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TypeScript / JavaScript
npm install @invoice-navigator/sdkPython
pip install invoice-navigatorValidate your first invoice
Send an invoice XML to the validation endpoint and get instant results.
TSTypeScript
import { InvoiceNavigator } from '@invoice-navigator/sdk'
import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
// Initialize the client
const client = new InvoiceNavigator({
apiKey: process.env.INVOICE_NAV_API_KEY
})
// Read your invoice XML
const invoiceXml = readFileSync('invoice.xml', 'utf-8')
// Validate the invoice (SDK returns unwrapped data)
const result = await client.validate({ xml: invoiceXml })
if (result.isValid) {
console.log('Invoice is valid!')
console.log('Format:', result.format)
console.log('Ref:', result.validationRef)
} else {
console.log('Validation failed:')
result.errors.forEach(err => {
console.log(` [${err.code}] ${err.message}`)
})
}PYPython
from invoice_navigator import InvoiceNavigator
import os
# Initialize the client
client = InvoiceNavigator(
api_key=os.environ["INVOICE_NAV_API_KEY"]
)
# Read your invoice XML
with open("invoice.xml", "r") as f:
invoice_xml = f.read()
# Validate the invoice (SDK returns unwrapped data)
result = client.validate(xml=invoice_xml)
if result.is_valid:
print("Invoice is valid!")
print(f"Format: {result.format}")
print(f"Ref: {result.validation_ref}")
else:
print("Validation failed:")
for err in result.errors:
print(f" [{err.code}] {err.message}")cURL (REST API)
curl -X POST https://api.invoicenavigator.eu/v1/validate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"xml": "'"$(cat invoice.xml)"'"}'Handle the response
The API returns a structured response with validation status, detected format, and any errors.
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"validationRef": "val_abc123xyz",
"isValid": true,
"format": "ubl",
"formatVersion": "2.1",
"rulesetsApplied": [
{ "id": "en16931", "version": "1.3.11", "pinned": false },
{ "id": "de-xrechnung", "version": "3.0.2", "pinned": false }
],
"errors": [],
"warnings": [],
"metadata": {
"invoiceNumber": "INV-2025-001",
"issueDate": "2025-01-10",
"currency": "EUR",
"totalAmount": "1250.00"
}
},
"meta": {
"validationRef": "val_abc123xyz",
"processingTimeMs": 87
}
}See the Validation API reference for the complete response schema.
Generate an Evidence Pack (optional)
For audit trails, generate a cryptographically signed Evidence Pack after validation.
// After successful validation
const evidencePack = await client.evidencePack({
validationRef: result.id
})
console.log('Evidence Pack ID:', evidencePack.id)
console.log('Certificate URL:', evidencePack.certificateUrl)
console.log('PDF Download:', evidencePack.pdfUrl)Evidence Packs are available on Pro plans and above. View pricing
You're all set!
You've successfully validated your first invoice. Explore more API endpoints or check out the full documentation.
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