyword searched in the Global LEI Index, e.g. 'bank' or 'Siemens'

## `leiList` (type: `array`):

Direct list of 20-character LEI codes, e.g. 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12 (BNP PARIBAS)

## `includeIsins` (type: `boolean`):

Also fetch ISIN relationships for each record (adds one request per record)

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Cap on records returned (default 100, max 1000)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "includeIsins": false,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `records` (type: `string`):

Dataset of LEI records (one per entity).

## `recordsJson` (type: `string`):

Full dataset items as raw JSON.

## `runView` (type: `string`):

Inspect this run, its logs and storages in Apify Console.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vhsgreed/gleif-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vhsgreed/gleif-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 '{}' |
apify call vhsgreed/gleif-lei-lookup --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,vhsgreed/gleif-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/btzbWWm5OzCji8bJQ/builds/rOqKON4OJo1avJcU4/openapi.json