EU VAT Number Validator (Bulk) 🔍

Validate EU VAT numbers in bulk via the official VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) operated by the European Commission. Returns company name, registered address, and validity status.

Features

• Official source — queries the EU Commission's VIES system directly, not a third-party API
• Bulk processing — validate hundreds of VAT numbers in a single run
• Company details — returns registered name and address when available (varies by country)
• Smart parsing — handles "DE123456789", "de 123456789", or bare numbers with a default country
• Audit trail — includes consultation number for compliance documentation
• Concurrency control — configurable to avoid VIES rate limits

Use Cases

• 📋 B2B Compliance — verify customer/supplier VAT numbers for invoice requirements
• 🔍 Lead Enrichment — validate and enrich business leads with company details
• 📊 Data Cleaning — bulk validate VAT numbers in your CRM or database
• 🧾 Invoice Verification — ensure correct VAT details before issuing invoices
• 🤖 Automated Workflows — integrate into your data pipelines via Apify API

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
vatNumbers	string[]	Yes	List of VAT numbers to validate (e.g. ["DE811193231", "FR82542065479"])
defaultCountry	string	No	Default 2-letter country code for numbers without prefix
concurrency	number	No	Max concurrent requests (default: 2, max: 5)

Output

Each validated number produces a result in the dataset:

{
    "input": "DE811193231",
    "countryCode": "DE",
    "vatNumber": "811193231",
    "valid": true,
    "name": "---",
    "address": "---",
    "requestDate": "2026-03-01+01:00",
    "consultationNumber": "WAPIAAAWB_...",
    "error": null
}

Note: Some countries (Germany, Spain) do not return company name/address through VIES for data protection reasons. Countries like Belgium, France, and Netherlands typically return full details.

Supported Countries

All 27 EU member states: AT, BE, BG, HR, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IT, LV, LT, LU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SI, ES, SE — plus Northern Ireland (XI).

Pricing

Pay per validation — no subscription, no monthly fees.

Event	Price
VAT validation	$0.002 per number
Actor start	$0.01 per run

API Integration

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/andok~eu-vat-validator/runs" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"vatNumbers": ["DE811193231", "BE0202239951"]}'