GLEIF LEI records API: access card
What is the global LEI register?
GLEIF LEI records API is the global register of Legal Entity Identifiers — the cross-border join key between company registries, published by Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation. Coverage: Global; scale: every LEI ever issued worldwide, according to the catalog manifest. In our data — the Aidenix Atlas catalog of verified sources — this endpoint was last probed on 2026-07-24 and returned HTTP 200. What the card gives you:
- The exact endpoint and a working request you can copy.
- Authentication and rate limits: none — no API key required.
- The query keys the source accepts and the fields it returns, verified against the live endpoint.
How do you query it?
A working query is one plain HTTP GET — in our data this exact request form was verified on 2026-07-24:
curl "https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter%5Bentity.legalName%5D=Apple&page%5Bsize%5D=5"
Notes from the catalog recipe:
- Auth: none — no API key required, according to GLEIF API documentation.
- The response is plain JSON — no SDK and no signup required.
- Substitute the placeholder in the endpoint with your own value.
What does it accept and return?
The interface contract is a short one: 3 query facets in, 5 field groups out. The table is generated from the catalog manifest, according to the probe of 2026-07-24 — every row below was checked against the live endpoint, not copied from vendor marketing:
| Facet | Value |
|---|---|
| Endpoint | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter[entity.legalName]={name} |
| Auth | none — no API key required, according to GLEIF API documentation |
| Query by | legal name, LEI code, registration filters |
| Returns | LEI, legal name, legal address, registration status, parent relationships |
| Provider | Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation |
| Coverage | Global |
| Last probe | 2026-07-24 — HTTP 200 |
Related sources
A related source is a dataset that joins to the global LEI register through shared keys, according to the join map of our catalog. In our data, each of the 2 cards below was probed on 2026-07-24 and is live:
- UK Companies House API — United Kingdom.
- SEC EDGAR submissions API — United States (federal).
The workflow this source belongs to is covered in the full guide: Free Clearbit alternative — company enrichment from open data.
Source card generated from the Aidenix Atlas catalog; facts as probed on 2026-07-24.
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