An agent can connect on its own if it already holds X_API_KEY, X_API_KEY.Remote endpoint behind a static API key or header. The registry never sees the value; the agent fills the placeholder.
Look up a company by legal name or registration number, and check an EU VAT id when tax_id is set. Returns credits_remaining plus companies with name, country, company_number, lei, tax_id, status, address, source, and confidence. Costs 0.05 credit on success. A missing API key is not charged. An empty companies list means no live match. source demo is a fixture, not a registry record. Use tax_id for a VAT check and country to narrow the name search. Do not treat a demo row as official. Key: https://firm.bestsmartgoods.com/signup
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Look up a company by legal name, or check an EU VAT id. When tax_id is set, VIES is the only source and the row has vies_valid true or false. error vies_unavailable means VIES did not answer and the call is not charged. error bad_tax_id means the number is not an EU VAT id and the call is not charged. Without tax_id, query searches GLEIF by legal name. An empty companies list means no LEI record and still costs 0.05 credit. error gleif_unavailable is not charged. No sample company is ever returned. Key: https://firm.bestsmartgoods.com/signup
Look up a company by legal name, or check an EU VAT id. When tax_id is set, VIES is the only source and the row has vies_valid true or false. error vies_unavailable means VIES did not answer and the call is not charged. error bad_tax_id means the number is not an EU VAT id and the call is not charged. Without tax_id, query searches GLEIF by legal name. An empty companies list means no LEI record and still costs 0.05 credit. error gleif_unavailable is not charged. No sample company is ever returned. Key: https://firm.bestsmartgoods.com/signup