# KiHustle German VAT ID Validator

> KiHustle German VAT ID Validator is a paid API for AI agents from kihustle.tech, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).

Validates German VAT identification numbers (Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer) by checking format and structure correctness

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kihustle.tech/api/v1/de-vat-id-validator?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kihustle-german-vat-id-validator-7d068b8e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_vQEIapEk7e7DE2osQsyAv

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability kihustle-german-vat-id-validator-7d068b8e -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check whether this German VAT ID is valid: DE123456789?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a lightweight, pay-per-call German VAT ID format validation without setting up a full European VAT validation service. Suitable for German-specific tax ID checks in invoicing, onboarding, or e-commerce workflows where only DE-prefix VAT numbers need to be verified.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed input text returns an error status
- Non-German VAT IDs may not be recognized or validated correctly
- Empty text field may return a processing error
- Network timeout or service unavailability returns a non-success status

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## Output

Returns a JSON object indicating whether the German VAT ID was successfully processed, with a 'result' field set to 'processed' and a 'status' field set to 'success' or an error state, allowing the caller to determine validity.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "text": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "result": "processed",
  "status": "success"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/kihustle-german-vat-id-validator-7d068b8e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kihustle.tech](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kihustle.tech/llms.txt)