Avatcado

Avatcado is a VAT number validation API for developers. It provides one endpoint for validating VAT and GST numbers across 32 countries, with the stated aim of keeping integrations working when upstream tax services are unavailable.

The service covers VAT validation against VIES, HMRC, BFS, Bronnysund, and ABR. It also returns company details, validity status, and consultation numbers that can be stored as proof of verification for tax audits. Other documented functions include current VAT rates for all 32 supported countries, batch validation of up to 50 VAT numbers per request, structured errors with machine-readable codes and links to relevant documentation, and a test mode with deterministic responses and no quota usage. Avatcado also mentions real-time lookups, automatic retries with backoff, built-in caching, and clear rate-limit headers.

For developers, the product includes typed SDKs for Node.js and Python, an OpenAPI specification, and copy-paste examples. The page also shows cURL, TypeScript, and Python as ways to use the API. Requests are sent to api.avatcado.com, and the service says it routes each request to the correct government source automatically. It also states that the platform is deployed globally on Vercel’s edge network with automatic TLS, DDoS protection, and sub-100 ms routing worldwide.

Pricing is described as free to start, with a Free plan that includes 500 validations per month, 2 API keys, test mode, unlimited VAT rates, and cached responses on outages. Pro costs €39 per month billed annually and adds 10,000 validations per month, batch validation, webhook support, async validation up to 200 per batch, and priority email support. Business costs €129 per month billed annually and adds 50,000 validations per month, unlimited API keys, async validation up to 1,000 per batch, and priority email support plus Slack support.