PermID: Thompson Reuters Permanent Identifier (XI-PID)

Description

Thomson Reuters Permanent Identifier (PermID) is a machine readable identifier that provides a unique reference for data item. PermID provides comprehensive identification across a wide variety of entity types including organizations, instruments, funds, issuers and people. PermID never changes and is unambiguous, making it ideal as a reference identifier.

Search options

PermID can be accessed via https://permid.org/. Without registration, users can search for organisations. Registration (free) is required to view some more fields (e.g. industry sectors, address), to use the bulk download facility and to use the entity search API.

Find and use identifiers

Search for an entity and use the value in the 'PermID' field

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How to use

The code for this list is XI-PID.

When you have located the organization you wish to identify in this list, you should either:

Enter it in an identifier database field prefixed with XI-PID.

XI-PID-[ IDENTIFIER ]

Examples

                
XI-PID-4295895031
                
XI-PID-5000661835
                
XI-PID-5035254535

Alternatively, use it within a two-part identifier, with XI-PID as the 'scheme', and the identifier you have located as the 'identifier' field.

Coverage: XI
Legal structure: company, government_agency, charity, trust
List Type: third_party

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