On this page you'll find accepted formats and examples of data that you can collect from legal entities, based on the country they are operating in.
Adyen automatically verifies most of the information. However, in some cases, the automatic verification might fail because the data can't be verified or it is incorrect. In these cases Adyen asks legal entities to provide additional documents.
Special characters that serve as separators, such as spaces, dashes -
, forward slashes /
, and dots .
, are optional when providing values in API requests.
Austria
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4 digits | 1234 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 20 characters | AT885400074672659747 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Steuernummer | 9 digits Optional characters: - and / |
99-999/9999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Firmenbuchnummer | T or FN + 3-6 digits + 1 lower case letter |
FN123456m | |
Alternative registration number for nonprofits | Zentrales Vereinsregister ID | AT-ZVR- + 9 digits | AT-ZVR-555769679 | ||
VAT number | Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer | AT + U + 8 digits | ATU51507409 |
Belgium
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | ||
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4 digits | 8500 | ||
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 16 characters | BE59978867432226 | ||
Individuals | Tax ID | Numéro National | 11 digits | 99999999999 | ||
Organizations | Registration number | Enterprise Number Numéro d'Entreprise Ondernemingsnummer |
10 digits | 1234567890 | ||
VAT number | Numéro de TVA BTW identificatienummer |
BE + registration number | BE1234567890 | |||
Tax ID | Business nummer, Numéro d'entreprise, Belgische ondernemingsnummer |
10 digits Optional character: . |
0123.321.123 | |||
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | Eenmanszaak or entreprise individuelle | 10 digits | 2345678901 |
Croatia
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits | 10001 |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 21 characters | HR5124840083592969738 |
Organizations | Registration number | Matični broj subjekta trgovačkog suda (MBS) | 9 digits | 080020970 |
VAT number | PDV Id. Broj OIB | HR + 11 digits |
HR12345678901 |
Cyprus
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4 digits | 6000 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 28 characters | CY16518312218756585853887678 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | TIC | 8 digits + 1 letter | 99999999L | |
Organizations | Registration number | Αριθμός Εγγραφής | C , O , or P followed by 1–8 digits |
C337518 | |
VAT number | Αριθμός Εγγραφής Φ.Π.Α. or Arithmós Engraphḗs phi. pi. a. |
CY + 9 characters |
CY12345678X |
Czech Republic
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits Optional character: space |
301 00 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR and CZK bank accounts | 24 characters | CZ2350513674592452333465 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Rodne Cislo | 9-10 digits Optional character: - |
999999/999 or 999999/9999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Identifikační číslo (IČO) | 8-10 digits | 123 45 678 | |
VAT number | Daňové identifikační číslo (DIČ) | CZ + 8-10 digits |
CZ00177041 |
Estonia
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits | 10014 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 20 characters | EE261291512315426371 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Isikukood | 11 digits | 99999999999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Registrikood | 8 digits | 10345833 | |
VAT number | Käibemaksukohustuslase number | EE + 9 digits |
EE100254507 |
Finland
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits | 00021 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 18 characters | FI0393198995374251 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Kortti nro | 11 characters: 6 digits + + , - , or A + 3 digits + 1 alphanumeric character |
999999(+/-/A)999(L/9) | |
Organizations | Registration number | Y-TUNNUS | 8 digits Optional dash - that precedes the last digit |
1234567-8 or 12345678 | |
VAT number | Arvonlisäveronumero Mervärdesskattenummer | FI + 8 digits |
FI12345678 |
France
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits | 75008 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 27 characters | FR6410096000403534259742Y90 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | SPI | 13 digits Optional characters: spaces |
99 99 999 999 999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | SIRET number | 14 digits Optional character: - |
542051180-00066 | |
