Free UBL 2.1 Invoice Validator

UBL (Universal Business Language) 2.1 is an OASIS open standard XML format for business documents. It's the foundation for Peppol BIS and many national e-invoicing implementations, supporting invoices, orders, and 60+ document types.

Choose invoice fileor drop it anywhere in this box

Accepts a normal PDF, Excel or photo of an invoice (we build the e-invoice from it) and XRechnung, Factur-X, Peppol, ZUGFeRD and other EU e-invoice files

Checking is free.Finished e-invoice: €1.90 [VAT note].First file every 30 days free.No sign-up.

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Your file is used only to check and fix your invoice and to deliver your result. Results are kept so you can download a verified file again for 90 days; validation logs are deleted after 90 days. You can request deletion at any time.

What this check settles

Details are missingYou supply them, we enter them and check again. Amounts, line items and taxes stay unchanged.

The export is structurally brokenYou get the error report for your ERP support: rule, position in the file, expected structure. Free.

The file passes the checkDownload only then, with check protocol, timestamp and checksum. Publicly verifiable.

What we check for UBL

UBL 2.1 XML schema validation

EN 16931 business rules

Namespace and element structure

Code list validation

Party and address structure

Tax calculation rules

Invoice line consistency

Common UBL rejections

UBL-CR-001Invalid XML syntax UBL-CR-002Invalid namespace UBL-SR-01Namespace declaration required UBL-SR-06Invalid date format UBL-CR-005Empty element not allowed All error codes, explained →

Where this check runs

Invoice NavigatorSchema + business rules in one check. Identifies namespace issues, element structure problems, and EN 16931 violations.

Access pointPeppol Access Points validate UBL but only for Peppol-specific rules. Generic UBL validation not included.

ERP built-inERP systems generate UBL but rarely validate against full schema. Structural issues may only surface at recipient.

UBL at a glance

Full NameUniversal Business Language

Version2.1

Maintained ByOASIS

Document Types65+

Used ByPeppol, XRechnung

Countries using UBL

European UnionAustraliaNew ZealandSingapore

Read on

About UBL: technical details, history and practice →Peppol BIS validator →XRechnung validator →EN 16931 validator →

Countries

E-Invoicing in Germany E-Invoicing in France

Errors

Netherlands E-Invoice Errors

Answers

What is Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 and how does it work?How do you validate an e-invoice?

Regulations

EN 16931

Validators

XRechnung Validator ZUGFeRD Validator

Your dataYour file is used only to check and fix your invoice and to deliver your result. Results are kept so you can download a verified file again for 90 days; validation logs are deleted after 90 days. You can request deletion at any time.