Validate an EU VAT number and check whether a VAT registration is valid, against
Validate an EU VAT number and check whether a VAT registration is valid, against the official European Commission VIES registry in real time. Returns validity and, when available, the registered company name and address. Authoritative VAT number validation, verification and company lookup for invoicing, tax compliance and B2B onboarding across all EU member states.
Answeringour last check, 2026-09-27
1 of 1checks answered this week
148 msmedian answer time
$0.02listed price per call
$0.02price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
GET https://api.aventtech.com/validate/vat
| Category | Company and compliance |
|---|---|
| Provider host | api.aventtech.com |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 1 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.02 | 148 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"method": "GET",
"queryParams": {
"vat": "DE811907980"
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET"
],
"type": "string"
},
"queryParams": {
"properties": {
"vat": {
"description": "Country code + VAT number, e.g. DE811907980, EL999999999",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"vat"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}