SIREN number | 9 digits | 542051180 | |||
Alternative registration number for nonprofits | RNA number | W +9 digits |
W123456789 | ||
VAT number | Numéro d'identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée | FR + 11 digits |
FR12345678901 | ||
Numéro de TVA intracommunautaire | FR +2 digits + SIREN number (9 digits) |
FR12999999999 | |||
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | SIREN number | 9 digits | 542051180 |
Germany
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits | 04571 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 22 characters | DE55500105175938695583 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Persönliche Identifikatiosnummer (IdNr) | 11 digits | 99999999999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Handelsregisternummer | 2-3 letters + 1-6 digits + 0-5 letters Optional: - + 1 letter + 4 numbers |
HRB 100484 | |
VAT number | Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer (USt-IdNr.) | DE + 9 digitsOptional character: space |
DE 115235681 | ||
Tax ID | Steuernummer | 10 or 11 digits Optional character: / |
143/102/60208 | ||
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | einzelunternehmen (e.K.) or eingetragener Kaufmann (e. Kfm) or eingetragene Kauffrau (e. Kffr) |
6-9 characters | HRB 400387 |
Greece
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits Optional character: space |
015 01 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 27 characters | GR5701077142768166879575217 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | CPR | 9 digits | 999999999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | GEMI number or ΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ Γ.Ε.ΜΗ (Γενικού Εμπορικού Μητρώου) |
12 digits | 757001000000 | |
VAT number | Αριθμός Φορολογικού Μητρώου Arithmós Forologikou Mētrṓou (ΑΦΜ) |
EL +9 digits |
EL123456789 |
Hungary
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4 digits | 1234 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR and HUF bank accounts | 28 characters | HU68107000243428412831924812 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Adóazonosító jel | 10 digits | 9999999999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Cégjegyzékszám | 2-digit number + - + 2-digit number + - + 6-digit number. Optional character: - |
06-12-345678 or 0612345678 | |
VAT number | Közösségi adószám | HU + 8 digits |
HU12345678 | ||
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | Cégjegyzékszám | 2-digit number + - + 2-digit number + - + 6-digit number. Optional character: - |
06-12-345678 or 0612345678 |
Ireland
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 1-7 characters, with numbers for the first and third characters Optional character: space |
9K9 DD99 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 22 characters | IE26BOFI900017669242 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Personal Public Service Number | 7 digits + 1-2 letters | 9999999L(L) | |
Organizations | Registration number | Company number | 6 digits | 123456 | |
VAT number | Value added tax identification number (VAT) | IE + 8-9 characters |
IE99999999XX |
Italy
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits | 73100 | |
State | State | Two-letter state code | MI | ||
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 27 characters | IT06L0300203280984858934882 | |
Individuals | Identification number | Codice fiscale | 16 characters: 6 letters + 2 digits +1 letter + 2 digits + 1 letter + 3 digits + 1 letter | MRTMTT91D08F205J | |
Tax ID | Codice fiscale | 16 characters: 6 letters + 2 digits + 1 letter + 2 digits + 1 letter + 3 digits + 1 letter | MRTMTT91D08F205J | ||
Organizations | Registration number | Codice fiscale | 11 digits | 00470400011 | |
CCIAA number | 2 letters + 6-7 digits | TO0091712 | |||
VAT number | Partita IVA | IT +11 digits |
IT12345678901 |
Lithuania
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4-5 digits 2-3 letters + 4-5 digits Optional character: - |
1234, 12345, or LT-12345 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 20 characters | LT599244622821762762 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Asmens kodas | 11 digits | 99999999999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Įmonės kodas | 9 digits | 123456789 | |
VAT number | PVM mokėtojo kodas | LT + 9-12 digits |
LT664517219 |
Luxembourg
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4 digits | 1234 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 20 characters | LU710106924253658562 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | National ID number | 13 digits | 9999999999999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | RCS number, Registernummer, or Numéro RCS | 1 letter + number of variable length | B123456 or B12345 | |
