Peppol Access Point

What is a Peppol Access Point?

A Peppol Access Point is a certified service provider that acts as your gateway to the Peppol network. Just as you need an email provider to send and receive emails, you need an Access Point to send and receive Peppol e-invoices.

Role in the Four Corner Model

Peppol uses a federated architecture called the Four Corner Model:

1. Corner 1 (Sender): Your business and accounting software
2. Corner 2 (Sender's AP): Your Access Point
3. Corner 3 (Receiver's AP): Recipient's Access Point
4. Corner 4 (Receiver): Recipient's business and system

Your Access Point handles:

Certification

Access Points must be certified by a national Peppol Authority. The certification process verifies:

OpenPeppol maintains the central registry of all certified Access Points.

What to Look For

When choosing an Access Point provider:

Factor Why it matters -----------------------
Country coverage Can they deliver to your trading partners' countries? Format support Do they handle UBL, CII, and national formats?
ERP integration Do they integrate with your accounting software? SMP management Do they handle Peppol ID registration for you?
Volume pricing Per-document or flat rate? |

Access Point as ERP Feature

Many modern ERP and accounting software vendors are themselves certified Access Points. This means Peppol sending/receiving is built directly into your software without needing a separate provider.

Common Issues