aid: vatapi
name: VAT API
description: EU and UK VAT compliance REST API providing VAT rate retrieval, VAT number validation via the European Commission VIES system and UK HMRC, currency conversion, and VAT-compliant invoice generation. Operated by Eventured Ltd and launched in 2015, it connects directly to authoritative EU and HMRC sources to deliver audit-ready consultation numbers and real-time rate data.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vatapi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - VAT
  - Tax
  - EU
  - UK
  - Compliance
  - Invoice
  - VIES
  - Business Verification
apis:
  - aid: vatapi:vat-api
    name: VAT API v2
    description: REST API for EU and UK VAT compliance including VAT rate lookups by country, VAT number validation against VIES and HMRC, currency conversion rates from HMRC and ECB, and generation of VAT-compliant invoices with sequential numbering.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://vatapi.com/
    baseURL: https://eu.vatapi.com/v2
    tags:
      - VAT Rates
      - VAT Number Validation
      - Invoicing
      - Currency Conversion
      - VIES
      - HMRC
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.vatapi.com/
      - type: PostmanWorkspace
        url: https://www.postman.com/vatapi/vat-api-s-public-workspace/documentation/ku592di/vat-api
      - type: Plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vatapi/refs/heads/main/plans/vatapi-plans-pricing.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vatapi/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/vatapi-rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vatapi/refs/heads/main/finops/vatapi-finops.yml
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://vatapi.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.vatapi.com/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://vatapi.onfastspring.com/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://vatapi.com/news
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/infolution
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vatapi/refs/heads/main/plans/vatapi-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vatapi/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/vatapi-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vatapi/refs/heads/main/finops/vatapi-finops.yml
  - type: BlogPosts
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vatapi/refs/heads/main/blogs/blogs.json
  - type: JsonLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vatapi/refs/heads/main/json-ld/vatapi.json
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com