GLEIF

GLEIF Search API

Search and autocomplete operations

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Operations 1

GET /fuzzycompletions Fuzzy autocomplete suggestions #

Documentation

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

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

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JSONSchema
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gleif/refs/heads/main/examples/gleif-lei-records-list-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

gleif-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GLEIF LEI Corporate Relationships Search 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: Search
  description: Search and autocomplete operations
paths:
  /fuzzycompletions:
    get:
      summary: Fuzzy autocomplete suggestions
      description: 'Returns fuzzy-matched autocomplete suggestions for entity names and addresses. Useful for building typeahead search UI components.

        '
      operationId: getFuzzyCompletions
      tags:
      - Search
      parameters:
      - name: field
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The field to search against
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - fulltext
          - entity.legalName
          - entity.legalAddress.addressLines
          - entity.headquartersAddress.addressLines
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The search query string
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of fuzzy completion suggestions
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        type:
                          type: string
                          example: fuzzycompletions
                        attributes:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            value:
                              type: string
                        relationships:
                          type: object
        '400':
          description: Missing or invalid required parameters
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    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