GLEIF

GLEIF LEI Issuers API

Operations on accredited LEI Issuers (Local Operating Units)

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Operations 6

GET /lei-records/{lei}/managing-lou Get the managing LEI Issuer for a record #
GET /lei-records/{lei}/lei-issuer Get the LEI Issuer for a record #
GET /lei-issuers List LEI Issuers (LOUs) #
GET /lei-issuers/{id} Get a single LEI Issuer #
GET /lei-issuers/{id}/jurisdictions Get jurisdictions for a LEI Issuer #
GET /lei-issuers/{id}/fundJurisdictions Get fund jurisdictions for a LEI Issuer #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gleif/refs/heads/main/openapi/gleif-lei-issuers-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gleif/refs/heads/main/json-schema/gleif-lei-record-schema.json

Other Resources

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PostmanDocumentation
https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/7679680/SVYrrxuU
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gleif/refs/heads/main/examples/gleif-lei-record-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gleif/refs/heads/main/examples/gleif-lei-records-list-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

gleif-lei-issuers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GLEIF LEI Corporate Relationships LEI Issuers API
  description: 'The GLEIF LEI API provides programmatic access to the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System''s full data pool. It enables searches by entity name, LEI code, BIC code, ISIN code, and corporate relationship structures. The API is free, open, and requires no authentication or API key. It is built on the GLEIF Golden Copy dataset which is updated three times daily.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: GLEIF
    url: https://www.gleif.org
  license:
    name: Creative Commons Zero (CC0)
    url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
servers:
- url: https://api.gleif.org/api/v1
  description: GLEIF Production API
tags:
- name: LEI Issuers
  description: Operations on accredited LEI Issuers (Local Operating Units)
paths:
  /lei-records/{lei}/managing-lou:
    get:
      summary: Get the managing LEI Issuer for a record
      description: Returns the LEI Issuer (LOU) responsible for managing this LEI record.
      operationId: getLeiRecordManagingLou
      tags:
      - LEI Issuers
      parameters:
      - name: lei
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The 20-character Legal Entity Identifier code
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[A-Z0-9]{18}[0-9]{2}$
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The managing LEI Issuer record
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LeiIssuerSingleResponse'
        '404':
          description: LEI record not found
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /lei-records/{lei}/lei-issuer:
    get:
      summary: Get the LEI Issuer for a record
      description: Returns the LEI Issuer (LOU) that issued this LEI record.
      operationId: getLeiRecordLeiIssuer
      tags:
      - LEI Issuers
      parameters:
      - name: lei
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The 20-character Legal Entity Identifier code
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[A-Z0-9]{18}[0-9]{2}$
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The LEI Issuer record
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LeiIssuerSingleResponse'
        '404':
          description: LEI record not found
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /lei-issuers:
    get:
      summary: List LEI Issuers (LOUs)
      description: Returns a paginated list of accredited LEI Issuers (Local Operating Units).
      operationId: listLeiIssuers
      tags:
      - LEI Issuers
      parameters:
      - name: page[number]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: page[size]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
          maximum: 200
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated list of LEI Issuers
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LeiIssuerListResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /lei-issuers/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Get a single LEI Issuer
      description: Returns a single LEI Issuer by its LEI code.
      operationId: getLeiIssuer
      tags:
      - LEI Issuers
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The LEI code of the issuer
        schema:
          type: string
          example: 029200067A7K6CH0H586
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with a single LEI Issuer
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LeiIssuerSingleResponse'
        '404':
          description: LEI Issuer not found
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /lei-issuers/{id}/jurisdictions:
    get:
      summary: Get jurisdictions for a LEI Issuer
      description: Returns the jurisdictions in which this LEI Issuer is accredited to issue LEIs.
      operationId: getLeiIssuerJurisdictions
      tags:
      - LEI Issuers
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of jurisdictions
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /lei-issuers/{id}/fundJurisdictions:
    get:
      summary: Get fund jurisdictions for a LEI Issuer
      description: Returns the fund jurisdictions associated with this LEI Issuer.
      operationId: getLeiIssuerFundJurisdictions
      tags:
      - LEI Issuers
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of fund jurisdictions
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  schemas:
    LeiIssuer:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          example: lei-issuers
        id:
          type: string
          description: LEI code of the issuer
          example: 029200067A7K6CH0H586
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            lei:
              type: string
              example: 029200067A7K6CH0H586
            name:
              type: string
              example: Central Securities Clearing System PLC
            marketingName:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
            website:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              format: uri
            accreditationDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
        relationships:
          type: object
          properties:
            jurisdictions:
              type: object
              properties:
                links:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    related:
                      type: string
                      format: uri
            fundJurisdictions:
              type: object
              properties:
                links:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    related:
                      type: string
                      format: uri
        links:
          type: object
          properties:
            self:
              type: string
              format: uri
    LeiIssuerListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationMeta'
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationLinks'
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LeiIssuer'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                description: HTTP status code as string
              title:
                type: string
                description: Short error title
              detail:
                type: string
                description: Detailed error description
    GoldenCopyMeta:
      type: object
      properties:
        goldenCopy:
          type: object
          properties:
            publishDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: Timestamp of the last Golden Copy publication
              example: '2026-06-12T08:00:00Z'
    LeiIssuerSingleResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GoldenCopyMeta'
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LeiIssuer'
    PaginationMeta:
      type: object
      properties:
        goldenCopy:
          type: object
          properties:
            publishDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationInfo'
    PaginationInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        currentPage:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        perPage:
          type: integer
          example: 10
        from:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        to:
          type: integer
          example: 10
        total:
          type: integer
          example: 3338758
        lastPage:
          type: integer
          example: 333876
    PaginationLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        first:
          type: string
          format: uri
        next:
          type: string
          format: uri
        last:
          type: string
          format: uri