GLEIF

GLEIF Reference Data API

Reference data including entity legal forms and registration authorities

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GET /entity-legal-forms List entity legal forms conformant #

GET /entity-legal-forms/{id} Get a single entity legal form observed #

GET /registration-authorities List registration authorities observed #

GET /registration-authorities/{id} Get a single registration authority observed #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GLEIF LEI Reference Data 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: Reference Data
  description: Reference data including entity legal forms and registration authorities
paths:
  /entity-legal-forms:
    get:
      summary: List entity legal forms
      description: Returns a paginated list of Entity Legal Form (ELF) codes as defined by ISO 20275.
      operationId: listEntityLegalForms
      tags:
      - Reference Data
      parameters:
      - name: page[number]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: page[size]
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
          maximum: 200
      - name: filter[countryCode]
        in: query
        description: Filter by ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated list of entity legal forms
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityLegalFormListResponse'
  /entity-legal-forms/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Get a single entity legal form
      description: Returns a single Entity Legal Form by its ELF code.
      operationId: getEntityLegalForm
      tags:
      - Reference Data
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ELF (Entity Legal Form) code
        schema:
          type: string
          example: 09K3
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Single entity legal form record
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '404':
          description: Entity legal form not found
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /registration-authorities:
    get:
      summary: List registration authorities
      description: Returns a paginated list of registration authorities used to validate LEI data.
      operationId: listRegistrationAuthorities
      tags:
      - Reference Data
      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 registration authorities
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegistrationAuthorityListResponse'
  /registration-authorities/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Get a single registration authority
      description: Returns a single registration authority by its RA code.
      operationId: getRegistrationAuthority
      tags:
      - Reference Data
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The registration authority code (e.g. RA000001)
        schema:
          type: string
          example: RA000001
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Single registration authority record
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '404':
          description: Registration authority not found
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    PaginationLinks:
      type: object
      properties:
        first:
          type: string
          format: uri
        next:
          type: string
          format: uri
        last:
          type: string
          format: uri
    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
    EntityLegalForm:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          example: entity-legal-forms
        id:
          type: string
          description: ELF code
          example: 09K3
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              example: 09K3
            country:
              type: string
              example: Faroe Islands
            jurisdiction:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
            countryCode:
              type: string
              example: FO
            subdivisionCode:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
            dateCreated:
              type: string
              format: date
            status:
              type: string
              enum:
              - ACTV
              - INAC
            names:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
    RegistrationAuthorityListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationMeta'
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationLinks'
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegistrationAuthority'
    RegistrationAuthority:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          example: registration-authorities
        id:
          type: string
          example: RA000001
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              example: RA000001
            internationalName:
              type: string
            localName:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
            internationalOrganizationName:
              type: string
            localOrganizationName:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
            website:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              format: uri
            jurisdictions:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
    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
    EntityLegalFormListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationMeta'
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationLinks'
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityLegalForm'
    PaginationMeta:
      type: object
      properties:
        goldenCopy:
          type: object
          properties:
            publishDate:
              type: string
              format: date-time
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationInfo'

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