checkVAT

This is a cli application that calls EU's VIES service and verifies if a given VAT Number is valid.

Check these links for more information about:

• VAT identification numbers
• VIES (VAT Information Exchange System)

Installation

npm install -g checkvat

Usage

checkVAT doesn´t support batch requests

Simply call the executable with the VAT number as the first argument

Sending a request to the live service:

checkvat XX12345n

Sending a request to the test service:

checkvat XX100 --test-service

Output

Valid request with Valid VAT Number:

Valid

Valid request with an Invalid VAT Number:

Invalid

Other kinds of error messages:

UNKNOWN_ERROR

INVALID_INPUT

(...)

Error Messages

These VAT Numbers(along with any country code) will let you see each type of error when using the test service :

| VAT Number | Response | | ------------- | ------------- | | 100 | Valid request with Valid VAT Number | | 200 | Valid request with an Invalid VAT Number | | 201 | Error : INVALID_INPUT | | 202 | Error : INVALID_REQUESTER_INFO | | 300 | Error : SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE | | 301 | Error : MS_UNAVAILABLE | | 302 | Error : TIMEOUT | | 400 | Error : VAT_BLOCKED | | 401 | Error : IP_BLOCKED | | 500 | Error : GLOBAL_MAX_CONCURRENT_REQ | | 501 | Error : GLOBAL_MAX_CONCURRENT_REQ_TIME | | 600 | Error : MS_MAX_CONCURRENT_REQ | | 601 | Error : MS_MAX_CONCURRENT_REQ_TIME | | For all the other cases | Error : SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE |