44API

@44API validate the VAT number DE123456789 and tell me if it's currently active

The VAT number DE123456789 is valid and active. It belongs to Example GmbH, registered in Germany. The company name on file is "Example Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung" with a registered address in Berlin. This validation was performed against the EU VIES database and reflects the status as of today.

VAT validation is available on all 44API plan tiers. The response detail (company name, address) depends on what the underlying tax authority exposes. Some countries return minimal data. Results reflect point-in-time status and can change if a business deregisters.

@44API add 203.0.113.42 to our account whitelist using verification email admin@example.com

I've submitted a request to add 203.0.113.42 to your 44API account whitelist. A verification email has been sent to admin@example.com. The IP will be whitelisted once someone clicks the confirmation link in that email. Until confirmed, 203.0.113.42 cannot access your 44API resources.

This operation requires an Enterprise 44API plan and changes account-level access controls. The IP is not active until email verification completes. If the verification email expires or is ignored, the IP remains blocked. Use this carefully in production environments where access timing matters.

@44API show me all IPs currently on our whitelist and flag any that look like they might be stale office addresses

Your 44API whitelist contains 7 IP addresses: 203.0.113.10, 203.0.113.42, 198.51.100.5, 198.51.100.22, 192.0.2.15, 192.0.2.88, and 2001:db8::1. Based on naming patterns and typical office IP blocks, 198.51.100.22 and 192.0.2.88 appear to be older entries that may warrant review—these are in ranges often assigned to branch offices or legacy infrastructure. Confirm with your IT team whether these are still in use.

Listing whitelisted IPs requires an Enterprise plan. The AI's assessment of "stale" IPs is heuristic, not authoritative—it cannot see usage logs or know your network topology. Always verify with your infrastructure team before removing any IP, as removal is immediate and blocks access.

When 44API makes sense for recurring billing compliance

A 6-person SaaS startup selling to European SMBs needs to validate customer VAT numbers at signup and renewal. The validate-VAT tool returns validity plus company details in one call, which beats manually checking VIES or paying Stripe Tax for low-volume accounts. If you're processing under 500 invoices a month and already have an API-key workflow, 44API slots in without ceremony. The trade-off: you're adding a third-party dependency to your billing path, so cache results and handle timeouts gracefully. If your invoice volume crosses 2,000 monthly or you need real-time tax-rate calculation, Stripe Tax or Avalara become the safer bet. For lean teams that just need compliant VAT checks, this MCP keeps it simple.

Why the IP tools only work at Enterprise scale

A 12-person security consultancy wants to restrict API access to known office and VPN IPs. The add-IP and list-IP tools look like a fit, but they require an Enterprise 44API plan—pricing that makes sense if you're already paying for 44API's core services at volume, not if you're bolting on IP management alone. The MCP gives you programmatic control (add an IP from Slack, audit the list in standup), but most teams under 50 people get better ROI from Cloudflare Access or Tailscale, which bundle IP policies with zero-trust networking. Use this MCP if you're already an Enterprise 44API customer and need to script whitelist changes during incident response. Otherwise, the per-seat cost of a dedicated access tool will beat the Enterprise tier.

When 44API's whitelist log matters for SOC 2

A 20-person fintech in SOC 2 prep needs an auditable record of which IPs touched their payment API. The list-whitelisted-IPs and remove-IP tools let you snapshot the whitelist daily and log every change with a timestamp and actor. If your auditor wants proof that only authorized IPs reached production, this MCP gives you a programmatic answer without screen-scraping a vendor dashboard. The ceiling: you need the Enterprise plan, and the toolset assumes you're using 44API's whitelist as your primary access control. If your infrastructure already logs IP access at the load-balancer or API-gateway layer, you don't need a second source of truth. For teams where 44API is the system of record and compliance drives the roadmap, these four tools close a documentation gap.