CompanyDataHub — Instant third-party creation from an EU VAT number

🎯 The problem

Creating a third party in Dolibarr from an EU VAT number usually means several manual checks: verifying the number, confirming the address, watching out for duplicates... time-consuming steps that are prone to error.

🚀 The solution

CompanyDataHub fully automates this process: enter a VAT number, the module queries the official VIES web service of the European Commission, and pre-fills the third-party record in seconds.

✨ Key features

✅ Search by VAT number with automatic country detection (BE, FR, DE prefixes...)
✅ Real-time validation through the official VIES web service of the European Commission
✅ Create third parties directly from VIES data (name, address, postal code, city)
✅ Choose the third-party type: Customer, Prospect or Supplier
✅ Choose the VAT status (liable or not)
✅ Automatic customer code generation following Dolibarr numbering
✅ Duplicate detection with display of existing record information
✅ VAT status display with icon (valid / invalid / unavailable)
✅ Update an existing third party from VIES data in one click
✅ On-demand VAT check from a dedicated page
✅ Dedicated tab on the third-party record with full validation history
✅ Enable or disable the VIES connector from the settings

🛠️ Compatibility

✅ Dolibarr 17 to 23
✅ PHP 7.4 or higher 
✅ MySQL / MariaDB

⚙️ Installation

1. Go to Home → Setup → Modules → Deploy an external module and upload the ZIP file.
2. The module is then available and ready to activate.
3. Search for CompanyDataHub in the module list and click Activate.