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Free, open-source EU VAT data for developers, businesses and AI agents. Keep it running with a donation.
For AI agents x402 protocol
Pay per request with x402
Donate endpoint
GET https://vat.businesspress.io/api/x402/donate
$0.10 USDC Base network x402 v2
How it works
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The agent sends a
GETrequest to the donate endpoint. -
The server answers
HTTP 402with the payment requirements. -
The agent signs a USDC payment and retries with
PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. - The payment is verified and settled, and a thank-you is returned.
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- One-time donations from $1
- Monthly recurring sponsorship
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Test the x402 connection
Check that the x402 payment endpoint responds. This sends a request without a payment signature, so you should see an HTTP 402 response with the payment requirements.
Or try it with curl
curl -i https://vat.businesspress.io/api/x402/donate
Connection failed
Premium API endpoints (x402)
These endpoints return enriched data through x402 micropayments. All core data stays free through the public API.
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$0.10 USDC
Donate $0.10 to support EU VAT Info — a free, open-source EU VAT data platform
GET /api/x402/donate -
$0.01 USDC
Premium VAT rates data with extended metadata, update timestamps, and rate change history
GET /api/x402/premium/vat-rates -
$0.005 USDC
Premium country VAT data with compliance guide, calculator context, and full rate history
GET /api/x402/premium/country/{slug}
Machine-readable discovery
AI agents can discover every paid endpoint and its price programmatically.
GET https://vat.businesspress.io/api/x402/info
What your donation supports
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Daily data updates
Automated daily syncs from the European Commission and national tax authorities keep all 27 countries up to date.
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Servers and infrastructure
Hosting, SSL certificates, CDN and database costs that keep responses fast for people and agents worldwide.
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API and MCP server
The free JSON API and MCP server that let AI assistants such as Claude, Copilot and Cursor use live EU VAT data.
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Translations in 24 languages
Translations for all 24 official EU languages, so the tools are usable across the Union.
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VIES validation
Free VAT number checks against the official EU VIES database, with caching and fuzzy matching.
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Open-source development
New features, fixes and community contributions on GitHub.
About the x402 protocol
x402 is an open, neutral standard for internet-native payments. It uses the HTTP 402 Payment Required status code for frictionless, programmatic payments, which suits AI agents and automated systems.
- Protocol fees
- $0
- Accounts required
- 0
- Stablecoin payments
- USDC
- Network (L2)
- Base
Every contribution makes a difference
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