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Seller verification

Anyone can create a seller, so sending in a seller's name needs proof that you may act for it. E-mail delivery and real Peppol need a verified seller; issuing, downloading and the sandbox do not.

How a seller gets verified

  1. Attest that the seller authorised you: POST /sellers/{id}/attestation with {"confirmed": true} (or in the portal).
  2. Automatic checks: the VAT ID is checked with the EU's VIES service and compared with the name. If you use the VAT ID as the seller's Peppol address (scheme 9930, e.g. DE136695976), the check binds it too.
  3. Review when the checks are not enough: upload a commercial-register extract, trade registration or signed authorisation with POST /sellers/{id}/documents (PDF, PNG or JPEG, at most 10 MB, 2 MB on the current instance size); we review it.

GET /sellers/{id}/verification shows the state (lower case, e.g. unverified, pending_review, verified), the reason codes and the history. Typical reasons: checks.pending, vat-id.missing, vies.invalid, name.mismatch, attestation.missing, plan.trial.

Changes

A verification belongs to the verified data. Invoices issued under other seller data (e.g. after a rename) cannot be sent by e-mail or Peppol as that seller (403 seller.not-verified); issue a credit note and a new invoice.