VAT number | Numéro d'identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (No. TVA) | LU + 8 digits |
LU18928066 |
Netherlands
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4 digits + 2 letters Optional character: space |
1011 AA or 1011AA | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 18 characters | NL50ABNA4452759149 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | BSN | 9 digits | 999999999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Kamer van Koophandel nummer (KvK) | 8 digits | 34179503 | |
VAT number | Btw-nummer | NL + 9 digits + B + 2 digits |
NL123456789B01 or NL123456789B02 (for companies with VAT groups) | ||
Tax ID | Rechtspersonen en Samenwerkingsverbanden Informatienummer(RSIN) | 9 digits | 811786523 | ||
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | Eenmanszaak | 8 digits | 25779503 |
Norway
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4 digits | 0010 |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR or NOK bank accounts | 15 characters | NO9386011117947 |
Bank code | For NOK bank accounts | 4 digits | 8601 | |
Account number | For NOK bank accounts | 7 digits | 1117947 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Organisasjonsnummer | 9 digits | 923609016 |
VAT number | Skattenummer | 9 digits + MVA |
123456789MVA | |
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | Organisasjonsnummer | 9 digits | 923609016 |
Poland
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits | 00001 | |
Individuals | Identification number | National ID number | 11 digits | 12345678901 | |
Tax ID | NR ewidencyjny pesel | 10 digits | 9999999999 | ||
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR or PLN bank accounts | 28 characters | PL98109024027474466221731624 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Numer KRS | 10 digits | 0000123456 | |
REGON | 9 digits | 123456789 | |||
VAT number | Numer identyfikacji podatkowej (NIP) | PL + 10 digits |
PL1234567890 | ||
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | REGON | 9 digits | 123456789 |
Portugal
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4 or 7 digits Optional character: - |
1000 or 1000-205 |
|
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 25 characters | PT42003506518646911952635 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Numéro ID Civil | 9 digits | 999999999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Número de Identificação de Pessoa Colectiva (NIPC) |
9 digits | 123456789 | |
VAT number | Número de IVA | PT + 9 digits |
PT123456789 |
Slovakia
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits or 7 characters Optional character: - |
81102 or SK-81102 |
|
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 24 characters | SK2551731333491632193521 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Rodne Cislo | 9-10 digits Optional character: / |
999999/9999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Identifikačné číslo (IČO) | 8 digits | 12345678 | |
VAT number | Identifikačné číslo pre daň z pridanej hodnoty (IČ DPH) | SK + 10 digits |
SK1234567890 | ||
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | Identifikačné číslo (IČO) | 8 digits | 12345678 |
Slovenia
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4 digits or 6 characters Optional character: - |
5123 or SI-5123 |
|
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 19 characters | SI97745589937139691 | |
Individuals | Tax ID | Stal. Preb. | 8 digits | 99999999 | |
Organizations | Registration number | Matična številka | 10 digits | 1006500006 | |
VAT number | Identifikacijska številka za DDV (ID za DDV) | SI + 8 digits |
SI12345678 | ||
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | Matična številka | 10 digits | 1006500006 |
Spain
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits | 48180 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 24 characters | ES7614655599922676232635 | |
Individuals | Identification number | Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI) | 9–10 characters, with 8 numbers and 1-2 letters | 99999999L (Spanish residents) L9999999L (Non-resident Spaniards without DNI) K9999999L (Resident Spaniards under 14 without DNI) |
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Foreign Card Number (NIE, non-residents) | X ,Y , or Z + 7 digits + 1 letter M + 7 digits + 1 letter |
X9999999L (Foreigners with NIE) M9999999L (Foreigners without NIE) |
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Tax ID | Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI) | 9–10 characters, with 8 numbers and 1-2 letters | 99999999L (Spanish residents) L9999999L (Non-resident Spaniards without DNI) K9999999L (Resident Spaniards under 14 without DNI) |
