# Global Company Lookup — GLEIF LEI Data (`ponderable_hydrometer/global-company-lookup`) Actor

Look up legal entities worldwide from the GLEIF LEI database. Search by company name or LEI code and get legal name, registered address, jurisdiction, registration number, legal form, status, parent company and BIC. Keyless, structured, joinable.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ponderable\_hydrometer/global-company-lookup.md
- **Developed by:** [Ponderable Hydrometer](https://apify.com/ponderable_hydrometer) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

# Actor input Schema

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

search = find legal entities by name; lei = look up one or more entities by their exact LEI code.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Legal entity name to search for, e.g. "Apple", "Stripe", "Volkswagen". Used in search mode.

## `fulltext` (type: `boolean`):

In search mode, match the query as a broad full-text query (matches names, addresses, other names) instead of a legal-name match. Wider, fuzzier results.

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

One or more 20-character LEI codes to look up, e.g. \["HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394"]. Used in lei mode.

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

Restrict search results to entities with a legal address in this two-letter country code, e.g. US, GB, DE, FR, RO. Leave empty for all countries.

## `status` (type: `string`):

Restrict search results to entities with this operational status.

## `includeParents` (type: `boolean`):

For each entity, also fetch its direct-parent and ultimate-parent LEI + name from GLEIF relationship records (adds requests; entities with no reported parent are left null).

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of company records to return (search mode).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "Apple",
  "fulltext": false,
  "leis": [],
  "country": "",
  "status": "",
  "includeParents": false,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# 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 = {
    "query": "Apple"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/global-company-lookup").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 = { "query": "Apple" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/global-company-lookup").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 '{
  "query": "Apple"
}' |
apify call ponderable_hydrometer/global-company-lookup --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ponderable_hydrometer/global-company-lookup",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/RdFm20FelCHF4xNqe/builds/dPGgLTdZgXyp5eYR7/openapi.json