Message Processing

Read about the status messages that can be returned.

The following table lists the possible responses to a validation request:

ResponseDescription
tax-number-country-blockedThis county is blocked in the settings.
tax-number-validation-not-availableThe service was not able to validate this number.
tax-number-ignoredThe number is ignored because the settings have been changed to block numbers for this region, country or seller.
tax-number-syntax-validThe syntax of the ID is valid. However, no further validations were done. In cases where a checksum is required, like for India, the ID is considered valid if the syntax is valid and the checksum is not configured.
tax-number-syntax-invalidThe syntax of the ID is invalid.
tax-number-syntax-considered-valid-but-not-verifiedThe syntax of the ID is valid. However, no further validations were done.
tax-number-considered-valid-in-domestic-countryThe Tax ID is valid in the domestic country of the supplier.
tax-number-valid-according-to-external-serviceThe Tax ID has been validated against the Tax Authority's database of Tax IDs and is valid.
tax-number-invalid-according-to-external-serviceThe Tax ID has been validated against the Tax Authority's database of Tax IDs and is invalid.
tax-number-validation-requested-additional-interactionsThe Tax Authority has requested additional parameters. For example, a country might require CAPTCHA validation and needs more information before they can validate the ID.
tax-number-service-temporarily-unavailable Could not connect to validation service due to temporary unavailability of the service.
tax-number-syntax-considered-valid-but-not-verifiedThe Tax ID syntax is valid but the ID's status could not be verified by the external service. This occurs when the on-error settings is set to syntax-check and external service does not respond