validate_einvoice
Check an e-invoice
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Reads an existing electronic invoice and reports what is wrong with it. Accepts
XRechnung and ZUGFeRD XML in either EN 16931 syntax — CII (used by XRechnung and
ZUGFeRD) and UBL — and reports the syntax and profile it found along with the
invoice's key fields, so it also answers "what is this file?".
It checks the rules behind most real rejections: BT-10 buyer reference present, and
its Leitweg-ID check digit when it looks like one; BT-34 and BT-49 electronic
addresses present; tax category S not used at 0 %; BT-120 exemption reason present
for categories E and AE; line amounts summing to BT-106; net plus tax equalling the
BT-112 gross; BT-115 amount due matching gross less prepaid; and the due date not
falling before the issue date.
What this does NOT do:
- It is NOT the KoSIT Prüftool and is not a substitute for it. It covers the rules
that account for most rejections, not the full EN 16931 Schematron suite. A file
that passes here can still be rejected by a Rechnungseingangsportal.
- It does not check the XSD schema, so a structurally invalid document may parse here.
- It reads XML only. A ZUGFeRD PDF must have its embedded XML extracted first — pass
the XML, not the PDF.
Nothing is stored: the document is parsed in memory and discarded.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| xml | string | yes | The full XML text of the invoice. For ZUGFeRD, the XML extracted from the PDF, not the PDF itself. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"xml": {
"description": "The full XML text of the invoice. For ZUGFeRD, the XML extracted from the PDF, not the PDF itself.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"xml"
]
}