pygleif 2026.7.3

This library uses Python to query the GLEIF.org's API.

Documentation

Full documentation, including the complete API reference, is available at pygleif.readthedocs.io.

Installing the library

pip install pygleif

To install the latest in-development version from main (may be ahead of the last PyPI release): pip install git+https://github.com/ggravlingen/pygleif.git@main

Example: fetching data for a specific LEI:

from pygleif import GleifClient

client = GleifClient()
response = client.get_lei_record("549300MLUDYVRQOOXS22")

# Print the name of the company with the LEI above
print(response.data.attributes.entity.legal_name.name)
# prints UK EQUITY FUND (OFFSHORE)

Example: search for a LEI using organisation number:

from pygleif import GleifClient

client = GleifClient()
response = client.search_fulltext("5560142720")

# Print the LEI of the company with the LEI above
print(response.data[0].attributes.lei)

# prints 213800T8PC8Q4FYJZR07

Example: iterating over a full result set

iter_search follows the API's pagination for you (async: aiter_search):

from pygleif import GleifClient

client = GleifClient(retries=2)
for record in client.iter_search(
    filters={"entity.legalAddress.country": "SE"},
    max_records=500,
):
    print(record.attributes.lei, record.attributes.entity.legal_name.name)

Command line

The package also installs a pygleif console command:

$ pygleif get 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12
$ pygleif search "bank" --page-size 5

Async usage

Every GleifClient method has an a-prefixed async counterpart (e.g. search_fulltext / asearch_fulltext), backed by httpx2:

import asyncio

from pygleif import GleifClient


async def main() -> None:
    async with GleifClient() as client:
        response = await client.aget_lei_record("549300MLUDYVRQOOXS22")
        print(response.data.attributes.entity.legal_name.name)


asyncio.run(main())