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Can you confirm it's active in VIES and give me the official registered name and address?"},{"title":"Northern Ireland VAT compliance","prompt":"I need to verify a Northern Ireland VAT number for a supplier — it's XI123456789. Is it registered and valid, and does VIES show a company name for it?"}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object containing: 'valid' (boolean), 'vatNumber' (the queried number), 'country' (2-letter country code), 'name' (registered company name or null), 'address' (registered address or null), 'withheld' (boolean, true if name was hidden for sole-trader privacy), 'source' (e.g. 'EU VIES'), and 'checkedAt' (ISO 8601 timestamp of the live check).","failureModes":["VAT number format is invalid or missing country prefix — returns error or invalid result","VIES system temporarily unavailable — upstream timeout or service disruption","Member state does not share name/address — valid=true but name and address are null","Sole trader VAT number — valid=true but name withheld, withheld=true","Country code not in EU/XI — unsupported country prefix returns error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need a live, authoritative check of an EU or Northern Ireland VAT number against the official VIES system — not a cached or third-party database. Prefer it for compliance workflows, supplier onboarding, invoice verification, or any context where real-time validity and official registered details matter. It is the right choice when you need the actual registered company name and address (where the member state shares them), not just a format check.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-02T02:25:13.213Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"aayat-ai-eu-vat-validator-vies-ab018811"}