Quickstart Guide

The VATlayer API is extremely easy to use. It only takes a few lines of code to make your first validation request. All registered users, whether on a free or paid plan, can use our Quickstart Guide to explore the full range of API functionalities with just one click.

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2. Basic API Request Structure

All endpoints share a base URL of the form:

3. Example Endpoints

• Validate a VAT number

  Example response:

• Get VAT rate for a single country by country code

  Example response:

• Get VAT rates for all EU member states

• Calculate VAT-compliant price

  Example response:

4. Optional Parameters / Features

• Use type parameter on the price endpoint to calculate with a reduced VAT rate (for specific product types). 
• Use incl=1 if your amount already includes VAT and you want the API to perform a reverse calculation. 
• JSONP support: append callback=CALLBACK_FUNCTION to the call if you need JSONP. 
• Use format=1 to pretty-print the JSON response (useful for debugging).