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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 credit

Returns prefix completions across all indexed text with the matched fragment marked up in a highlighting field, each tied to an LEI.

q
GET /v1/data/gleif/branches1 credit

Lists the full LEI records of every registered international branch of this head office.

leipage
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-bic1 credit

Returns the LEI record of the entity mapped to a SWIFT BIC in GLEIF's BIC-to-LEI relationship file.

bic
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-category1 credit

Lists LEI records of one entity category - funds, branches, sole proprietors, government entities, international organisations or general companies.

categorypagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-country1 credit

Lists LEI records whose registered legal address is in a given country, with full Level 1 attributes for each.

countrypagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-creation-date1 credit

Lists LEI records for legal entities created on one exact date, with full Level 1 attributes.

datepagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-entity-status1 credit

Lists LEI records whose legal entity is recorded as active or inactive (dissolved, merged away or otherwise no longer operating).

statuspagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-isin1 credit

Returns the LEI record of the entity that issued a given ISIN security identifier.

isin
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-jurisdiction1 credit

Lists LEI records whose jurisdiction of formation matches a country or ISO 3166-2 subdivision code, with full Level 1 attributes for each.

jurisdictionpagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-leis1 credit

Returns the full LEI records for a comma-separated list of LEI codes in one call, up to 100 at a time.

leissort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-managing-lou1 credit

Lists every LEI record currently maintained by a given Local Operating Unit.

lou_leipagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-mic1 credit

Returns the LEI record of the trading venue or market operator mapped to an ISO 10383 Market Identifier Code.

mic
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-opencorporates-id1 credit

Returns the LEI record mapped to an OpenCorporates company id in GLEIF's OpenCorporates-to-LEI relationship file.

ocid
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-other-name1 credit

Searches every name GLEIF holds for an entity - legal name, trading and trade names, previous legal names and transliterations - and returns the matching LEI records.

namepagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-registration-number1 credit

Returns the LEI records whose business-register registration number matches the value given.

registered_aspagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-registration-status1 credit

Lists LEI records whose LEI registration is in a given lifecycle state - issued, lapsed, annulled, retired, duplicate or pending.

statuspagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-spglobal-id1 credit

Returns the LEI record mapped to an S&P Capital IQ company id in GLEIF's S&P-to-LEI relationship file.

spglobal
GET /v1/data/gleif/by-sub-category1 credit

Lists LEI records of government bodies narrowed to one tier: central, state or local government, or social security.

sub_categorypagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/countries1 credit

Lists the ISO 3166-1 country codes and names GLEIF accepts in LEI records.

pagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/country1 credit

Returns the official name GLEIF uses for one ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

code
GET /v1/data/gleif/direct-child-relationships1 credit

Lists the Level 2 relationship records for every entity that reports this one as its direct parent, each with type, status and validity period.

leipage
GET /v1/data/gleif/direct-children1 credit

Lists the full LEI records of every entity that reports this one as its direct accounting parent.

leipagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/direct-parent1 credit

Returns the full LEI record of the entity that directly consolidates this one in its accounts.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/direct-parent-exception1 credit

Returns the reason an entity reports no direct parent, for example NON_CONSOLIDATING, NO_LEI or NATURAL_PERSONS.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/direct-parent-relationship1 credit

Returns the Level 2 relationship record itself for the direct-parent link: relationship type, status, period dates, accounting standard and the LOU that registered it.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/entity-legal-form1 credit

Returns one ISO 20275 Entity Legal Form code with its country, jurisdiction, local name and abbreviations.

code
GET /v1/data/gleif/entity-legal-forms1 credit

Lists the ISO 20275 Entity Legal Form codes with their country, jurisdiction, local and transliterated names and abbreviations.

page
GET /v1/data/gleif/feeder-funds1 credit

Lists the full LEI records of every feeder fund that invests into this master fund.

leipage
GET /v1/data/gleif/field1 credit

Returns one API field definition: its JSON path, data type, allowed enum values, and whether it can be filtered or sorted on.

code
GET /v1/data/gleif/field-modifications1 credit

Lists the recorded changes to a single LEI record: which field changed, the old and new values, and when the change was published.

leipage
GET /v1/data/gleif/fields1 credit

Lists the LEI-record fields this API exposes, with the field name, its JSON path and whether it can be filtered or sorted on.

