Receiving e-invoices
Open, read and file received e-invoices
Since 1 January 2025, every business in Germany must be able to receive e-invoices from other businesses. Here you can open an XRechnung or ZUGFeRD invoice, check it and read its content – no special software needed.
“I received an XML file that nobody can open”
An XRechnung is a pure XML file: opened in a browser or text editor, it shows code instead of an invoice. A ZUGFeRD invoice looks like a normal PDF, but the e-invoice data is in an XML file embedded in the PDF. Whether the invoice is formally correct cannot be seen with the naked eye.
How it works
From the file to the filed incoming invoice
Upload the file
Upload the XML file (XRechnung in CII or UBL syntax) or the ZUGFeRD PDF in the validator – no account needed. It is checked against the official KoSIT rules, with Mustang and the EN 16931 Schematron.
Read the content
The result shows the content of the invoice as a readable overview: seller and buyer, invoice number and dates, amounts and VAT, line items, due date and bank details. Messages from the check link to the page of the respective rule.
File it as an incoming invoice
With a free account, you transfer an invoice that passed the check to your invoice management as an incoming invoice – together with the original file.
Track status and payments
Set the status (e.g. received, in review, approved, disputed), record payments and see overdue invoices at a glance. Status changes and payments are logged in the invoice history.
Open your e-invoice now
Check a received invoice without an account. Register for free to file checked invoices as incoming invoices and keep track of status and payments.