Validation rules

BR-DE-2 — XRechnung rule

Seller contact details (BG-6) are missing. XRechnung requires a contact person or department.

Rule
BR-DE-2 — official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity
error
Business term
BT-41 — Seller contact name
Field in your JSON
invoice.seller.contact.name

How to fix it

Add invoice.seller.contact with name, phone and email.

BR-DE-2 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Es fehlen die Kontaktangaben des Rechnungsstellers (BG-6). Die XRechnung verlangt eine Ansprechperson oder Abteilung beim Verkäufer.

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Ergänzen Sie invoice.seller.contact mit name, phone und email — z. B. die Buchhaltung.

Dieselbe Regel, gemappt auf Ihr JSON, kommt von der XRechnung API.

Related rules

  • BR-DE-5 — Seller contact name (BT-41) is missing.
  • BR-DE-1 — Payment instructions (BG-16) are missing. XRechnung requires them.
  • BR-DE-3 — Seller city (BT-37) is missing.
  • BR-DE-4 — Seller postal code (BT-38) is missing.
  • BR-DE-6 — Seller contact phone number (BT-42) is missing.
  • BR-DE-7 — Seller contact email (BT-43) is missing.

Official sources

Every 422 from the API lists the rule id, the path in your request JSON, a plain-language message and a suggested fix — see the docs overview for the report format.

Or try it live: drop any XRechnung XML on the free validator — same KoSIT-backed report, no account.

Generate a valid XRechnung from JSON with the XRechnung API — the 422 names this field instead of the Schematron code.

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