PDF E-Invoice Validator : Validate ZUGFeRD & XRechnung

PDF E-Invoice Validator – Your solution for validating ZUGFeRD & XRechnung!

E-invoices are the future of digital invoicing. However, not every electronic invoice meets the strict requirements of DIN EN 16931 or the ZUGFeRD standard. This is where the 7-PDF E-Invoice Validator comes into play!

Our software reliably and quickly checks whether your e-invoice is formally correct. The tool validates both the XML structure and PDF/A-3 compliance and provides you with a detailed validation report – ensuring legally compliant invoicing.

Why 7-PDF E-Invoice Validator?

• ✅ EN16931 compliance check – Easily verify whether your invoice meets the requirements for electronic invoicing.
• ✅ Validation of ZUGFeRD & XRechnung – Supports all common e-invoice formats, including Factur-X.
• ✅ PDF/A-3-B and PDF/A-3-U check – Ensure that your PDF meets the archivable PDF/A-3 standard.
• ✅ Detailed validation reports – Get a clear report on your invoice compliance.
• ✅ Easy drag & drop – Simply drop your file into the tool and validate it within seconds.
• ✅ Ideal for businesses and service providers – Whether you’re an issuer or recipient, avoid invoice errors and rejections.

Validate e-invoices – Avoid errors!

With 7-PDF E-Invoice Validator, you ensure that your e-invoices are legally compliant, error-free, and machine-readable – perfect for electronic invoicing with authorities, companies, and business partners.

7-PDF E-Invoice Validator – Command Line Mode (CLI)

Use the 7-PDF E-Invoice Validator directly in your console or automated workflows to validate e-invoices in PDF or XML format quickly and reliably. In this tutorial we will show you in a practical way here how we can create a PDF ZUGFeRD document using the pure print output of our PDF printer 7-PDF-Printer and "validate" it fully automatically, thereby formally checking it against the DIN EN 16931 schema.

Usage:

        
SevenPDFValidator.exe
            
  -mode "<gui|console|hidden>"
            
  -infile "<File>"
            
  [-logfile "<FilePath>"]
            
  [-report "<DirPath>"]
            
        
    

• -mode <gui|console|hidden> → Required. Defines the display mode:
  • gui (default): Graphical User Interface
  • console: Console mode without GUI
  • hidden: Hidden mode (e.g., for batch processing)
• -infile "<File>" → Required. File to be validated. Supported formats: *.xml and *.pdf.
• -logfile "<FilePath>" → Optional. Recommended for -mode "hidden". Saves output to a file for later analysis.
• -report "<DirPath>" → Optional. Directory path for saving the validation report. If not specified, only exit codes are returned.

Example:

        

        SevenPDFValidator.exe
        
  -mode "console"
        
  -infile "invoice.xml"
        
  -logfile "C:\temp\validation.txt"
        
        
    

✅ Runs the validation in console mode and saves the result to validation.txt.

Exit Codes & Meaning:

Code	Meaning
0	✅ E-invoice is valid
1	❌ E-invoice is invalid
2	⚠️ Error while executing. Check the log file
3	🔑 License required

Perfect for Automation!

The CLI mode allows easy integration into scripts, batch processes, or ERP systems for automated invoice validation.