# GLEIF LEI Company Data Scraper (`vxc1104/gleif-lei-scraper`) Actor

Look up global legal entity (LEI) records by company name or LEI code via the official GLEIF API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vxc1104/gleif-lei-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Vincent Krüger](https://apify.com/vxc1104) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 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.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## GLEIF LEI Company Data Scraper

Extract official **Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)** company records — legal name, address, jurisdiction, legal form, registration status and renewal dates — by company name or LEI code, straight from the official GLEIF database.

### What it does

Give it company names or LEI codes and it returns clean, structured legal-entity records. Ideal for KYC/KYB, supplier onboarding, entity resolution, and enriching CRM or lead lists with verified, government-grade company identifiers.

### Example output

```json
{
  "lei": "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
  "legalName": "Apple Inc.",
  "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "registrationStatus": "ISSUED",
  "legalFormId": "H1UM",
  "jurisdiction": "US-CA",
  "country": "US",
  "city": "Cupertino",
  "region": "US-CA",
  "postalCode": "95014",
  "legalAddress": "One Apple Park Way, 95014, Cupertino, US-CA, US",
  "bic": null,
  "initialRegistrationDate": "2012-06-06T...",
  "lastUpdateDate": "2025-...",
  "nextRenewalDate": "2026-...",
  "managingLou": "EVK05KS7XY1DEII3R011",
  "sourceUrl": "https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394"
}
```

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `names` | Company names to search (one per entry). |
| `leis` | Exact 20-char LEI codes to fetch directly (fastest, exact). |
| `country` | Optional ISO alpha-2 country filter for name searches (e.g. `DE`, `US`). |
| `status` | Optional registration status filter (`ISSUED`, `LAPSED`, …). |
| `maxItems` | Hard cap on results (cost protection). |

### Pricing

Pay per result. **1,000 records ≈ $2** (see the actor's pricing tab for the current per-result rate). You are only ever charged for records actually returned — never for empty searches.

### Limits & notes

- Data comes from the **official GLEIF API** (public, no scraping of protected pages).
- Name matching follows GLEIF's search; use the `country` filter to disambiguate common names.
- Only legal-entity (company/organization) data. This actor does not collect data on private individuals.

### Legal

Uses the public GLEIF API under GLEIF's open data terms. LEI reference data is published for open use. No robots.txt or paywall is bypassed. Company/organization data only.

### Support

Issues answered within **12 hours**. Report a problem via the Issues tab and include your input and run ID.

# Actor input Schema

## `names` (type: `array`):

Legal entity names to search for in the global LEI database. For an AI agent: put one company name per array element, e.g. \["Apple Inc", "Siemens AG"]. Matching is by legal name; combine with the country filter to narrow results.

## `leis` (type: `array`):

Exact 20-character LEI codes to fetch directly (faster and exact). Example: \["HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394"].

## `country` (type: `string`):

Optional. Restrict name searches to a country by 2-letter code, e.g. "DE", "US". Applies to the legal address.

## `status` (type: `string`):

Optional. Filter by LEI registration status.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on the number of returned records. Protects you from unexpected cost.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "names": [
    "Siemens AG"
  ],
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

# 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 = {
    "names": [
        "Siemens AG"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vxc1104/gleif-lei-scraper").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 = { "names": ["Siemens AG"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vxc1104/gleif-lei-scraper").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 '{
  "names": [
    "Siemens AG"
  ]
}' |
apify call vxc1104/gleif-lei-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,vxc1104/gleif-lei-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/e5G9HfuYbtojE7rTi/builds/3lZTqg81f1vTagv9R/openapi.json