https://magento-vat-validator.byte8.dev/blogByte8 VAT Validator Blog2026-04-25T00:00:00.000Zhttps://github.com/jpmonette/feedByte8 VAT Validator Bloghttps://magento-vat-validator.byte8.dev/img/favicon.svg<![CDATA[v0.1.0 — initial release]]>https://magento-vat-validator.byte8.dev/blog/v0-1-0-release2026-04-25T00:00:00.000ZThe first public release of Byte8 VAT Validator is out: EU VIES + UK HMRC
Swiss UID-Register validation, DACH-ready audit log, headless REST,
plus Hyvä and VelaFront companion widgets.
Three upstreams: VIES (REST, no ext-soap), HMRC (no OAuth),
Swiss UID-Register (hand-rolled SOAP envelope, also no ext-soap).
Customer-group auto-assignment with three buckets: domestic-valid,
intra-EU-valid (zero tax), invalid. unavailable upstream results
never strip a customer's existing group.
DB-backed validation log with admin grid, CSV / Excel XML export,
configurable retention defaulting to 10 years for §147 AO compliance.
Persist via event hook — the persist observer subscribes to
byte8_vat_validator_validated, so other Byte8 modules can plug in
without coupling.
REST endpoint/V1/byte8-vat-validator/validate/:cc/:vn, anonymous,
for headless / AJAX use.
Two CLI commands — byte8:vat:validate (single number) and
byte8:vat:revalidate-all (bulk back-fill / clean-up).
Companion modules for Hyvä (Alpine + Tailwind) and VelaFront /
Next.js (React component + headless hook).
GDPR section in the README + privacy docs page covering Art. 6(1)(c)
lawful basis and suggested privacy-policy copy.