GLEIF Global LEI Index
Companiesapi.gleif.org
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation's public register of every LEI ever issued: who a legal entity is, where it is registered, who owns it and who it owns, which funds it manages, and which ISIN, BIC, MIC and OpenCorporates identifiers map to it.
Capabilities (62)
GET /v1/data/gleif/autocomplete1 creditReturns prefix completions across all indexed text with the matched fragment marked up in a highlighting field, each tied to an LEI.
GET /v1/data/gleif/branches1 creditLists the full LEI records of every registered international branch of this head office.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-bic1 creditReturns the LEI record of the entity mapped to a SWIFT BIC in GLEIF's BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-category1 creditLists LEI records of one entity category - funds, branches, sole proprietors, government entities, international organisations or general companies.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-country1 creditLists LEI records whose registered legal address is in a given country, with full Level 1 attributes for each.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-creation-date1 creditLists LEI records for legal entities created on one exact date, with full Level 1 attributes.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-entity-status1 creditLists LEI records whose legal entity is recorded as active or inactive (dissolved, merged away or otherwise no longer operating).
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-isin1 creditReturns the LEI record of the entity that issued a given ISIN security identifier.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-jurisdiction1 creditLists LEI records whose jurisdiction of formation matches a country or ISO 3166-2 subdivision code, with full Level 1 attributes for each.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-leis1 creditReturns the full LEI records for a comma-separated list of LEI codes in one call, up to 100 at a time.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-managing-lou1 creditLists every LEI record currently maintained by a given Local Operating Unit.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-mic1 creditReturns the LEI record of the trading venue or market operator mapped to an ISO 10383 Market Identifier Code.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-opencorporates-id1 creditReturns the LEI record mapped to an OpenCorporates company id in GLEIF's OpenCorporates-to-LEI relationship file.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-other-name1 creditSearches every name GLEIF holds for an entity - legal name, trading and trade names, previous legal names and transliterations - and returns the matching LEI records.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-registration-number1 creditReturns the LEI records whose business-register registration number matches the value given.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-registration-status1 creditLists LEI records whose LEI registration is in a given lifecycle state - issued, lapsed, annulled, retired, duplicate or pending.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-spglobal-id1 creditReturns the LEI record mapped to an S&P Capital IQ company id in GLEIF's S&P-to-LEI relationship file.
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-sub-category1 creditLists LEI records of government bodies narrowed to one tier: central, state or local government, or social security.
GET /v1/data/gleif/countries1 creditLists the ISO 3166-1 country codes and names GLEIF accepts in LEI records.
GET /v1/data/gleif/country1 creditReturns the official name GLEIF uses for one ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
GET /v1/data/gleif/direct-child-relationships1 creditLists the Level 2 relationship records for every entity that reports this one as its direct parent, each with type, status and validity period.
GET /v1/data/gleif/direct-children1 creditLists the full LEI records of every entity that reports this one as its direct accounting parent.
GET /v1/data/gleif/direct-parent1 creditReturns the full LEI record of the entity that directly consolidates this one in its accounts.
GET /v1/data/gleif/direct-parent-exception1 creditReturns the reason an entity reports no direct parent, for example NON_CONSOLIDATING, NO_LEI or NATURAL_PERSONS.
GET /v1/data/gleif/direct-parent-relationship1 creditReturns the Level 2 relationship record itself for the direct-parent link: relationship type, status, period dates, accounting standard and the LOU that registered it.
GET /v1/data/gleif/entity-legal-form1 creditReturns one ISO 20275 Entity Legal Form code with its country, jurisdiction, local name and abbreviations.
GET /v1/data/gleif/entity-legal-forms1 creditLists the ISO 20275 Entity Legal Form codes with their country, jurisdiction, local and transliterated names and abbreviations.
GET /v1/data/gleif/feeder-funds1 creditLists the full LEI records of every feeder fund that invests into this master fund.
GET /v1/data/gleif/field1 creditReturns one API field definition: its JSON path, data type, allowed enum values, and whether it can be filtered or sorted on.
GET /v1/data/gleif/field-modifications1 creditLists the recorded changes to a single LEI record: which field changed, the old and new values, and when the change was published.
GET /v1/data/gleif/fields1 creditLists the LEI-record fields this API exposes, with the field name, its JSON path and whether it can be filtered or sorted on.
GET /v1/data/gleif/fulltext-suggestions1 creditReturns up to ten fuzzy matches across every indexed text field, not just legal names, each with the LEI it belongs to.
GET /v1/data/gleif/fund-manager1 creditReturns the full LEI record of the entity that manages this fund.
GET /v1/data/gleif/head-office1 creditReturns the full LEI record of the head office that an international branch belongs to.
GET /v1/data/gleif/isins1 creditLists every ISIN that GLEIF's ISIN-to-LEI relationship file maps to this LEI.
GET /v1/data/gleif/jurisdiction1 creditReturns one accepted legal jurisdiction entry by its code.
GET /v1/data/gleif/jurisdictions1 creditLists the legal jurisdictions GLEIF accepts for the jurisdiction field of an LEI record.
GET /v1/data/gleif/lei-issuer1 creditReturns one accredited LEI issuer's profile: name, marketing name, website and accreditation status.
GET /v1/data/gleif/lei-issuer-jurisdictions1 creditLists the legal jurisdictions in which a given LEI issuer is accredited to issue LEIs.
GET /v1/data/gleif/lei-issuers1 creditLists every accredited Local Operating Unit with its LEI, name, marketing name, website and accreditation dates.
GET /v1/data/gleif/lei-record1 creditReturns the full Level 1 LEI record for one LEI code: legal name, legal and headquarters address, legal form, jurisdiction, entity status, registration authority and id, LEI registration status, renewal date and managing LOU, plus BIC/MIC/OpenCorporates/S&P cross-reference codes.
GET /v1/data/gleif/managed-funds1 creditLists the full LEI records of every fund that names this entity as its fund manager.
GET /v1/data/gleif/managing-lou1 creditReturns the full LEI record of the Local Operating Unit that currently maintains this LEI.
GET /v1/data/gleif/master-fund1 creditReturns the full LEI record of the master fund that this feeder fund invests into.
GET /v1/data/gleif/name-suggestions1 creditReturns up to ten fuzzy-matched legal names, each with the LEI it belongs to, tolerating typos and word-order differences.
GET /v1/data/gleif/official-organizational-roles1 creditLists the ISO 5009 Official Organizational Role codes with their jurisdiction, local and transliterated role names.
GET /v1/data/gleif/record-lei-issuer1 creditReturns the issuer profile of the LOU behind this LEI: issuer name, marketing name, website and accreditation details.
GET /v1/data/gleif/region1 creditReturns the names of one ISO 3166-2 subdivision code in the languages GLEIF holds.
GET /v1/data/gleif/regions1 creditLists the ISO 3166-2 subdivision codes GLEIF accepts, each with its names in the available languages.
GET /v1/data/gleif/registration-authorities1 creditLists the business registers GLEIF recognises, each with its RA code, organisation name, country, jurisdiction and website.
GET /v1/data/gleif/registration-authority1 creditReturns one registration authority: its RA code, organisation name, country, jurisdiction and website.
GET /v1/data/gleif/search1 creditFree-text search across every indexed field of the Global LEI Index and returns matching LEI records with their full Level 1 attributes.
GET /v1/data/gleif/search-by-name1 creditSearches only the registered legal name (and its transliterations) and returns the matching LEI records.
GET /v1/data/gleif/sub-funds1 creditLists the full LEI records of every sub-fund or compartment registered under this umbrella fund.
GET /v1/data/gleif/successor-entity1 creditReturns the full LEI record of the entity that took over this one after a merger, absorption or duplicate-LEI resolution.
GET /v1/data/gleif/ultimate-child-relationships1 creditLists the Level 2 relationship records for every entity anywhere below this one that reports it as its ultimate parent.
GET /v1/data/gleif/ultimate-children1 creditLists the full LEI records of every entity anywhere below this one that reports it as its ultimate accounting parent.
GET /v1/data/gleif/ultimate-parent1 creditReturns the full LEI record of the entity at the top of this one's accounting consolidation chain.
GET /v1/data/gleif/ultimate-parent-exception1 creditReturns the reason an entity reports no ultimate parent, with the exception category and any free-text explanation.
GET /v1/data/gleif/ultimate-parent-relationship1 creditReturns the Level 2 relationship record for the ultimate-parent link, with relationship type, status, period dates and accounting standard.
GET /v1/data/gleif/umbrella-fund1 creditReturns the full LEI record of the umbrella fund that this sub-fund sits inside.
GET /v1/data/gleif/vlei-issuers1 creditLists the organisations qualified to issue verifiable LEI credentials, with their LEI, name and qualification dates.
Licence
GLEIF "LEI Data Terms of Use", section II ACCESS SERVICE: "The Access Service on the website http(s)://www.gleif.org is provided for free. The data available through the Access Service are provided under the CC0 licence, see CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)." Section IV CONDITIONS OF USE adds, in its own words: "You acknowledge that you do not have, and will not acquire, any intellectual property or other proprietary rights in the LEIs and LE-RD as provided by the Access Service, and that you do not, and will not, claim such rights." and "If you wish to use the GLEIF Trademark and Logo, which is a registered trademark, please contact GLEIF at the address indicated on http(s)://www.gleif.org. You agree that you shall refrain from creating, in whatever way, the impression that, data and/or services, except the original LEI and LE-RD downloaded by you through the Access Service, are provided or supported or authorized or granted or otherwise associated by or with GLEIF." The data itself is therefore a CC0 public-domain dedication (commercial use and redistribution permitted, no attribution legally required); the only restrictions are on the GLEIF name and logo and on claiming ownership of the data.
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