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How to get a response from the VIES database API
Hi everyone, I am trying to connect to the VIES database SOAP API. This database returns if a VAT-number is valid and known within the EU. I want to implement this into a table, however that is ...
You are using the wrong URL. checkVatTestService can only be used with VAT numbers 100 or 200, and only to test if the service is up.
By the way, the website uses a REST API instead. Much simpler.
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/rest-api/ms/NL/vat/810433941B01
I went to the website and examined the network traffic upon pressing the form button.
Do you need the Power Query code?
No thank you very much!
I figured it out with the link you supplied!