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Foreign Card Number (NIE, non-residents) | X ,Y , or Z + 7 digits + 1 letter M + 7 digits + 1 letter |
X9999999L (Foreigners with NIE) M9999999L (Foreigners without NIE) |
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Organizations | Registration number | Número de Identificación Fiscal (NIF) | 1 letter + 8 digits | A39000013 | |
VAT number | Número de Identificación a efectos de IVA (Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido) | ES + 9 characters |
ESX12345678 or ES12345678X or ESX1234567X |
Sweden
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 digits Optional character: space |
100 12 | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR bank accounts | 24 characters | SE2022958575514454224591 | |
Clearing code | For SEK bank accounts | 4 digits | 6789 | ||
Giro number/BBAN | For SEK bank accounts | 7-10 digits | 123456789 | ||
Individuals | Identification number | Personnummer (has been or is a resident) | 10 digits or 12 digits | 9999999999 / 999999999999 | |
Coordination number (was never and is not a resident) | 10 digits or 12 digits | 9999999999 / 999999999999 | |||
Tax ID | Personnummer (has been or is a resident) | 10 digits or 12 digits | 9999999999 / 999999999999 | ||
Coordination number (was never and is not a resident) | 10 digits or 12 digits | 9999999999 / 999999999999 | |||
Organizations | Registration number | Organisationsnummer | 10 digits Optional character: - |
202100-5489 | |
VAT number | VAT-nummer, Momsregistreringsnummer, or Momsnummer |
SE + 10 digits + 01 |
SE123456789001 | ||
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | Organisationsnummer | 10 digits Optional character: - |
202100-5489 |
Switzerland
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 4 digits | 1211 |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR or CHF bank accounts | 21 characters | CH7189144117657691135 |
Organizations | Registration number | Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer (UID), Numéro d'identification des entreprises (IDE), Numero d'identificazione delle imprese (IDI), or CH-number |
CHE + 9 digitsCH + 11 digits |
CHE123456789 CH12345678901 |
VAT number | Mehrwertsteuernummer (MwST), Numéro de TVA, Numero dell'imposta sul valore aggiunto (IVA), VAT number |
CHE + 9 digits + 3-4 letters |
CHE123456789MWST / CHE123456789TVA / CHE123456789IVA |
United Kingdom
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5-7 characters Optional character: space |
EC1A 1BB, M1 1AE, or B33 8TH | |
Bank accounts | IBAN | For EUR or GBP bank accounts | 22 characters | GB79BARC20038416826245 | |
Sort code | For GBP bank accounts | 6 digits | 400515 | ||
Account number | For GBP bank accounts | 8 digits | 12345674 | ||
Individuals | Tax ID | Unique taxpayer reference (UTR) | 10 digits | 3194027616 | |
National Insurance Number (NINO) | 9 characters: 2 letters + 6 digits + A , B , C , or D |
AA123456C | |||
Organizations | Registration number | Company number | 8 characters | 04366849 | |
Alternative registration number for nonprofits | Charity number | 6 or 7 digits | 123456 | ||
VAT number | VAT registration number | GB + 9-12 digits |
GB123456789 / GB1234567890 / GB12345678901 / GB123456789012 | ||
Tax ID | Unique taxpayer reference (UTR) | 10 digits | 999999999 |
United States
Data for | Type | Description | Format | Example | |
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Addresses | Postal code | Postal code | 5 or 9 digits Optional character: - |
11111 or 11111-1111 |
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State | State | Two-letter state code | NY | ||
Bank accounts | Routing number | For USD bank accounts | 9 digits | 121122676 | |
Account number | For USD bank accounts | 3-17 digits | 123456789 | ||
Individuals | Identification number | Social Security Number (SSN) | Full 9 or last 4 digits | 923456789 or 6789 |
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Driver's license number | 7–15 characters, depending on the state | Example for New York: 123 456 789 | |||
Tax ID | Social Security Number (SSN) | 9 digits Optional character: - |
123-45-6789 | ||
Employer Identification Number (EIN) | 9 digits Optional character: - |
12-3456789 | |||
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) | 9 digits Optional character: - |
12-3456789 | |||
Organizations | Registration number | Employer Identification Number (EIN) | 9 digits | 101002749 | |
Sole proprietorships | Registration number | Employer Identification Number (EIN) or Social Security Number (SSN) | 9 digits Optional character: - |
12-3456789 or 123-45-6789 |