VIES VAT Validation
Validate EU VAT numbers via the European Commission VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) REST API. Confirms that a VAT number is registered for intra-Community trade and returns the trader name and address when the member state exposes them.
7-day free trial · No credit card · EU-hosted
Ask VIES anything
Try a real prompt against VIES VAT Validation via AnythingMCP — Claude calls the tools, returns the answer. Press Enter on your own message to install on Cloud.
Install VIES on CloudClaude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
Setup in 2 minutes
- 1Start a free trial on cloud.anythingmcp.com.
- 2Click VIES VAT Validation in the connector store. Paste credentials when prompted.
- 3Mint an MCP API key and point your AI client at the generated MCP URL.
Guides for VIES
Step-by-step setup for the most popular AI clients.
Setting up VIES VAT Validation
From the connector definition itself: where to find the credentials, what they need to be allowed to do, and which API this adapter talks to.
Use for B2B invoice compliance: before issuing an intra-EU invoice without VAT, confirm the buyer's VAT number is valid via this adapter.
Country codes: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, plus EL for Greece and XI for Northern Ireland. Common codes: DE, AT, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, PL, DK, SE, FI, IE, PT, CZ, HU, RO.
Format: VAT number must NOT include the country code prefix (e.g. for DE123456789 pass countryCode='DE' and vatNumber='123456789').
Response: valid: true/false, plus name and address when provided by the member state. Some countries (DE, ES) do not return name/address for privacy reasons — in that case only valid is authoritative.
Rate limit: VIES is free but rate-limited per source IP. Batch validations with care; if you see MS_UNAVAILABLE or SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, retry after a short delay.
Your AI is two clicks away from VIES VAT Validation.
Install the connector, paste your credentials, ask your AI a question. 7-day free trial, no credit card.