page
GET /v1/data/gleif/fulltext-suggestions1 credit

Returns up to ten fuzzy matches across every indexed text field, not just legal names, each with the LEI it belongs to.

q
GET /v1/data/gleif/fund-manager1 credit

Returns the full LEI record of the entity that manages this fund.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/head-office1 credit

Returns the full LEI record of the head office that an international branch belongs to.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/isins1 credit

Lists every ISIN that GLEIF's ISIN-to-LEI relationship file maps to this LEI.

leipage
GET /v1/data/gleif/jurisdiction1 credit

Returns one accepted legal jurisdiction entry by its code.

code
GET /v1/data/gleif/jurisdictions1 credit

Lists the legal jurisdictions GLEIF accepts for the jurisdiction field of an LEI record.

pagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/lei-issuer1 credit

Returns one accredited LEI issuer's profile: name, marketing name, website and accreditation status.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/lei-issuer-jurisdictions1 credit

Lists the legal jurisdictions in which a given LEI issuer is accredited to issue LEIs.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/lei-issuers1 credit

Lists every accredited Local Operating Unit with its LEI, name, marketing name, website and accreditation dates.

page
GET /v1/data/gleif/lei-record1 credit

Returns 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.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/managed-funds1 credit

Lists the full LEI records of every fund that names this entity as its fund manager.

leipage
GET /v1/data/gleif/managing-lou1 credit

Returns the full LEI record of the Local Operating Unit that currently maintains this LEI.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/master-fund1 credit

Returns the full LEI record of the master fund that this feeder fund invests into.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/name-suggestions1 credit

Returns up to ten fuzzy-matched legal names, each with the LEI it belongs to, tolerating typos and word-order differences.

q
GET /v1/data/gleif/official-organizational-roles1 credit

Lists the ISO 5009 Official Organizational Role codes with their jurisdiction, local and transliterated role names.

page
GET /v1/data/gleif/record-lei-issuer1 credit

Returns the issuer profile of the LOU behind this LEI: issuer name, marketing name, website and accreditation details.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/region1 credit

Returns the names of one ISO 3166-2 subdivision code in the languages GLEIF holds.

code
GET /v1/data/gleif/regions1 credit

Lists the ISO 3166-2 subdivision codes GLEIF accepts, each with its names in the available languages.

page
GET /v1/data/gleif/registration-authorities1 credit

Lists the business registers GLEIF recognises, each with its RA code, organisation name, country, jurisdiction and website.

page
GET /v1/data/gleif/registration-authority1 credit

Returns one registration authority: its RA code, organisation name, country, jurisdiction and website.

code
GET /v1/data/gleif/search1 credit

Free-text search across every indexed field of the Global LEI Index and returns matching LEI records with their full Level 1 attributes.

qpagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/search-by-name1 credit

Searches only the registered legal name (and its transliterations) and returns the matching LEI records.

namepagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/sub-funds1 credit

Lists the full LEI records of every sub-fund or compartment registered under this umbrella fund.

leipage
GET /v1/data/gleif/successor-entity1 credit

Returns the full LEI record of the entity that took over this one after a merger, absorption or duplicate-LEI resolution.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/ultimate-child-relationships1 credit

Lists the Level 2 relationship records for every entity anywhere below this one that reports it as its ultimate parent.

leipage
GET /v1/data/gleif/ultimate-children1 credit

Lists the full LEI records of every entity anywhere below this one that reports it as its ultimate accounting parent.

leipagesort?
GET /v1/data/gleif/ultimate-parent1 credit

Returns the full LEI record of the entity at the top of this one's accounting consolidation chain.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/ultimate-parent-exception1 credit

Returns the reason an entity reports no ultimate parent, with the exception category and any free-text explanation.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/ultimate-parent-relationship1 credit

Returns the Level 2 relationship record for the ultimate-parent link, with relationship type, status, period dates and accounting standard.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/umbrella-fund1 credit

Returns the full LEI record of the umbrella fund that this sub-fund sits inside.

lei
GET /v1/data/gleif/vlei-issuers1 credit

Lists the organisations qualified to issue verifiable LEI credentials, with their LEI, name and qualification dates.

No parameters

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.

https://www.gleif.org/en/meta/lei-data-terms-of-use/

Attribution

Display this wherever you show the data. It arrives on every response as provenance.attribution_text.

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