Validation rules

BR-DE-23-a

Payment means is a credit transfer (code 30/58) but no payment account (IBAN, BT-84) is given.

Rule
BR-DE-23-aofficial EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity
error
Business term
BT-84 — Payment account IBAN
Field in your JSON
invoice.payment.iban

How to fix it

Set invoice.payment.iban, or change invoice.payment.means_code.

BR-DE-23-a auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Als Zahlungsart ist eine Überweisung (Code 30 oder 58) angegeben, aber es fehlen die Kontoinformationen des Zahlungsempfängers (BG-17, insbesondere die IBAN, BT-84).

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Setzen Sie invoice.payment.iban — oder ändern Sie invoice.payment.means_code.

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.

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