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danielebarbaro/laravel-vat-eu-validator
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A simple package that validates EU VAT numbers against the central ec.europa.eu database

v3.0.0(2mo ago)37369.4k↓15.4%16[3 PRs](https://github.com/danielebarbaro/laravel-vat-eu-validator/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.2

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Laravel VAT EU VALIDATOR
========================

[](#laravel-vat-eu-validator)

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laravel-vat-eu-validator is a package inspired from [vat.php](https://github.com/dannyvankooten/vat.php) to validate a VAT number for businesses based in Europe.

#### For Laravel 10, 11, 12 use tag 3.x

[](#for-laravel-10-11-12-use-tag-3x)

#### For Laravel 10, 11, 12 use tag 2.x (legacy SOAP-only)

[](#for-laravel-10-11-12-use-tag-2x-legacy-soap-only)

#### For Laravel 8, 9 use tag 1.20

[](#for-laravel-8-9-use-tag-120)

#### For Laravel 5, 6, 7 use tag 0.5.4

[](#for-laravel-5-6-7-use-tag-054)

What's new in v3.0
------------------

[](#whats-new-in-v30)

- **REST Client support**: an alternative to the traditional SOAP client, using the official European Commission REST APIs
- **Strategy Pattern architecture**: ViesClientInterface interface with ViesSoapClient and ViesRestClient implementations
- **Publishable configuration file**: choose which client to use and configure its parameters
- **Restructured test suite**: separation between unit and functional tests
- **PHP 8.4 e 8.5 support**

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require danielebarbaro/laravel-vat-eu-validator
```

The package will automatically register itself.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

### VIES Client Configuration

[](#vies-client-configuration)

The package supports multiple VIES clients for VAT validation:

- **SOAP Client** (default): Uses the traditional SOAP API
- **REST Client**: Uses the modern REST API

To customize the client configuration, publish the configuration file:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=laravel-vat-eu-validator-config
```

This will create a `config/vat-validator.php` file where you can configure which client to use:

```