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ISO 17442 Legal Entity Identifier <1ms Edge Edge Compute

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.

Latency
<1ms Edge
Standard
ISO 20275:2017
Version
Max Payload
512 KB
Privacy
In-Memory (0 bytes stored)

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 CodeLegal Form NameJurisdiction
2H62Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH)Germany
112ACorporationUnited States (Delaware)
H4A1Limited Liability Company (LLC)United States
964RSociété 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:

HTTP 200 JSON Response Envelope
{
  "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

How do ELF codes integrate with LEI data?

Every LEI record includes an ELF code identifying the legal structure of the registered entity.

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