Identifiers DE

How Supplier and Customer are identified

Customer Identifiers

Per customer, in the Json API content, the idenfier(s) can be defined:

IdentifierAccepted identifierUseContent in API JsonIdentifier number
VAT-numberyesMost commonfield "VATNumber"9930
Steuer numbernoLocal German tax number. Not a Peppol identifier. For international trade in EU, VAT number is neededIdentifier section, IdentifierType "SteuerNr"'-
GLN-numberyesIf specified by the customerIdentifier section, IdentifierType "GLN"0088
GEBA-numberyesNew number for company, used on PeppolIdentifier section, IdentifierType "GEBA"0246
LEITWEG IDyesWhen government organisationIdentifier section, IdentifierType "LEITWEGID"0108

API Examples with customer identifier

Customer section in Json API:

 "Customer": {
   "Name": "Caompany name",
   "VATNumber": "DE321281999",  
   "Nr": "001261",  //customer number in ERP 
   "PartyType": "Customer",
   "Email": "[email protected]",  //Where to send email to
   "VATNumber": "",  //No VAT number available
   "Language": "DE",  //Determines language of the email
   "PartyType": "Customer",// fixed value for sales invoices	
   "VATLiable": true,  //when customer has VAT number
   "Addresses": [
        {
        "AddressType": "InvoiceAddress",
        "Name": "Customer Name",
        "Street": "Landstraße ",
        "StreetNumber": "99",
        "City": "Frankfurt am Main",
        "Zipcode": "60306 ",
        "CountryCode": "DE"
        }
        {
        "AddressType": "DeliveryAddress", //The delivery address, if not provided will be automatically the same as invoice address
        "Name": "Customer Name",
        "Street": "Landstraße",
        "StreetNumber": "98",
        "City": "Ghent",
	"Zipcode": "60306 ",
        "CountryCode": "DE"
        }
        ],    
      }
 "Customer": {
   "Name": "Gemeinde XYZ",
   //"VATNumber": "",  // no VAT number available
   "Nr": "001260",  //customer number in ERP 
   "PartyType": "Customer",
   "Email": "[email protected]",  //Where to send email to
   "VATNumber": "",  //No VAT number available
   "Language": "DE",  //Determines language of the email
   "PartyType": "Customer",// fixed value for sales invoices	
   "VATLiable": false,  //when customer has VAT number
   "Identifiers": [
        {
        "IdentifierType": "LEITWEGID",
        "Identifier": "13074099-k000-99"
        }
    ], 
	"Addresses": [
        {
        "AddressType": "InvoiceAddress",
        "Name": "Customer Name",
        "Street": "Landstraße ",
        "StreetNumber": "99",
        "City": "Frankfurt am Main",
        "CountryCode": "DE"
        }
        ],    
      }

Supplier Identifier

When you are a commercial company, adding the VAT-number in MyBillit / My Company is enough as identifier.


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