canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/taxrates.io/taxratesio-api

# Taxrates.io API

<h3>Introduction</h3> <p>Taxrates.io is a global tax rate service that automates the management of monitoring tax rates changes in 181 countries. We monitor over 14,000 US sales tax, VAT, GST rates for you and make updates via our API so you always have the most update tax rates.</p> <p>You can use Taxrates.io as a virtual sandbox where we provide you with 30 days free trial.</p> <h3>Countries</h3. The API exposes 3 endpoints.

## For AI agents

Programmatically tax rates by country code, tax rates by ip address. Covers 3 operations.

## Scope

Does not handle payments, communications, or developer tools - use for crm only.

## Capabilities

- Tax rates by Country Code
- All tax rates
- Integrate Taxrates.io API into automated workflows
- Query and filter Taxrates.io API records by parameters
- Monitor Taxrates.io API operational status and events

## Use cases

### CRM Operations

Use the Taxrates.io API to perform crm operations programmatically. The API provides 3 endpoints covering core functionality including tax rates by country code, tax rates by ip address, all tax rates.

Example prompt: Call GET `/v1/tax/countrycode` to tax rates by country code

### Automated v3/tax Management

Automate v3/tax operations by combining multiple Taxrates.io API endpoints. Agents can tax rates by ip address and then all tax rates in a single workflow.

Example prompt: Call GET `/v1/tax/ip` to tax rates by ip address, then verify the result

### AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call Taxrates.io API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle none tokens manually.

Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'tax rates by country code', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

## Key endpoints

| Method | Path | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GET | `/v1/tax/countrycode` | Tax rates by Country Code |
| GET | `/v1/tax/ip` | Tax rates by IP address |
| GET | `/v3/tax/rates` | All tax rates |

## Key resources

- **v3/tax** — Operations related to v3/tax
- **v1/tax** — Operations related to v1/tax

## AI readiness

This API is usable in Jentic One now. Its AI-readiness score against Jentic's framework shows where it stands today and where improvements would make it even easier for agents to use.

- **Score:** 68 / 100
- **Maturity:** AI-Aware
- **Dimensions:**
  - Foundational Compliance: 87 / 100
  - Developer Experience & Jentic Compatibility: 86 / 100
  - AI-Readiness & Agent Experience: 37 / 100
  - Agent Usability: 94 / 100
  - Security: 100 / 100
  - AI Discoverability: 100 / 100
- **View full report:** https://jentic.com/apis/taxrates.io/taxratesio-api/scorecard
- **How the score is calculated:** https://docs.jentic.com/reference/api-readiness-framework/overview/
- **More about the dimensions:** https://docs.jentic.com/reference/api-readiness-framework/specification/#dimensional-model-overview

### Score it yourself

Every API in the directory is allowlisted, so you can re-score it with no key required.

- **Score your own API:** https://jentic.com/scorecard.md
- **Scoring CLI agent skill:** https://github.com/jentic/jentic-api-scorecard/blob/main/skills/jentic-api-scorecard/SKILL.md

```sh
npx @jentic/api-scorecard-cli score <openapi-url>
```

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** The Taxrates.io API needs no auth credential, but wiring it by hand still means targeting the api.taxrates.io host, tracking its mixed v1 and v3 paths, and building your own retry handling. Through Jentic you install once, import the Taxrates.io API from the API Directory, and your agent calls it.
- **Permission scoping:** The Taxrates.io API's listed operations are read-only tax-rate lookups where the target travels as query parameters, so limit the agent to the operations it needs, such as getting rates by country code or by IP. You choose what it may call, and these endpoints only read rates, so nothing that changes state is included.
- **Credential handling:** The Taxrates.io API needs no credential, so there is nothing for the agent to hold; any configuration your Jentic One instance stores is kept encrypted and never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
- **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get tax rates by country code' or 'look up tax by IP', and Jentic returns the matching Taxrates.io API operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

## Related APIs

- **Hubspot** — Alternative crm API
- **Salesforce** — Alternative crm API
- **Pipedrive** — Complementary crm API
- **Zoho** — Complementary crm API

## FAQ

### What authentication does the Taxrates.io API use?

The Taxrates.io API uses no authentication. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

### Can I tax rates by country code with the Taxrates.io API?

Yes. Use the GET `/v1/tax/countrycode` endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

### What are the rate limits for the Taxrates.io API?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

### How do I tax rates by country code through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'tax rates by country code'. Jentic returns the matching Taxrates.io API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

### How many endpoints does the Taxrates.io API have?

The Taxrates.io API exposes 3 endpoints covering v3/tax, v1/tax operations.

### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Taxrates.io API?

Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which Taxrates.io API operations and configuration the agent may use, so you can allow only the lookups it needs, such as GET `/v1/tax/countrycode` for rates by country code or GET `/v1/tax/ip` for rates by IP address. Every listed operation is a read-only tax-rate lookup that passes its target as a query parameter, so nothing the agent can call changes state. You can also withhold the broader GET `/v3/tax/rates` listing if a single-country or single-IP lookup is all the agent should reach.