API reference/Companies & Identifiers/LEI Lookup

LEI Lookup

free

Live data

Legal name, form, addresses, status, BICs, and direct/ultimate parent.

GET/api/v1/companies/lei

Data source

GLEIF LEI APIGlobal Legal Entity Identifier Foundation · CC0-1.0 · updates Daily

Query parameters

Parameter	Description	Try value
`lei` string required	20-character LEI
`apikey` string required	Your API key. Can also be sent as the `X-API-Key` header.	demo key used here

Response envelope

Success: { data, meta: { sources, fetchedAt, cached } }. Errors: { error: { code, message } } with HTTP 400, 401, 404, 502, 503 or 504.

curl "https://api.sectorapi.com/api/v1/companies/lei?lei=HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

Calls the live source

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "lei": "HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394",
    "legalName": "Apple Inc.",
    "otherNames": [
      "Apple Computer, Inc."
    ],
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "legalForm": "H1UM",
    "category": "GENERAL",
    "jurisdiction": "US-CA",
    "registeredAs": "806592",
    "createdAt": "1977-01-03",
    "legalAddress": {
      "lines": [
        "C/O C T Corporation System",
        "330 N. Brand Blvd",
        "Suite 700"
      ],
      "city": "Glendale",
      "region": "US-CA",
      "postalCode": "91203",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "headquarters": {
      "lines": [
        "One Apple Park Way"
      ],
      "city": "Cupertino",
      "region": "US-CA",
      "postalCode": "95014",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "registration": {
      "status": "ISSUED",
      "nextRenewal": "2027-03-08",
      "lastUpdated": "2026-03-03"
    },
    "bic": [
      "APLEUS66XXX"
    ],
    "directParent": null,
    "ultimateParent": null
  }
}