E-INVOICING API
FRANCE

The French E-Invoicing Reform Is Coming. Is Your Software Ready?

Dokapi is officially on the DGFiP’s list for registered private platforms (Registration number 0152)

We enable your business to fully benefit from the French electronic invoicing reform while keeping the software you already use and trust.

BOOK A DEMO CONTACT US

UNDERSTANDING THE REFORM

WHAT THE FRENCH
REFORM MEANS

France is introducing mandatory e-invoicing and e-reporting for companies established in France.

E-invoicing

Domestic B2B invoices must be issued, transmitted and received as structured electronic documents through an approved platform (Plateforme Agréée), paper and plain PDF no longer qualify.

E-reporting

Transaction and payment data, B2C sales and cross-border flows, must be reported to the French Administration, giving the tax authority near real-time visibility on economic activity.

Who is affected

Every VAT-registered business established in France, whatever its size. Only the deadline to send and e-report differs by company size, the obligation to receive applies to all from day one.

FRENCH REFORM TIMELINE

Two mandatory phases set by the French Administration.
Here is what applies to whom, and when.

PHASE 1

1 September 2026

GO-LIVE

All companies must be able to receive

Every French business, regardless of size, must be able to receive structured electronic invoices through an approved platform. B2G sending and receiving is also mandatory from this date.

Large & mid-sized companies must send and create/send e-reports

Large enterprises and ETI (mid-sized companies) must issue their B2B invoices electronically.
E-reporting, sending transaction and payment data to the tax authority for operations outside e-invoicing, such as B2C and international sales, follows the same 2026/2027 phasing by company size. How that size is assessed differs: for companies established in France it's the individual legal entity, but for companies not established in France that only hold a French VAT number (which are subject to e-reporting but not e-invoicing) it's the worldwide group. Because of this, we recommend checking your exact obligations and deadline.

PHASE 2

1 September 2027

FULL SCOPE

All companies must send

From 1 September 2027, all businesses established in France must issue their B2B and B2G invoices electronically through an approved platform.

E-reporting extends to all companies

Businesses must also e-report transaction and payment data to the tax authority for operations outside the scope of e-invoicing, such as B2C sales and transactions with foreign customers. If your business only invoices other companies established in France, you have no e-reporting obligation, since those transactions are already captured by e-invoicing. E-reporting only applies where there are operations that domestic B2B e-invoicing doesn't cover, giving the French Tax Authorities full visibility and completing the scope of the reform.

Who counts as large & mid-sized?

Grandes entreprises (GE) - large enterprises

Meet at least one of these conditions:

at least 5,000 employees, or
more than €1.5 billion in annual revenue and more than €2 billion total balance sheet

Entreprises de taille intermédiaire (ETI) - mid-sized

Companies that:

have fewer than 5,000 employees, and
annual revenue not exceeding €1.5 billion, or total balance sheet not exceeding €2 billion

Public entities are also included as of 1 September 2026, regardless of size.

Dokapi PA will exchange documents via the Peppol network, the same open, proven standard already used across Europe.
Dates reflect the official calendar and remain subject to change by the French authorities.

The API engine behind 70+ million documents per year

E-invoicing tailored for the French market

Full Compliance

From B2G invoicing to the new B2B mandate, Dokapi automates both your inbound and outbound French e-invoicing streams.
As PA, we guarantee full French Administration compliance for all incoming and outgoing Factur-X, UBL or CII traffic, without changing your software.

Send, Receive & Validate

Dokapi handles the complete invoice flow: sending, receiving, and format validation. Dokapi ensures your invoices meet Factur-X, UBL, CII, and Peppol requirements, fully aligned with the French B2B and B2G mandates.

API-First Integration

Built for software vendors and ERP providers, our API lets you embed France-compliant e-invoicing directly into your product. As a registered approved platform and Peppol service provider, we take care of compliant exchange and e-reporting to the French Administration.

