checkVatBinding / checkVat

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}


function chilkatExample() {

    var xml = new chilkat.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;
    var soapRequestBody = xml.GetXml();

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

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

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PostXml(endpoint,soapRequestBody,"utf-8");
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        console.log("Failed to send SOAP request.");
        return;
    }

    // Get the XML response body.
    var responseXml = new chilkat.Xml();
    resp.GetBodyXml(responseXml);

    var statusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("response status code: " + statusCode);

    // If the status code does not indicate succcess, then show the response XML,
    // which probably contains error information.
    if (statusCode !== 200) {
        console.log(responseXml.GetXml());
        return;
    }

    console.log(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).

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

}

chilkatExample();

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>