GLEIF

Legal entity records, LEI records and corporate parents

GLEIF provides official global LEI search, returning entity records with freshness shown by last-update dates—not renewal dates—and reported accounting parents and LEI-registered direct children.

Get corporate parents

Find a company’s reported direct and ultimate accounting-consolidation parents, parent-reporting reasons, and direct children in the LEI system. Children are limited to the requested number; only entities with LEIs are shown.

Your information

Company

Legal company name or 20-character LEI, such as Unilever PLC.

More options

CountryOptional

Country name or two-letter code to distinguish namesakes, such as United Kingdom or GB.

Max ChildrenOptional

Most direct children to show, such as 50 (up to 200).

1 credit per run

Example results

Lei

5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12

Country

United States of America

Page URL

search.gleif.org

Legal Name

Bloomberg Finance L.P.

Direct Parent Reason

Not provided

Direct Children Total

Ultimate Parent Reason

Not provided

Ultimate Children Total

Children

None

Direct Parent

Lei: 549300B56MD0ZC402L06
Country: United States of America
Page URL: search.gleif.org
Legal Name: Bloomberg L.P.
Relationship Start Date: 2007-06-05

Ultimate Parent

Lei: 549300RMUDWPHCUQNE66
Country: United States of America
Page URL: search.gleif.org
Legal Name: Bloomberg Inc.
Relationship Start Date: 2007-06-05

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About GLEIF

GLEIF, or Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation, returns LEI records from a company name or LEI, optionally narrowed by registered country.

Get corporate parents returns reported parents and direct children from a company name or LEI, optionally narrowed by country and child count.

Built by Fous from search.gleif.org and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with GLEIF.

Actions

Get corporate parents

1 credit per run

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Company`company`	Text	Required	Legal company name or 20-character LEI, such as Unilever PLC.Example: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12
Country`country`	Text	Optional	Country name or two-letter code to distinguish namesakes, such as United Kingdom or GB.Example: United Kingdom
Max Children`max_children`	Number	Optional	Most direct children to show, such as 50 (up to 200).Example: 3

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Lei`lei`	Text	Example: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12
Country`country`	Text	Example: United States of America
Children`children`	List
Lei`children[].lei`	Text	Example: 213800HCGYEJXD99N110
Status`children[].status`	Text	Example: Active
Country`children[].country`	Text	Example: Canada
Page URL`children[].page_url`	Text	Example: https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800HCGYEJXD99N110
Legal Name`children[].legal_name`	Text	Example: UNILEVER CANADA INC.
Page URL`page_url`	Text	Example: https://search.gleif.org/#/record/5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12
Legal Name`legal_name`	Text	Example: Bloomberg Finance L.P.
Direct Parent`direct_parent`	Value
Ultimate Parent`ultimate_parent`	Value
Direct Parent Reason`direct_parent_reason`	Text	Example: The accounting consolidation definition for parent relationships does not…
Direct Children Total`direct_children_total`	Number	Example: 0
Ultimate Parent Reason`ultimate_parent_reason`	Text	Example: The accounting consolidation definition for parent relationships does not…
Ultimate Children Total`ultimate_children_total`	Number	Example: 0

Example result

For Company: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12

JSON

{
  "lei": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12",
  "country": "United States of America",
  "children": [],
  "page_url": "https://search.gleif.org/#/record/5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12",
  "legal_name": "Bloomberg Finance L.P.",
  "direct_parent": {
    "lei": "549300B56MD0ZC402L06",
    "country": "United States of America",
    "page_url": "https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300B56MD0ZC402L06",
    "legal_name": "Bloomberg L.P.",
    "relationship_start_date": "2007-06-05"
  },
  "ultimate_parent": {
    "lei": "549300RMUDWPHCUQNE66",
    "country": "United States of America",
    "page_url": "https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300RMUDWPHCUQNE66",
    "legal_name": "Bloomberg Inc.",
    "relationship_start_date": "2007-06-05"
  },
  "direct_parent_reason": null,
  "direct_children_total": 0,
  "ultimate_parent_reason": null,
  "ultimate_children_total": 0
}

Get legal entity

1 credit per run

Get the official LEI record for a company name or LEI, optionally narrowing namesakes by registered country. Prefers active records with the closest name. GLEIF does not publish a distinct last-renewal date; its last-update date is not a renewal date.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Company`company`	Text	Required	Company legal name or 20-character LEI, for example Siemens AG or HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394.Example: Apple Inc.
Country`country`	Text	Optional	Registered country name or two-letter code, for example Germany or DE.Example: Germany

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Lei`lei`	Text	Legal Entity Identifier.Example: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394
Link`link`	Text	Record on GLEIF public search.Example: https://search.gleif.org/#/record/HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394
Country`country`	Text	Registered country name.Example: United States of America
Legal Form`legal_form`	Text	Legal form name.Example: For-Profit Corporation General Stock
Legal Name`legal_name`	Text	Official registered name.Example: Apple Inc.
Other Names`other_names`	List	Other reported names.
Direct Parent`direct_parent`	Details	Reported direct parent; null if none reported.
Lei`direct_parent.lei`	Text	Parent LEI.Example: W38RGI023J3WT1HWRP32
Name`direct_parent.name`	Text	Parent legal name.Example: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Entity Status`entity_status`	Text	Legal entity status in words.Example: Active
Legal Address`legal_address`	Text	Single-line registered legal address.Example: C/O C T Corporation System, 330 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 700, Glendale, CA, 91203…
Ultimate Parent`ultimate_parent`	Details	Reported ultimate parent; null if none reported.
Lei`ultimate_parent.lei`	Text	Parent LEI.Example: W38RGI023J3WT1HWRP32
Name`ultimate_parent.name`	Text	Parent legal name.Example: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Next Renewal Date`next_renewal_date`	Text	Next LEI renewal date (YYYY-MM-DD).Example: 2027-03-08
Headquarters Address`headquarters_address`	Text	Single-line headquarters address.Example: One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA, 95014, United States of America
Registration Authority`registration_authority`	Text	Name of the registering authority.Example: Secretary of State — Business Entity Records
Lei Registration Status`lei_registration_status`	Text	LEI registration status in words.Example: Issued
Initial Registration Date`initial_registration_date`	Text	Date the LEI was first registered (YYYY-MM-DD).Example: 2012-06-06
Local Registration Number`local_registration_number`	Text	Local business registration number.Example: 806592

Example result

For Company: Apple Inc.

JSON

{
  "lei": "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
  "link": "https://search.gleif.org/#/record/HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
  "country": "United States of America",
  "legal_form": "For-Profit Corporation General Stock",
  "legal_name": "Apple Inc.",
  "other_names": [
    "Apple Computer, Inc."
  ],
  "direct_parent": null,
  "entity_status": "Active",
  "legal_address": "C/O C T Corporation System, 330 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 700, Glendale, CA, 91203, United States of America",
  "ultimate_parent": null,
  "next_renewal_date": "2027-03-08",
  "headquarters_address": "One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA, 95014, United States of America",
  "registration_authority": "Secretary of State — Business Entity Records",
  "lei_registration_status": "Issued",
  "initial_registration_date": "2012-06-06",
  "local_registration_number": "806592"
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@gleif",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_corporate_parents",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "company": "5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Verify a company’s registered name and LEI.
Review an entity’s legal and headquarters addresses.
Identify reported direct and ultimate corporate parents.
Explore reported direct children of a company.
Distinguish companies with similar names by country.

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with GLEIF?

No. Fous is not affiliated with GLEIF. This workflow reads the public search.gleif.org website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a GLEIF account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from search.gleif.org when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.