eu_vat_validate
Validate an EU VAT number live against the European Commission VIES service: valid/invalid, plus registered trader name and address where the member state discloses them. Accepts IE6388047V style input or ?country= + number; GR is mapped to EL, XI = Northern Ireland. Price: $0.01 USDC per success...
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What eu_vat_validate does on ScorpTech x402 API
AI agents call eu_vat_validate to retrieve information from ScorpTech x402 API without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
vat | string | Yes | VAT number with 2-letter prefix (spaces/dots allowed), e.g. IE6388047V, DE 811569869 |
country | string | — | Optional 2-letter member state code when vat has no prefix |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why eu_vat_validate is rated Low
Even though eu_vat_validate only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
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The rule that runs eu_vat_validate safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ScorpTech x402 API, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For eu_vat_validate, this is the rule to start with:
eu_vat_validate is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect ScorpTech x402 API, apply this rule, and every eu_vat_validate call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about eu_vat_validate
Validate an EU VAT number live against the European Commission VIES service: valid/invalid, plus registered trader name and address where the member state discloses them. Accepts IE6388047V style input or ?country= + number; GR is mapped to EL, XI = Northern Ireland. Price: $0.01 USDC per successful call (x402, Solana). Same tool over HTTPS: GET https://scorptech.it.com/api/x402/v1/eu-vat-validate. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ScorpTech x402 API MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
eu_vat_validate accepts 2 parameters: vat, country. Required: vat. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the ScorpTech x402 API MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for eu_vat_validate: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches ScorpTech x402 API. Nothing to install.
eu_vat_validate is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the eu_vat_validate rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for eu_vat_validate. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
eu_vat_validate is provided by the ScorpTech x402 API MCP server (https://scorptech.it.com/api/x402/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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