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aran/vat-lookup
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A very simple, light weight PHP client for validating any EU VAT number against the official europa.eu API

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Since Aug 28Pushed 6y agoCompare

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EU VAT Number Validation (PHP)
==============================

[](#eu-vat-number-validation-php)

A very simple, light weight PHP client for validating EU VAT numbers against the central europa.eu database.

**Here's a very simple example of this client in action:**

```
$vat_number = '123 4567 89'; // The VAT number you wish to lookup
$country_code = 'GB';

$details = (new vatRegistration)->checkVat($vat_number, $country_code);

var_dump($details)
```

###  Health Score

17

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LowBetter than 6% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity36

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![aran112000](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3313791?v=4)](https://github.com/aran112000 "aran112000 (7 commits)")

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