Peppol documentation
Peppol documentation and implementation guide
Understand how Peppol works, what its business documents contain and how to implement them correctly. Move from practical introductions to code lists, validation rules and integration resources.
OpenPeppol publishes the normative specifications. Qvalia adds concise explanations, examples and direct links to the relevant source.
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Understand Peppol
Start here if you are new to the network or need a clear explanation before working with specifications and XML.
What is Peppol?
The purpose of the network, who uses it and how it differs from sending a PDF invoice.
Peppol IDs
How participants are identified and how the network routes a document to the correct recipient.
SMP and SML
Where a receiver publishes which documents it can accept, and how a sender finds that before transmitting.
How Peppol works
The four- and five-corner models, service discovery and how documents are routed.
Document types
An overview of invoices, orders, despatch advice, catalogs and response messages.
Message Level Status
How a sender learns whether a document was accepted, rejected or never reached the receiver.
Business documents and processes
Use these guides to understand the purpose of a Peppol BIS, when the document is used and how it fits into a business process.
- Catalogue
Product and price information from the supplier, with an optional response from the buyer. - PunchOut
How a buyer accesses a supplier catalog from a procurement system. - Ordering
A buyer’s order and the seller’s response accepting, changing or rejecting it. - Order Agreement
A seller-issued confirmation of an agreed order.
- Despatch Advice
Shipment details sent before or with a delivery. - Peppol BIS Billing
Invoices and credit notes based on EN 16931. - Credit Note
How a credit note corrects or reverses a previous invoice. - Invoice Response
Status messages sent by the buyer after receiving an invoice.
Technical reference
Go directly to the rule, code list, or release information you need. Each page explains the technical requirement in plain language and links to the normative OpenPeppol source.
Validation
Understand the checks applied to a Peppol invoice and find the meaning of a validation error.
Code lists
Find the controlled values used for identifiers, document types and VAT treatment.
New Peppol releases and validation artifacts
See recent releases, mandatory-use dates and the changes that may affect your invoice generation or validation.
Implementation and tools
Connect to a Peppol Access Point
What an organization needs to send and receive its first Peppol document.
Use the Peppol API
A step-by-step guide to credentials, access and the first API request.
API and developer tools
Qvalia API documentation, testing resources and integration tools.
Search the Peppol Directory
Find an organization and see its Peppol ID and registered receiving capabilities.
Check a Peppol ID
Verify that a participant is registered and identify which document types it can receive.
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About this guide
The specifications and validation artifacts are published by OpenPeppol. Qvalia’s pages provide practical implementation guidance and do not replace the normative source. Technical pages are versioned and carry a last-verified date so that you can see which release they describe.