# EU VAT Number Validator (VIES): Bulk Check + Company Name (`sefran1/eu-vat-number-validator`) Actor

Validate EU VAT numbers in bulk against the official VIES service: valid yes/no plus registered company name and address where the country shares them. $0.004 per check.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sefran1/eu-vat-number-validator.md
- **Developed by:** [Iberia Channel Desk](https://apify.com/sefran1) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

## EU VAT Number Validator (VIES) – Bulk VAT Check API

Check **EU VAT numbers** (NIF-IVA, USt-IdNr, TVA intracommunautaire…) against the **official EU VIES** service in bulk. One JSON row per number: **valid / invalid**, plus **company name and address** where the member state shares them. Spaces, dots and dashes are cleaned automatically; Greek `GR` is mapped to `EL`.

### Sample output (real run of the default input, 13 s)

| vatNumber | countryCode | valid | name | address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IE6388047V | IE | true | GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED | 3RD FLOOR, GORDON HOUSE, BARROW STREET, DUBLIN 4 |
| FR40303265045 | FR | true | SA SODIMAS | 11 RUE AMPERE, 26600 PONT DE L ISERE |
| DE129273398 | DE | true |  |  |

<details><summary>One full JSON row</summary>

```json
{
  "input": "IE6388047V",
  "vatNumber": "IE6388047V",
  "countryCode": "IE",
  "valid": true,
  "name": "GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED",
  "address": "3RD FLOOR, GORDON HOUSE, BARROW STREET, DUBLIN 4",
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T18:10:44.285Z",
  "source": "EU VIES"
}
```

</details>

### Input example

```json
{
  "vatNumbers": [
    "DE129273398",
    "IE6388047V",
    "ESA28015865"
  ]
}
```

### Output example

```json
{"input":"DE129273398","vatNumber":"DE129273398","countryCode":"DE","valid":true,"name":null,"address":null,"checkedAt":"2026-10-14T07:18:05.901Z","source":"EU VIES"}
```

Germany and some other states never return name/address. If VIES or a national service is down, the number is skipped and **not charged**. Badly formatted numbers are not charged.

### Use from an AI agent (API or MCP)

Add `https://mcp.apify.com?tools=sefran1/eu-vat-number-validator` to Claude, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client and the Actor becomes the tool `sefran1--eu-vat-number-validator`. Or call the API:

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sefran1~eu-vat-number-validator/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"vatNumber":"ESB12345678"}'
```

Schedule it daily in Apify (Schedules) and send new results to Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier or a webhook.

### Pricing

Pay per result: **$0.004 per VAT number checked** ($4 per 1,000). No subscription. Runs that find nothing cost only the tiny start fee.

### Data source and legal note

Data: EU VIES VAT number validation REST service (European Commission, DG TAXUD). This Actor only reads official public open data through the publisher's own API or feed, at a polite rate. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the publisher. Check the original source before relying on any result.

# Actor input Schema

## `vatNumbers` (type: `array`):

With country prefix, e.g. ESB12345678, DE129273398, FR40303265045, IE6388047V.

## `vatNumber` (type: `string`):

Convenience field for agents.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "vatNumbers": [
    "IE6388047V",
    "FR40303265045",
    "DE129273398"
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "vatNumbers": [
        "IE6388047V",
        "FR40303265045",
        "DE129273398"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sefran1/eu-vat-number-validator").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "vatNumbers": [
        "IE6388047V",
        "FR40303265045",
        "DE129273398",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sefran1/eu-vat-number-validator").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "vatNumbers": [
    "IE6388047V",
    "FR40303265045",
    "DE129273398"
  ]
}' |
apify call sefran1/eu-vat-number-validator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sefran1/eu-vat-number-validator"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/qToumn7uRfbZT39UG/builds/6qsDAyqjbpynQ0mL9/openapi.json