A Peppol Participant Identifier, commonly called a Peppol ID, identifies a participant in the Peppol network. A participant that receives documents must be registered by a service provider, with its supported document types and processes published in an SMP. A sender does not necessarily need to be registered as a receiver, but every transmitted message still contains a sender identifier.

For a more general introduction to the network, go to What is Peppol?.

To receive e-invoices, e-orders, and other business messages in Peppol, an identification number is required: Peppol Participant Identifier, also known as Peppol ID. This number is typically provided by the Peppol service provider, which usually acts as the network’s access point. To some extent, one can choose the number to register, and one organization can have several Peppol IDs.

A Peppol ID is normally written as an identifier scheme followed by the identifier value, for example 0007:5567321707. The four-digit scheme code states which identification scheme is used; the value must comply with that scheme.

OpenPeppol maintains the official participant identifier scheme code list. Which scheme an organisation can use depends on the scheme rules, the country and the verification performed by the service provider. For example, GLN and DUNS identifiers are used internationally, while scheme 9959 for an EIN is specific to the United States. See the current Peppol code lists.

Peppol uses distributed service metadata. The SML points to the recipient’s SMP, where the sender’s service provider discovers the recipient’s Access Point and supported document and process identifiers. The optional Peppol Directory is a separate search service and is not the routing registry.

Larger organizations with several areas of activity, branches, or child companies often use GLN numbers, for example, when several entities share the national business registration number.

Eligibility for a Peppol ID depends on the identifier scheme, national requirements and the service provider’s identity checks. Sole proprietors should ask their provider which identifier can be registered without exposing unnecessary personal data. A GLN or DUNS number may be an alternative where the applicable scheme rules allow it; availability and fees are set by the issuing organisation.

Swedish Peppol IDs registered with Swedish company registration numbers always start with “0007” as the identifier type. Qvalia uses its company registration number as an identifier to receive business messages and, therefore, has the Peppol ID “0007:5567321707”. For organizations using GLN numbers, the code is “0088” followed by the 13-digit code, for example, “0088:1234567891234”.

You can use our search service to find Peppol-IDs and other relevant information about companies connected to the Peppol network.