You can access the VIES EU VAT Number Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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VIES EU VAT Number Scraper | Bulk EU VAT Validator OpenAPI definition

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EU VAT Number Validator API

andok/eu-vat-validator

Validate EU VAT numbers in bulk against the official VIES database. Extract company name, address & VAT status. Pay per validation, no subscription.

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EU VAT Validator (VIES) Scraper

parseforge/vies-eu-vat-scraper

Validate EU VAT numbers across all 27 member states with VIES. Get company name, address, country, and validity status for any European VAT ID. Essential for cross-border invoicing, compliance checks, and B2B customer verification.

ParseForge

EU VAT Validator (VIES) - Bulk VAT Number Checker & KYB API

themineworks/eu-vat-vies-validator

Validate EU VAT numbers in bulk via the official VIES service. Returns validity, registered company name & address for all 27 states + XI. No API key, no SOAP. For finance, tax, KYB & invoicing. Works in Claude, ChatGPT & any MCP agent.

The Mine Works

EU VAT ID Validator

juliandev/vat-id-validator

Validate EU VAT IDs instantly using the official VIES API. Returns company name & address for all 27 EU countries. Perfect for e-commerce checkout, invoicing & compliance checks.

Julian

🎉 Vies VAT number validation

prog-party/vies-vat-number-validation

This Vies VAT number validation Actor checks if a given VAT number is valid in the EU. A Vies check (VAT Information Exchange System check) is highly recommended and often required for VAT-exempt intra-EU transactions between businesses. Returns isValid, name and address.

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EU Company Verification — VAT (VIES) + Official Registry Data

aspiring_barricade/eu-company-verification

Verify EU companies on official state data: validate any intra-EU VAT number against VIES (27 member states) to get the registered legal name and address, enriched with INSEE Sirene official registry data for France (industry/NAF, legal form, active/ceased status). Verified, not guessed.

Joachim Pouchain

EU VAT Validator — Compliance Monitoring & Alerts

ryanclinton/eu-vat-validator

Compliance Operations System for EU VAT — detect deregistered or mismatched counterparties, escalate by SLA, auto-generate ticket-ready actions. Bulk-validate against the official VIES API across all 27 EU countries + XI. Audit-grade consultation references, change detection, risk scoring.

Ryan Clinton

European Business Data MCP

roger-darwin/european-business-data-mcp

One MCP for EU business verification: SIREN/SIRET lookup, VAT validation (VIES), and IBAN checks for KYB and supplier onboarding.

Roger Darwin

EU VAT Rates Fetcher

unlimiteddots/eu-vat-rates

This actor fetches EU VAT rates from `ECB`, validates and normalizes the payload, and writes output to dataset and key-value store.

Unlimited Dots

UK VAT number checker

novotnyj/uk-vat-number-checker

This actor uses https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/ to check if UK VAT number is valid or not. It can check multiple VAT numbers in one run. If VAT number is valid then business name and address are fetched.