Quick Start
Get up and running with VAT Engine in under 5 minutes
1. Create an Account
Sign up at VAT Engine to access the dashboard.
2. Generate an API Key
Navigate to Dashboard → API Keys and create a new key. Copy the plaintext value immediately — it is shown only once.
Choose the scope that fits your use case:
| Scope | Access |
|---|---|
full | VAT calculation, rates, transactions, compliance, and source profile management |
calculate-only | POST /v1/vat/calculate only |
read-only | Rates, transactions, compliance reads, and source profile reads |
3. Make Your First Request
curl -X POST https://api.vat-engine.daily-automations.app/v1/vat/calculate \-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \-H "Content-Type: application/json" \-d '{ "country": "DE", "currency": "EUR", "gross_amount_minor": 11900, "price_includes_vat": true, "tax_class_id": "standard"}'You should receive a 200 OK response with the calculated VAT breakdown:
{
"country": "DE",
"currency": "EUR",
"vat_rate_bps": 1900,
"gross_amount_minor": 11900,
"net_amount_minor": 10000,
"vat_amount_minor": 1900
}4. Explore Further
- Authentication — Learn about API key management, scopes, and rotation.
- Calculate VAT — Full reference for the calculation endpoint.
- VAT Rates — Look up rates by country and tax class.
- Sources — Manage multi-store source profiles and review unregistered source tags.