Validate an EU intra-community VAT number (VIES) before invoicing or paying

EU VAT validation against the official VIES service: validate any intra-community VAT number (all member states) for compliance and due diligence. This tax id check is the tax half of verify supplier before payment, and a required check under the e-invoicing mandate France September 2026. Returns valid/invalid/unavailable status with the VIES consultation identifier as proof — VAT number validation usable across Europe for KYB and supplier onboarding. Preserve coverage and provenance. Missing data is not zero; a name match is not proof of identity.

price-ascending: candidates are ordered by the listed price of the operation, with no managed-first preference applied. Unlike /v1/apis, this surface does not rank Apiosk-settled listings above federated ones — a comparison that reorders on commercial grounds is not a comparison. Pass sort=managed_first for the catalog's ordering.

Compared: listed price, settlement rail and input compatibility. Not measured yet: latency, reliability, result quality, and provider terms such as rate limits, jurisdiction and licensing.