ISO 20275 Entity Legal Form (ELF) Code Directory & Resolver
Resolve 4-character ISO 20275 ELF codes into standardized corporate entity types across 160+ jurisdictions. This specification documents the exact field layout, checksum rules, and validation behavior so your integration matches ISO 17442 Legal Entity Identifier without reading the source standard.
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Quick Summary: Resolve 4-character ISO 20275 ELF codes into standardized corporate entity types across 160+ jurisdictions. Validates strictly against ISO 17442 Legal Entity Identifier with sub-5ms in-memory response times.
Specification & Structural Breakdown
Technical Summary: Validates strictly against ISO 17442 Legal Entity Identifier. Payloads are parsed in memory and return clean, typed JSON in milliseconds with zero data logged.
ISO 20275 standardizes corporate forms (Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Aktiengesellschaft) with unique 4-character alphanumeric ELF codes.
| ELF Code | Legal Form Name | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| 2H62 | Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) | Germany |
| 112A | Corporation | United States (Delaware) |
| H4A1 | Limited Liability Company (LLC) | United States |
| 964R | Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS) | France |
Parsed JSON Response Model
The edge microservice transforms input payloads into strongly-typed hierarchical JSON envelopes with sub-5ms latency:
{
"elfCode": "2H62",
"name": "GmbH",
"jurisdiction": "DE"
}
Copy-Paste Integration Code (6 Languages)
Integrate ISO 20275 Entity Legal Form (ELF) Code Directory & Resolver directly into your production application with native, zero-dependency code snippets in cURL, Node.js, Python, Go, C#, and a ready-to-paste Claude prompt. Get a free API key → (no credit card required):
curl --request POST \
--url "https://api.stanzaapi.com/lei-validator/api/v1/lei/validate" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
--data '{
"lei": "5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18"
}'const response = await fetch("https://api.stanzaapi.com/lei-validator/api/v1/lei/validate", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"x-api-key": process.env.API_KEY || "YOUR_API_KEY"
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"lei": "5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18"
})
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);import requests
import json
url = "https://api.stanzaapi.com/lei-validator/api/v1/lei/validate"
headers = {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
payload = {
"lei": "5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())package main
import (
"bytes"
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"os"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.stanzaapi.com/lei-validator/api/v1/lei/validate"
payload := []byte(`{"lei":"5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18"}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", os.Getenv("API_KEY"))
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("API_KEY") ?? "YOUR_API_KEY");
var json = @"{""lei"":""5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18""}";
var payload = new StringContent(json, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
var response = await client.PostAsync("https://api.stanzaapi.com/lei-validator/api/v1/lei/validate", payload);
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
}Integrate the StanzaAPI lei-validator micro-API.
Endpoint: POST https://api.stanzaapi.com/lei-validator/api/v1/lei/validate
Auth header: x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Request body:
{
"lei": "5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18"
}
Rules:
- Send the request with a 2-second timeout.
- Parse the standard envelope { success, data, meta: { latency_ms, version } }.
- On failure, read { success: false, error, code } and branch on the code.
- Do not retry 4xx responses; surface the error code to the caller.
- Treat invalid-but-well-formed payloads as HTTP 200 with data.valid === false.Frequently Asked Questions & Technical Notes
Every LEI record includes an ELF code identifying the legal structure of the registered entity.
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