# GLEIF LEI Scraper (Legal Entity Data) (`opendata-labs/gleif-lei-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the official GLEIF register of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) — legal entities worldwide, their addresses, jurisdiction, status and corporate ownership tree — through GLEIF's own free public API. Built for KYC, AML, due diligence and B2B entity enrichment.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/opendata-labs/gleif-lei-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Joao Paulo](https://apify.com/opendata-labs) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 93.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## GLEIF LEI Scraper (Legal Entity Data)

Extract data from the **official GLEIF register of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI)** — the global, authoritative database of legally registered entities maintained by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation. This Actor talks directly to GLEIF's own public API, so the data is authoritative, refreshed daily, needs no key, and never breaks.

Perfect for **KYC, AML, compliance, due diligence, entity resolution and B2B data enrichment**.

### What you can scrape

| Mode | What you get |
| --- | --- |
| **Search entities** | Find legal entities by name, country and status. One row per entity, with legal name, addresses, jurisdiction, legal form and registration status. |
| **LEI details** | Full record for a list of LEI codes. |
| **Relationships** | The corporate ownership tree for a list of LEI codes — direct parent, ultimate parent and direct children. Essential for beneficial-ownership and KYC work. |

### No API key, no proxy

The GLEIF API is free and open. There is nothing to sign up for and no anti-bot to fight — just run the Actor.

### Example input

Find active US entities named "capital":

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "legalName": "capital",
  "country": "US",
  "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "registrationStatus": "ISSUED",
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

Get the ownership tree of an entity:

```json
{
  "mode": "relationships",
  "leis": ["HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394"]
}
```

### Output

Results are returned as a clean, flat dataset that you can export to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, or pull through the Apify API. Use the **Overview** table view for a quick look.

### What is an LEI?

A Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is a 20-character code that uniquely identifies a legally distinct entity that engages in financial transactions. LEIs are required by regulators worldwide (MiFID II, EMIR, Dodd-Frank and more) and are the global standard for identifying "who is who" and "who owns whom" in the financial system.

### Keywords

LEI, legal entity identifier, GLEIF, company data, entity data, KYC, AML, due diligence, beneficial ownership, corporate hierarchy, parent company, ultimate parent, compliance data, regulatory data, entity resolution, B2B data enrichment, global company register, legal entity lookup.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to scrape. 'search' finds legal entities by name, country and status (one row per entity). 'lei\_details' returns full records for a list of LEI codes. 'relationships' returns the corporate ownership tree (direct parent, ultimate parent and direct children) for a list of LEI codes.

## `legalName` (type: `string`):

Search mode only. Return entities whose legal name matches this text.

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

Search mode only. Filter by legal address country as a 2-letter ISO code (e.g. 'US', 'GB', 'DE', 'BR').

## `entityStatus` (type: `string`):

Search mode only. Filter by entity status.

## `registrationStatus` (type: `string`):

Search mode only. Filter by LEI registration status (ISSUED means the LEI is current and maintained).

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

For 'lei\_details' and 'relationships' modes. The list of 20-character LEI codes to look up (e.g. \['HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394']).

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

Stop after pushing this many rows to the dataset.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "legalName": "Apple Inc",
  "entityStatus": "",
  "registrationStatus": "",
  "leis": [],
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

# 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 = {
    "legalName": "Apple Inc",
    "country": "",
    "leis": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("opendata-labs/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 = {
    "legalName": "Apple Inc",
    "country": "",
    "leis": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("opendata-labs/gleif-lei-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "legalName": "Apple Inc",
  "country": "",
  "leis": []
}' |
apify call opendata-labs/gleif-lei-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=opendata-labs/gleif-lei-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/bzjHB4VoeNFMnPNLW/builds/0wXh6tuNKKxegJTJc/openapi.json