VAT API

vatapi · Finance

Finance No Auth Free & Open financial

A developer friendly API to help your business achieve VAT compliance

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Retrieve a countries VAT rates by its 2 digit country code

Retrieve a countries VAT rates by its 2 digit country code

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/country-code-check?code=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/country-code-check?code=example"

import requests
params = {
    "code": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/country-code-check",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/country-code-check');
url.searchParams.set('code', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/country-code-check")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("code", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/country-code-check")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "code" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/country-code-check?" . http_build_query([
    "code" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Convert a currency

Convert a currency

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/currency-conversion?amount=1&currency_to=example&currency_from=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/currency-conversion?amount=1&currency_to=example&currency_from=example"

import requests
params = {
    "amount": "1",
    "currency_to": "example",
    "currency_from": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/currency-conversion",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/currency-conversion');
url.searchParams.set('amount', '1');
url.searchParams.set('currency_to', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('currency_from', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/currency-conversion")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("amount", "1")
	q.Set("currency_to", "example")
	q.Set("currency_from", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/currency-conversion")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "amount" => "1",
  "currency_to" => "example",
  "currency_from" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/currency-conversion?" . http_build_query([
    "amount" => "1",
    "currency_to" => "example",
    "currency_from" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Retrieve a countries VAT rates from an IP address

Retrieve a countries VAT rates from an IP address

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/ip-check?address=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/ip-check?address=example"

import requests
params = {
    "address": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/ip-check",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/ip-check');
url.searchParams.set('address', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/ip-check")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("address", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/ip-check")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "address" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/vatapi.com/1/ip-check?" . http_build_query([
    "address" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with VAT API?

VAT API is a Finance API. Developers commonly use finance APIs for:

processing payments and handling transactions
building subscription and billing systems
automating invoicing and financial reporting
fraud detection and risk scoring
connecting to banking and accounting software

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. VAT API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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