https://402utils.com/v1/vat-check
Validate an EU VAT number against the official VIES registry before invoicing, onboarding or a reverse charge. Per-country syntax is checked locally first, so invalid formats never touch the network. Valid numbers return the registered company name and address when disclosed, plus an optional consultation number (requesterVat). Never a false 'invalid': if VIES is down you get a 503 and are not charged. ?attest=1 → Ed25519-signed.
Start with a quote-only recipe. Payment signing stays in your project.
const response = await fetch("https://402utils.com/v1/vat-check", {
method: "GET",
});
console.log(response.status);
console.log(Object.fromEntries(response.headers));
console.log((await response.text()).slice(0, 1000));
// A valid 402 is a quote, not a completed paid call.This sends no payment. Inspect the 402 response before adding a wallet-enabled client.
- Live 402 quote confirmed
GET returned a protocol-valid 402 quote (402). No payment was made.
- Origin reachable
HEAD https://402utils.com/ returned 200.
- Observed in cdp-bazaar
The registry record was observed and retained with provenance.
- Observed in 402-index
Discovered through bazaar.
- Registry record checked
Registry health: healthy.
EVIDENCE
Each record has an exact-route quote outcome. Unresolved templates and potentially mutating methods are labeled instead of being invoked without provider-specific test input. A quote is still separate from a settled paid call.