EU VIES

VAT number validity and registered business details

European Commission service for checking EU VAT numbers.

Validate vat number

Validate vat number

Check an EU VAT number in VIES and return its validity, registered name and address when available. Country services may temporarily be unavailable.

Your information

Vat Number

VAT number as shown on an invoice, with or without country prefix, spaces, dots or dashes; for example IE6388047V.

More options

CountryOptional

Country name or two-letter VAT code when the number has no prefix; for example Ireland or IE.

1 credit per run

Example results

Note: Not provided
Valid: Yes
Address: 3RD FLOOR, GORDON HOUSE, BARROW STREET, DUBLIN 4
Country: Ireland
Page URL: ec.europa.eu
Checked At: 2026-09-28T23:02:28.713000+00:00
Vat Number: IE6388047V
Registered Name: GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED
Raw Service Status: VALID
Request Identifier: Not provided

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About EU VIES

EU VIES checks an EU VAT number and returns its validity, registered name, and address when available.

Validate vat number needs a VAT number and may need a country when the number lacks a prefix.

Built by Fous from ec.europa.eu and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with EU VIES.

Actions

Validate vat number

1 credit per run

Check an EU VAT number in VIES and return its validity, registered name and address when available. Country services may temporarily be unavailable.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Country`country`	Text	Optional	Country name or two-letter VAT code when the number has no prefix; for example Ireland or IE.Example: Ireland
Vat Number`vat_number`	Text	Required	VAT number as shown on an invoice, with or without country prefix, spaces, dots or dashes; for example IE6388047V.Example: IE6388047V

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Note`note`	Text	Reason the check could not be completed, if any.Example: The country’s VAT service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.
Valid`valid`	Yes or no	Whether VIES confirms this VAT number; null if validation could not be completed.Example: Yes
Address`address`	Text	Registered address if made available by the country.Example: 3RD FLOOR, GORDON HOUSE, BARROW STREET, DUBLIN 4
Country`country`	Text	Country where the VAT number is registered.Example: Ireland
Page URL`page_url`	Text	European Commission VIES validation page.Example: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/
Checked At`checked_at`	Date	Time of the VIES check with timezone.Example: 2026-09-28T23:02:28.713000+00:00
Vat Number`vat_number`	Text	VAT number without punctuation, including the country prefix.Example: IE6388047V
Registered Name`registered_name`	Text	Registered name if made available by the country.Example: GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED
Raw Service Status`raw_service_status`	Text	Original VIES service status.Example: VALID
Request Identifier`request_identifier`	Text	VIES request identifier when issued.

Example result

For Vat Number: IE6388047V

JSON

{
  "note": null,
  "valid": true,
  "address": "3RD FLOOR, GORDON HOUSE, BARROW STREET, DUBLIN 4",
  "country": "Ireland",
  "page_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/",
  "checked_at": "2026-09-28T23:02:28.713000+00:00",
  "vat_number": "IE6388047V",
  "registered_name": "GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED",
  "raw_service_status": "VALID",
  "request_identifier": null
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@eu-vies",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "validate_vat_number",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "vat_number": "IE6388047V"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Check VAT numbers supplied by customers
Confirm VAT details before processing invoices
Match registered business names to customer records
Review the registered address associated with a VAT number

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with EU VIES?

No. Fous is not affiliated with EU VIES. This workflow reads the public ec.europa.eu website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a EU VIES account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from ec.europa.eu when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.