# Bulk validate EU VAT numbers in VIES

**Use case:** 

Checks a list of EU VAT numbers in the official VIES service and returns whether each number is valid, with the registered trader name and address where the member state shares it. French, Finnish and Norwegian numbers are also matched to their company registry record. Paste your own list of VAT numbers with the country prefix.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "auto",
  "countries": [
    "FR",
    "NO",
    "FI",
    "EE"
  ],
  "queries": [
    "Nokia"
  ],
  "vatNumbers": [
    "FR89383474814",
    "IT00743110157",
    "EE100247019",
    "FI01120389",
    "NO923609016MVA"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 2,
  "industryCodes": [],
  "includeVies": true,
  "includeLei": true,
  "estoniaBulkEnrichment": false,
  "excludeNaturalPersons": true,
  "onlyActive": false,
  "includeRaw": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "registryId": {
    "label": "Registry ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "statusDetail": {
    "label": "Status detail",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "legalForm": {
    "label": "Legal form",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "vatNumber": {
    "label": "Vat number",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "vatValid": {
    "label": "VAT valid",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "vatCheckSource": {
    "label": "Vat check source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "vatName": {
    "label": "Vat name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "vatAddress": {
    "label": "Vat address",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "vatCheckedAt": {
    "label": "Vat checked at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "vatError": {
    "label": "Vat error",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "lei": {
    "label": "LEI",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "leiStatus": {
    "label": "Lei status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "query": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The VIES VAT Checker & EU Company Registry Lookup Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Bulk validate EU VAT numbers in VIES". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/agF2b9jDREtjlflWk) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Bulk validate EU VAT numbers in VIES" task

The VIES VAT Checker & EU Company Registry Lookup Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like mode, countries, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Bulk validate EU VAT numbers in VIES" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as country, registry id, name, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Bulk validate EU VAT numbers in VIES" task via API](https://apify.com/rod_analytics/eu-company-lookup.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [VIES VAT Checker & EU Company Registry Lookup](https://apify.com/rod_analytics/eu-company-lookup.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/rod_analytics/eu-company-lookup.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/rod_analytics/eu-company-lookup.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).