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Create a Customer tax ID ​

Creates a new tax_id object for a customer.

Returns ​

The created tax_id object.

Parameters ​

  • type (string, required) Type of the tax ID, one of ad_nrt, ae_trn, al_tin, am_tin, ao_tin, ar_cuit, au_abn, au_arn, aw_tin, az_tin, ba_tin, bb_tin, bd_bin, bf_ifu, bg_uic, bh_vat, bj_ifu, bo_tin, br_cnpj, br_cpf, bs_tin, by_tin, ca_bn, ca_gst_hst, ca_pst_bc, ca_pst_mb, ca_pst_sk, ca_qst, cd_nif, ch_uid, ch_vat, cl_tin, cm_niu, cn_tin, co_nit, cr_tin, cv_nif, de_stn, do_rcn, ec_ruc, eg_tin, es_cif, et_tin, eu_oss_vat, eu_vat, fo_vat, gb_vat, ge_vat, gi_tin, gn_nif, hk_br, hr_oib, hu_tin, id_npwp, il_vat, in_gst, is_vat, it_cf, jp_cn, jp_rn, jp_trn, ke_pin, kg_tin, kh_tin, kr_brn, kz_bin, la_tin, li_uid, li_vat, lk_vat, ma_vat, md_vat, me_pib, mk_vat, mr_nif, mx_rfc, my_frp, my_itn, my_sst, ng_tin, no_vat, no_voec, np_pan, nz_gst, om_vat, pe_ruc, ph_tin, pl_nip, py_ruc, ro_tin, rs_pib, ru_inn, ru_kpp, sa_vat, sg_gst, sg_uen, si_tin, sn_ninea, sr_fin, sv_nit, th_vat, tj_tin, tr_tin, tw_vat, tz_vat, ua_vat, ug_tin, us_ein, uy_ruc, uz_tin, uz_vat, ve_rif, vn_tin, za_vat, zm_tin, or zw_tin

  • value (string, required) Value of the tax ID.

curl
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers/{{CUSTOMER_ID}}/tax_ids \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>" \
  -d type=eu_vat \
  -d value=DE123456789

Response ​

json
{
  "id": "txi_1MoC8zLkdIwHu7ixEhgWcHzJ",
  "object": "tax_id",
  "country": "DE",
  "created": 1679431857,
  "customer": "cus_NZKoSNZZ58qtO0",
  "livemode": false,
  "type": "eu_vat",
  "value": "DE123456789",
  "verification": {
    "status": "pending",
    "verified_address": null,
    "verified_name": null
  }
}

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