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It is especially suited for KYC, AML, and compliance agents that need to verify counterparty legal identity, check entity status (including lapsed or retired records), and retrieve legal form, jurisdiction, and address data from the authoritative GLEIF golden copy. Choose it over general company data APIs when regulatory-grade LEI data and explicit lapse status are required.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-11T00:33:23.295Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"gleif-lei-lookup-by-company-name-e29b2829"}