check_counterparty_nl
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Check a Dutch or EU counterparty against official sources before your own next step, such as onboarding a supplier, paying an invoice or signing an order. Give the KvK number, the company name and the EU VAT number as your document states them. Returns verdicts, not register data: whether the KvK number has an active registration, whether the name matches a registered name, whether the VAT number is valid in VIES and whether its VIES name matches the register, EU sanctions list candidates, whether an insolvency case is published under the KvK number in the Dutch insolvency register, open questions and a check_id. Read-only, no key, no cost. AstraNL does not search the Dutch register by name; look a number up at kvk.nl. When a colleague or auditor must verify it later, call record_counterparty_check with the check_id. It does not prove who may sign for the company, who owns a bank account, solvency or reliability.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| kvk_number | string | no | Dutch KvK number, 8 digits, as printed on the invoice, quote or website |
| company_name | string | no | the company name exactly as your document or contact states it |
| vat_number | string | no | EU VAT number with country prefix, for example NL810433941B01 |
| city | string | no | not used; kept for compatibility, AstraNL does not search the register by name |
| purpose | string | no | optional: the next action you are about to take, for example approve supplier or pay invoice |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"kvk_number": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 12,
"description": "Dutch KvK number, 8 digits, as printed on the invoice, quote or website"
},
"company_name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "the company name exactly as your document or contact states it"
},
"vat_number": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20,
"description": "EU VAT number with country prefix, for example NL810433941B01"
},
"city": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "not used; kept for compatibility, AstraNL does not search the register by name"
},
"purpose": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "optional: the next action you are about to take, for example approve supplier or pay invoice"
}
},
"type": "object",
"minProperties": 1,
"additionalProperties": false
}