Corporate Registry
Top-of-chain ultimate parent for a given LEI
Fetch the ultimate parent (top of the ownership chain) of an entity by LEI. Ultimate parent is the entity at the top of the accounting consolidation chain. Returns null when the entity reports no ultimate parent (standalone, already the ultimate parent, or exempt from reporting). The full parent LEI record is embedded when one exists.
get/api/v1/gleif/lei-records/{lei}/ultimate-parent
Path parameters
leistring required
20-character LEI of the subsidiary entity whose ultimate parent is being looked up.
20-character LEI of the subsidiary entity whose ultimate parent is being looked up.
Response
Ultimate-parent LEI record, or null when the subject reports no ultimate 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"
]
}
}