checkVatBinding / checkVat

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import sys
import chilkat2

xml = chilkat2.Xml()
xml.Tag = "soapenv:Envelope"
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soapenv","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns","urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat:types")
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:impl","urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat")
xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header","")
xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Body|checkVat|countryCode","string")
xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Body|checkVat|vatNumber","string")

# In a SOAP HTTP request, including the XML declaration (<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>) in the XML body is generally not required. 
xml.EmitXmlDecl = False
soapRequestBody = xml.GetXml()

endpoint = "http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/services/checkVatService"
soapAction = ""
#  For SOAP requests, the standard Content-Type is usually set to "text/xml" or "application/soap+xml"
contentType = "text/xml"

http = chilkat2.Http()

http.ClearHeaders()
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type",contentType)
http.SetRequestHeader("SOAPAction",soapAction)

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostXml(endpoint,soapRequestBody,"utf-8")
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    print("Failed to send SOAP request.")
    sys.exit()

# Get the XML response body.
responseXml = chilkat2.Xml()
resp.GetBodyXml(responseXml)

statusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("response status code: " + str(statusCode))

# If the status code does not indicate succcess, then show the response XML,
# which probably contains error information.
if (statusCode != 200):
    print(responseXml.GetXml())
    sys.exit()

print(responseXml.GetXml())

# Parse the successful SOAP response XML.

# This is a sample of the response XML, but the namespace prefixes will be different.
# We can parse the result using "*" for the namespace prefixes (see below).

Envelope_xmlns = responseXml.GetAttrValue("xmlns")
countryCode = responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|countryCode")
vatNumber = responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|vatNumber")
requestDate = responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|requestDate")
valid = responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|valid")
name = responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|name")
address = responseXml.GetChildContent("*:Body|checkVatResponse|address")

Request XML

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat:types" xmlns:impl="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat">
    <soapenv:Header/>
    <soapenv:Body>
        <checkVat>
            <countryCode>string</countryCode>
            <vatNumber>string</vatNumber>
        </checkVat>
    </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response XML

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat:types" xmlns:impl="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat">
    <soapenv:Header/>
    <soapenv:Body>
        <checkVatResponse>
            <countryCode>string</countryCode>
            <vatNumber>string</vatNumber>
            <requestDate>date</requestDate>
            <valid>true</valid>
            <name>string</name>
            <address>string</address>
        </checkVatResponse>
    </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>