VAT Rates API - Ruby Gem

VAT Rates provides current and historical Value Added Tax rates for EU and non-EU countries. Includes standard, reduced, and special rates with support for regional exceptions.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'apiverve_vatrates'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install apiverve_vatrates

Getting Started

Get your API key at APIVerve

Basic Usage

require 'apiverve_vatrates'

# Initialize the client
client = APIVerve::Vatrates::Client.new(api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY")

# Make a request
response = client.execute({
  country: "DE",
  date: "2020-07-01",
  postcode: "35001"
})

# Print the response
puts response

Error Handling

begin
  response = client.execute({ country: "DE", date: "2020-07-01", postcode: "35001" })
  puts response["data"]
rescue APIVerve::Vatrates::ValidationError => e
  puts "Validation error: #{e.errors.join(', ')}"
rescue APIVerve::Vatrates::APIError => e
  puts "API error: #{e.message}"
  puts "Status code: #{e.status_code}"
end

Debug Mode

# Enable debug logging
client = APIVerve::Vatrates::Client.new(
  api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  debug: true
)

Example Response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "country": "DE",
    "countryName": "Germany",
    "currency": "EUR",
    "effectiveFrom": "2021-01-01",
    "rates": {
      "standard": 19,
      "reduced": 7,
      "reduced2": null,
      "superReduced": null,
      "parking": null
    },
    "exception": null
  }
}

Documentation

For more information, visit the API Documentation.

Support

• Website: https://vatrates.apiverve.com?utm_source=ruby&utm_medium=readme
• Email: hello@apiverve.com

License

This gem is available under the MIT License.