EU VAT Validator (VIES): Check VAT Numbers, Pay Per Answer
Pricing
from $3.00 / 1,000 vat number checked in vies
Validate EU VAT numbers live in the official EU VIES register and get the registered company name. Offline format and Dutch checksum pre-check, optional name match, batches of up to 200. $0.003 per VAT number VIES answers; bad formats and VIES outages are free.
index
Required
Position in your input (0-based)
vat_id
Optional
VAT number as checked (normalised: no spaces, GR -> EL)
country
Optional
Two-letter VIES prefix
format_ok
Optional
Offline format check; null = not an EU VIES prefix
nl_checksum_ok
Optional
Dutch VAT ids only: offline checksum
status
Optional
valid / invalid = VIES answered (charged); invalid_format, not_checkable, unavailable = not charged
valid
Optional
true = registered for intra-EU trade; false = not; null = unknown
name
Optional
Registered name from VIES (some countries never return one)
name_match
Optional
1.0 = same company as expected_name
checked_at
Optional
When VIES was asked (UTC, ISO 8601)
cached
Optional
true = same id already checked earlier in this run
detail
Optional
Why the status is what it is
source
Optional
VIES when the register was asked
error
Optional
Malformed item (not charged)
