Tax & identifiers · x402
eu-vat
EU VAT number validation against the European Commission VIES service, with normalised output (valid, name, address).
0.003 USDC / call · {atomic} atomic · 3000 atomic
Endpoint
GET|POST https://x402-gateway.forge-x402.workers.dev/api/eu-vat
MCP tool:: eu_vat
Parameters
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
vat | Required | string | VAT number with 2-letter country prefix, e.g. FR40303265045 |
Example request (unpaid — expect 402)
curl -sS -D - "https://x402-gateway.forge-x402.workers.dev/api/eu-vat?vat=FR40303265045"
Example 402 challenge
The same object is also sent as a base64 PAYMENT-REQUIRED header. Amounts are atomic USDC units (6 decimals).
{
"x402Version": 2,
"error": "Payment required",
"resource": {
"url": "https://x402-gateway.forge-x402.workers.dev/api/eu-vat",
"description": "EU VAT number validation against the European Commission VIES service, with normalised output (valid, name, address).",
"mimeType": "application/json"
},
"accepts": [
{
"scheme": "exact",
"network": "eip155:8453",
"amount": "3000",
"asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
"payTo": "0x7B8bf45ac6AcbA6D4CFB626b57D3f5fF3C9C89F7",
"maxTimeoutSeconds": 120,
"extra": {
"name": "USD Coin",
"version": "2"
}
}
]
}Retry with payment
curl -sS "https://x402-gateway.forge-x402.workers.dev/api/eu-vat?vat=FR40303265045" \ -H "PAYMENT-SIGNATURE: $PAYMENT"
Example response
{
"valid": true,
"country": "FR",
"number": "40303265045",
"name": "SA SODIMAS"
}