# GLEIF LEI Verification via Skowron Compliance Gateway

> GLEIF LEI Verification via Skowron Compliance Gateway is a paid API for AI agents from skowron-compliance-gateway.mattskowronis.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Verifies a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) or looks up a legal entity against live GLEIF data to confirm business identity and registration status.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://skowron-compliance-gateway.mattskowronis.workers.dev/v1/lei
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/gleif-lei-verification-via-skowron-compliance-gateway-feccf1f9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kP9pLbp7Yxb1fl-vNbkqz

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability gleif-lei-verification-via-skowron-compliance-gateway-feccf1f9 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Before we onboard Siemens AG as a counterparty, can you verify their LEI 529900T8BM49AURSDO55 against the current GLEIF registry to confirm it's active and the legal name matches?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to verify a counterparty's legal identity against authoritative GLEIF data before onboarding, contracting, or transacting — especially when you have an LEI code to validate or need to resolve a company name to an LEI. Prefer this over internal databases or web scraping when regulatory-grade, real-time GLEIF accuracy is required for KYC, AML, or compliance workflows.

## Known failure modes

- LEI not found in GLEIF registry — entity may not be registered or LEI may be malformed
- LEI is lapsed or retired — entity is no longer active
- Company name search returns no matches — name may differ from official legal name
- Invalid LEI format — must be exactly 20 characters
- Country filter mismatch — entity exists but is registered in a different jurisdiction
- Payment failure — $0.02 USDC charge not processed, request rejected

## How this service works

Verify a legal entity or LEI against current GLEIF data before an agent relies on the business identity. $0.02 USDC.

## Output

Returns GLEIF registry data for the queried entity, including LEI status (active/lapsed/retired), official legal name, registration details, jurisdiction, and whether the identity matches the supplied company name or country filter.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "lei": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "20-character LEI."
  },
  "country": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Optional ISO country filter."
  },
  "company_name": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Legal name if LEI is unknown."
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/gleif-lei-verification-via-skowron-compliance-gateway-feccf1f9/health.json
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