End-to-End Feedback

Dokapi closes the loop between sender and receiver, exchanging lifecycle statuses in both directions. Your ERP emits the statuses it owns, and we relay those returned by the other party. We also report the mandatory statuses to the French Administration on your behalf, giving end-to-end visibility from issuance to payment in full compliance with the French e-invoicing rules.

Format Conversion

Send and receive invoices in any format: UBL, CII, PDF, or JSON. Dokapi automatically converts your documents to meet the French CIUS specifications or the Factur-X standard. Your systems continue to exchange data in their native structure; we handle the translation to whatever format your trading partners require.

Document routing

Documents are routed to the right system, department or workflow without manual intervention.

France ESSENTIALS

As a registered Plateforme Agréée, Dokapi takes on the full set of platform obligations the French reform demands, through a single API integration. Here is exactly what that covers.

01 - DIRECTORY

Annuaire management & lookup

We register and maintain your entry in the central French directory (annuaire), and resolve recipient routing on your behalf so every document reaches the correct platform.

02 - NETWORK

Peppol registration
‍

Your SIREN (-SIRET-CODE ROUTAGE) is registered under Peppol scheme 0225, making you discoverable and exchange-ready across the French PA network from day one.

03 - CONVERSION

Incoming documents to UBL

Inbound Factur-X or CII is normalised into a single, clean UBL your systems already understand.
One format to integrate, whatever your partners send.

04 - ONBOARDING

KYC via API

Verify and onboard your customers programmatically. Identity and eligibility checks run through the same API, with no manual paperwork on your side.

05 - LIFECYCLE

CDV - cycle de vie

You submit the lifecycle statuses your system owns through dedicated endpoints; we handle the rest and feed every returning status back into your originating system. The result is full traceability from issuance to payment.

06 - E-REPORTING

E-reporting

E-reporting to the French administration uses the same integration, so there's nothing new to connect. You generate the e-report data; we take care of submitting it in line with the reform schedule above.

TALK TO AN EXPERT

API-FIRST BY DESIGN

With Dokapi, you’re not locked into someone else’s interface. You get a solid API foundation that fits seamlessly into your architecture.

Compliance Without Code Changes

French and European e-invoicing regulations evolve constantly.
Dokapi tracks every regulatory change and updates the platform automatically, so your integration stays compliant without you having to touch a line of code.

One API, Every Flow

Whether you are sending, receiving, converting or validating documents, everything runs through a single unified API. There is no need to manage separate integrations for different document types, formats or countries, one connection handles it all, today and as your needs grow.

Up and Running in Hours

Dokapi's API comes with comprehensive documentation, a sandbox environment connected to the Peppol test network, and webhook support for real-time status updates.
No lengthy onboarding, most integrations go live within days.

Secure, Certified and Audit-Ready

As a certified Peppol Access Point, Dokapi operates in full compliance with the strict technical and security frameworks established by OpenPeppol and the French tax and digital authorities (DGFiP & AIFE).

All document exchanges are encrypted end-to-end and every transaction is logged, but Dokapi does not store your documents themselves, keeping your data footprint small while ensuring you are always ready for regulatory scrutiny.

Our ISO certification goes beyond technology, covering our internal processes and people too, meaning our teams operate under strict, regularly audited procedures at every level of the organisation.

CERTIFICATIONS

ISO 27001

Dokapi is ISO 27001 certified via Proks Certification in January 2025, covering our technology, internal processes, and people.

All teams operate according to strictly enforced, periodically audited procedures.

Peppol

Dokapi is a Certified Peppol Access Point and SMP since 2019.

One of the longest-standing certified providers in Belgium. A single Dokapi integration gives you access to the full international Peppol network, across all supported countries and formats.

Plateforme Agréée

Dokapi was granted its Approved Platform (Plateforme Agréée) registration number by the DGFiP in July 2026, part of France's official framework for e-invoicing and e-reporting.
‍
A single Dokapi integration connects you to the full French system.