name: GLEIF API Rate Limits
description: >
  GLEIF does not publicly document formal rate limits for its LEI Data API.
  The API is provided as a free, open public service with no authentication required,
  and GLEIF's stated mission is to make LEI data freely accessible to any interested
  party. Users with high-volume needs are encouraged to use the GLEIF Concatenated
  Files or Golden Copy bulk download options as an alternative to the real-time API.
specificationVersion: "0.1"
limits:
  - name: API Request Rate
    description: >
      No formal rate limit is publicly specified by GLEIF for the LEI API.
      The service is open and unauthenticated with no documented throttling policy.
    type: requests
    limit: undocumented
    period: undocumented
    note: >
      For bulk data needs, GLEIF offers the Golden Copy (full dataset updated three
      times daily) and Concatenated Files as alternatives to the real-time API.
  - name: Bulk Data Alternative
    description: >
      GLEIF Golden Copy files provide the full LEI dataset in XML, JSON, and CSV
      formats, updated three times daily. Concatenated Files offer per-LEI-issuer
      datasets. These are recommended for high-volume or batch processing use cases
      instead of repeated individual API calls.
    type: download
    url: https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/access-and-use-lei-data
    formats:
      - XML
      - JSON
      - CSV
    updateFrequency: 3x daily