Tax Filing Service

GetDefinitionKeys

SyncUmsatzsteuerKeysReturnBuilder

A synchronous service to retrieve keys for the identification of VAT properties.

The following routes are available for this service:
GET	/GetDefinitionKeys	A synchronous service to retrieve keys for the identification of VAT properties.

**GetDefinitionKeys** Parameters:
Name	Parameter	Data Type	Required	Description
Year	query	int	No	The year of the assessment (Veranlagungsjahr).
VatType	query	VatType	No	The type of VAT return.

**GetDefinitionKeysBase** Parameters:
Name	Parameter	Data Type	Required	Description
Year	form	int	No	The year of the assessment (Veranlagungsjahr).
VatType	form	VatType	No	The type of VAT return.

**VatType** Enum:
UStVA
UStDV
UStSV
USt
ZM

To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .xml suffix or ?format=xml

HTTP + XML

The following are sample HTTP requests and responses. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

GET /GetDefinitionKeys HTTP/1.1 
Host: taxfiling.pwc.de 
Accept: application/xml

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length

<ArrayOfDefinitionKey xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/PwC.xEric.Core.Services.Contracts.Umsatzsteuer.ReturnBuilder.Helpers">
  <DefinitionKey>
    <Description>String</Description>
    <Mandatory>String</Mandatory>
    <Name>String</Name>
    <Type>String</Type>
  </DefinitionKey>
</ArrayOfDefinitionKey>