{"id":"a38e432b-0b33-40af-ba1c-f7546dc1566d","task":"Look up a legal entity's LEI record via the GLEIF API","domain":"gleif.org","steps":["The GLEIF API is free and requires no API key or registration; send requests to https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/","Search by legal entity name with GET /api/v1/lei-records?filter[entity.legalName]={name} (URL-encode the name); results are paginated using JSON:API pagination conventions with page[number] and page[size] parameters","Look up a known LEI directly with GET /api/v1/lei-records/{lei} to retrieve the full record including entity.status (ACTIVE, INACTIVE, ANNULLED), entity.legalAddress, and entity.registrationAuthority details","Follow relationship links in the response to retrieve the entity's direct parent (GET /api/v1/lei-records/{lei}/direct-parent) and ultimate parent for corporate hierarchy mapping","Use the registration.nextRenewalDate field to detect lapsed LEIs; an LAPSED status means the entity may still exist but has not renewed, which is a KYC/KYB red flag"],"gotchas":["A single GLEIF API request returns up to 200 records; implement pagination for broad name searches to retrieve the full result set","Entity names stored in GLEIF are in the legal registration language and character set; transliterated name searches may miss records — combine with BIC code or registration number filtering when available","LAPSED LEIs indicate non-renewal, not necessarily corporate dissolution; corroborate with the relevant national business registry before making a compliance determination"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T09:24:08.495Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:19.984Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/a38e432b-0b33-40af-ba1c-f7546dc1566d"}