Number Verification API

About this Cloud Hub Solution:

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The Number Verification API is a robust and user-friendly RESTful JSON API that provides national and international phone number validation and information lookup for 232 countries worldwide.

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The API processes requested numbers in real-time, cross-checking them with the latest international numbering plan databases. The results are returned in a convenient JSON format, enriched with valuable data such as:

• Carrier information
• Geographical location
• Line type

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By integrating the Number Verification API into your application, you can verify the validity of phone numbers at the point of entry. This helps protect you from fraud and increases the number of good leads, ultimately enhancing the overall security and efficiency of your application.

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Features:

Features International Numbers: Validate international phone numbers for 232 countries using their unique international dial codes.

National Numbers: Validate national (local) phone numbers by providing an additional 2-digit country code parameter.

Location Data: Retrieve valuable geographical identifiers, including country and location, with each API request.

Carrier Detection: Legitimize customers by retrieving details about the carrier their phone number is registered with.

Line Type Detection: Reduce undelivered messages and ensure right ways of communication by knowing the line type.

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Example Request

There is only one required parameter (number) to start validating phone numbers.

curl --request GET 'https://api.apilayer.com/number_verification/validate?number=14158586273' \--header 'apikey: YOUR API KEY'‍

Example Response

Validation data is returned in universal and lightweight JSON format. Find below a standard API result set:

{
  "valid": true,
  "number": "14158586273",
  "local_format": "4158586273",
  "international_format": "+14158586273",
  "country_prefix": "+1",
  "country_code": "US",
  "country_name": "United States of America",
  "location": "Novato",
  "carrier": "AT&T Mobility LLC",
  "line_type": "mobile"
}