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Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation API providing LEI records, entity search, autocomplete, and corporate hierarchy data for legal entities worldwide. Best for KYC/AML compliance, counterparty identification, and resolving legal entity names to standardized identifiers. The authoritative global registry for legal entity identification — unlike People Data Labs or Apollo (contact-level data), GLEIF operates at the legal entity level with regulatory-grade identifiers. 1 example endpoint available through Lava’s AI Gateway. See the GLEIF API docs for full documentation.
This provider is managed — no additional setup required.
This is a catch-all provider — any valid URL under https://api.gleif.org/api/v1 is supported. Legal entity identifier API. Construct URL as https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/{endpoint}. Common endpoints: /lei-records?filter[entity.legalName]=, /autocompletions?field=fullName&q=, /lei-records/. The endpoints below are curated examples.

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Search LEI records

GET https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter[entity.legalName]=Apple — Free
const data = await lava.gateway('https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter[entity.legalName]=Apple', { method: 'GET' });

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