Beglaubigt.de API
Tax Registration
GET

Get Tax Registration

Poll the status and download the generated XML of a tax registration

GET https://api.beglaubigt.de/v1/tax-registration/:id

Retrieve a tax registration created via POST /v1/tax-registration, regardless of legal form. The response is the same shape for every family.

Authorization

To authenticate requests, include an Authorization header with a Bearer token:

Authorization: Bearer <token>

Example: Bearer sk-123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000

Path Parameters

idstringrequired

The tax_registration_id returned by the POST endpoint, in UUID format.
Example: 450506c1-d1a7-46e2-aca6-41a816805595

Response

resultstring

Indicates the outcome of the API request.
Possible values: success or error

messagestring

Human-readable message describing the result.

tax_registration_idstring

The unique identifier of the tax registration in UUID format.

statusstring

Current status, taken from the tax registration's XML draft. draft until an XML has been generated.
Possible values: draft, validated, submitted, accepted, rejected or error

transfer_ticketstring

ELSTER transfer ticket, present once the registration has been submitted.

download_urlstring

A signed URL to download the generated ELSTER XML, present once an XML draft exists. Valid for 24 hours after the request.

client_referencestring

The custom reference string provided when creating the registration through the POST request.
Example: REF-2025-001

created_atstring

Timestamp when the tax registration was created, as an ISO 8601 string.

Request
--request GET 'https://api.beglaubigt.de/v1/tax-registration/450506c1-d1a7-46e2-aca6-41a816805595' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
Response
{
  "response": {
      "result": "success",
      "message": "Tax registration XML document retrieved successfully.",
      "tax_registration_id": "450506c1-d1a7-46e2-aca6-41a816805595",
      "status": "validated",
      "download_url": "https://app.beglaubigt.de/download?bucket=tax-questionnaire-submissions-xml&id=450506c1-d1a7-46e2-aca6-41a816805595&token=a1H...To5",
      "client_reference": "REF-2025-001",
      "created_at": "2025-02-01T07:19:30.443Z"
  }
}

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