# eu-vat

> EU VAT number validation against the European Commission VIES service, with normalised output (valid, name, address).

- URL: https://x402-gateway.forge-x402.workers.dev/api/eu-vat (GET or POST)
- Price: 0.003 USDC on Base (3000 atomic USDC)
- MCP tool: eu_vat
- Docs: https://agent-hub.dentreprise.workers.dev/tools/eu-vat/

## Parameters

- `vat` (string, required): VAT number with 2-letter country prefix, e.g. FR40303265045

## Unpaid example

```bash
curl -sS -D - "https://x402-gateway.forge-x402.workers.dev/api/eu-vat?vat=FR40303265045"
```

## Example 402 challenge

```json
{
  "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"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "valid": true,
  "country": "FR",
  "number": "40303265045",
  "name": "SA SODIMAS"
}
```