# Changelog of SiteVerdict — VAT & Company Number Validator (UK, EU) (`siteverdict/siteverdict-vat-validator`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/siteverdict/siteverdict-vat-validator/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/siteverdict/siteverdict-vat-validator.md

## Changelog

### 1.0.0 (11 Oct 2026)

- Initial release.
- Local format and check-digit validation for VAT numbers from all 27 EU member states, GB and XI. It also validates UK company numbers (format and prefix) and LEIs (ISO 17442).
- Official registry checks:
  - EU VIES REST API, with a member-state status pre-check and deferred retry rounds for outages
  - HMRC "Check a UK VAT number" v2.0, using the user's OAuth client credentials
  - Companies House, using the user's API key
  - GLEIF
- VIES consultation numbers (request identifier) and HMRC consultation numbers when the user supplies their own VAT number.
- A fuzzy name match score (0-100) against the user-supplied name, plus VIES approximate matching.
- Dedupe, in-run caching, a timestamped evidence record with SHA-256 per registry answer, and resumable runs.
- Pay-per-event pricing: `vat-checked` and `format-checked`. Errors and unavailable results are never charged.
- Sample mode that uses recorded responses.