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Developers
The only accredited LOU/LEI Issuer with APIs to build LEI issuance directly into applications and workflows.
RapidLEI’s LEI API gives developers the flexibility to build automated LEI registration into applications quickly and easily.
The LEI APIs makes searching for LEIs & organizations, and then registering and issuing Legal Entity Identifiers easy and fast. Use the executable API descriptions (Postman Collection), documentation, sample code, and developer tools you need to easily build same-session LEI issuance into applications and workflows. The RapidLEI automation logic will handle the complexity of the application validation.
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You’ll need a RapidLEI API account, if you don’t have one already contact us to request access.
Access to the API is free.
LEI Lookup API
Published by the GLEIF:
- Find Legal Entities by name
- Search by LEI
- Find LEIs by BIC Code
- Display parents of an LEI
- Display children of an LEI
LEI Registration API
Published by RapidLEI:
- Create New LEI
- Import Existing LEI
- Check LEI Order Status
- Query all LEIs
- Confirm LE-RD Data Quality
- Authentication – Request Access Token
- Accounts – Create User
Why use the LEI API?
BUILT IN AUTOMATION & INNOVATION
Automate LEI registrations
Avoid manual ordering, faster than bulk uploading. Build into applications and workflows for on-demand registration and same session issuance.
Easy to implement
Modern REST API with plenty of guides, reference documents and code snippets to make implementing fast and simple.
Better customer experience
Streamlined engagement means a better user experience for your customers and partners
New revenue streams
LEIs represent a significant standalone revenue opportunity, and API integration offers more strategic opportunities to meet new use cases
API for LEI Solutions
Banking
Build on-demand LEI requests and same session LEI issuance into KYC onboarding, organization identity verification and trades workflows.
GLEIF Registration Agents
Reduce back office workload as you streamline how you deliver LEIs to your customers under management.
Asset Managers
Build on-demand LEI requests and same session issuance trades workflows – avoid “no LEI no trade” scenarios.
Entity Management Software
Add further value to clients by offering LEI registration directly from your entity management solution. Identify LEI errors, gaps and lapses in LEI compliance and fix the issue in the same session.
Certificate Authorities
Build on-demand issuance for LEI inclusion in Digital Certificates, validation workflows, and reselling standalone LEIs. Reduce organization validation costs/time, reduce risks of mis-issuance, allow for automated issuance of organization validated Certificates. Capitalise on LEI post issuance quality checks and live data lookups.
Building your application
You’ve got an idea in mind of how LEIs can add value to your product, your workflow or your bottom line. Let’s get it to production. Our guides and reference docs will get you across the deploy line using the language of your choice.