This document specifies the requirements for a request for the verification and a request for data of an Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier (ALEI) formatted in accordance with ISO 8000-116 and the response to the request. The following are within the scope of this document: — terms related to authoritative legal entity identifiers and the data set used for verification — the syntax requirements for a request for the verification of an Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier (ALEI) formatted in accordance with ISO 8000-116 — the syntax requirements for the response to a request for the verification of an Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier (ALEI) formatted in accordance with ISO 8000-116 — the application interface protocol for the request for the verification of an Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier and response to a request for the verification of an Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier (ALEI) formatted in accordance with ISO 8000-116 — the syntax requirements for a request for data of an Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier (ALEI) formatted in accordance with ISO 8000-116 — the syntax requirements for the response to a request for data of an Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier (ALEI) formatted in accordance with ISO 8000-116 — the application interface protocol for the request for data of an Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier (ALEI) formatted in accordance with ISO 8000-116 and the response to a request for data of an Authoritative Legal Entity Identifier (ALEI) formatted in accordance with ISO 8000-116 The following are outside the scope of this document: — the methods used for the resolution of authoritative legal entity identifiers by the registrar that issued the ALEI