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amit-patel/hmrc-vat-validator
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A Laravel package for validating UK VAT numbers and Business Name using HMRC API

1.0(1y ago)05MITPHPPHP >=8.0

Since Dec 24Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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LARAVEL HMRC VAT VALIDATOR PACKAGE
==================================

[](#laravel-hmrc-vat-validator-package)

This package will check UK VAT Number by using HMRC API.

What is this repository for?
----------------------------

[](#what-is-this-repository-for)

- Easily integrte UK VAT Validation
- Also check Business Name of the VAT number belongs to.

How do I Install Package?
-------------------------

[](#how-do-i-install-package)

You can install the package via composer. Make sure comoser is installed if not then go through

Run the following command: Go to your laravel root directory

```
composer require amit-patel/hmrc-vat-validator
```

How do I Configure Package?
---------------------------

[](#how-do-i-configure-package)

- Step 1: Publish configuration Run following command:

    ```
    php artisan vendor:publish --tag=config
    ```

    This command will create a hmrcvatvalidator.php configuration file in your config directory.
- Step 2: Set below environment variables in your .env file

    ```
    HMRC_BASE_URL=https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk (change it to production url when you are working with production enverinment)
    HMRC_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
    HMRC_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
    ```
- Step 3: Cleare all cache To ensure Laravel recognizes your new configuration, clear the configuration cache:

    ```
    php artisan o:c
    ```

Use guidelines
--------------

[](#use-guidelines)

Once you installation done succesfully. You can check VAT number.

- Step 1: Setup code in Controller in which you want to verify VAT number. ```
    use AmitPatel\HmrcVatValidator\Facades\HmrcVatValidator;
    public function validateVat()
    {
        $response = HmrcVatValidator::validateVat('123456789');
        return response()->json($response);
    }
    ```

    Step 2: Setup route ```
    Route::get('/validate-vat', [YourController::class, 'validateVat']);
    ```

### Who do I talk to?

[](#who-do-i-talk-to)

- **Name:** Amit Patel
- **LinkedIn:**

### License

[](#license)

This package is open-source software licensed under the MIT License.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance40

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

503d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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