GLEIF API

GLEIF API for LEI Lookup and Screening Context

Query Legal Entity Identifiers to verify legal name, jurisdiction, registration status, and corporate hierarchy. Enrich with sanctions screening in the same workflow.

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Capabilities

What the GLEIF API delivers.

LEI search by name or identifier

Query the GLEIF database by Legal Entity Identifier or company name. Returns legal name, jurisdiction, registration status, and entity category.

Parent and ultimate parent linkage

Retrieve direct parent and ultimate parent entity relationships where reported to GLEIF. Understand corporate hierarchies before screening.

Jurisdiction and registration status

Verify where an entity is registered, its legal form, and current registration status. Flags inactive or dissolved entities.

Sanctions enrichment

Optionally screen retrieved entities and their parents against configured sanctions, PEP, and watchlist sources in the same API flow.

Corporate structure context

Use GLEIF data to reduce ambiguity in corporate name matching. A known legal form and jurisdiction improve screening precision.

Reviewable evidence

Every GLEIF query is logged with timestamp, data version, and source attribution. Retrievable for compliance review and audit reconstruction.

Developer experience

Lookup an entity in one request.

Pass an LEI or company name to receive structured corporate data with parent linkage and registration context.

Roadmap: today, GLEIF/LEI data powers KYB, UBO, and entity screening (POST /v1/screen, POST /v1/ubo/calculate). A standalone /v1/gleif/lookup endpoint is planned — the example below shows its intended shape.

bash
curl -X GET https://api.verifex.dev/v1/gleif/lookup \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vfx_your_api_key" \
  -G -d "lei=5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12"
json
{
  "lei": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12",
  "legal_name": "ACME GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED",
  "jurisdiction": "GB",
  "legal_form": "Limited Company",
  "registration_status": "ACTIVE",
  "registration_date": "2015-03-12",
  "direct_parent": {
    "lei": "549300ABCD1234567890",
    "legal_name": "ACME PARENT PLC"
  },
  "ultimate_parent": {
    "lei": "549300XYZ9876543210",
    "legal_name": "ULTIMATE ACME GROUP"
  },
  "queried_at": "2026-05-11T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": "GLEIF_GOLDEN_COPY",
  "source_freshness_days": 2
}
Important limitation: GLEIF coverage depends on whether an entity has voluntarily obtained an LEI. Many small businesses and non-financial entities do not have LEIs. GLEIF data is sourced from publicly available records and may not reflect the latest corporate changes. Always verify critical corporate data against official registries where required by policy.

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