Corporate Registry
Immediate parent company for a given LEI
Fetch the direct (immediate) parent of an entity by LEI. Direct parent is the entity that owns or controls the subject via accounting consolidation (reported on the LEI Level 2 relationship record). Returns null when the entity reports no parent (ultimate parent, standalone company, exempt from reporting). The full parent LEI record is embedded when one exists.
get/api/v1/gleif/lei-records/{lei}/direct-parent
Path parameters
leistring required
20-character LEI of the child entity whose parent is being looked up.
20-character LEI of the child entity whose parent is being looked up.
Response
Parent LEI record, or null when the subject reports no direct parent.
Example response
{
"meta": {
"endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
"data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
"response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
"provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
"source": "sugra_crypto",
"attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
"fallback_chain": [
"sugra_crypto",
"sugra_finance"
]
}
}