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TaxJar Validations API

Address and VAT validation

TaxJar Validations API is one of 9 APIs that TaxJar publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Validations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.taxjar.com/v2, https://api.sandbox.taxjar.com/v2.

2 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://api.taxjar.com/v2/
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

TaxJar Validations API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Use your TaxJar API token. Format: "Bearer [token]" or "Token token=[token]"

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Validations 2

Address and VAT validation

POST
/addresses/validate
Validate an address
validateAddress body → 200400401
GET
/validation
Validate a VAT number
validateVAT 1 param → 200400401

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are AddressRequest (5 properties), Address (5 properties), Validation (4 properties), Error (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Address
object
5 properties
AddressRequest
object
5 properties 2 required
Validation
object
4 properties
Error
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

taxjar-validations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs TaxJar publishes across the network.

TaxJar Categories API
TaxJar Customers API
TaxJar Nexus API
TaxJar Rates API
TaxJar Summary Rates API
TaxJar Taxes API
TaxJar Transactions - Orders API
TaxJar Transactions - Refunds API