Search Phone Numbers

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Returns a list of phone numbers that are available for purchase. You can search for toll-free, mobile, local, national, and fixed phone numbers. The API lets you filter phone numbers based on several criteria.

API Endpoint

GET https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/PhoneNumber/

Arguments

country_iso Requiredstring	The ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code of the country. To see what number types we support in each country, visit our voice and SMS coverage pages.
type string	Filters by the type of the phone number. Allowed values: toll-free, local, mobile, national, fixed.
pattern string	A pattern to match the phone number with. Phone numbers starting with (numeric country code + pattern) are filtered in. Allowed values are A-Z, 0-9, *, and ?. For example, to search for phone numbers in the US starting with a 415 prefix, specify Pattern = 415. Filtered results will be in the form "1415nnnnnnn"
npanxx six-digit integer	Filters local US and CA numbers based on the provided six-digit prefix. The filter is applicable only if the country is US or CA. For example, to search for 1 (737) 977-nnnn, set "npanxx" = 737 977. To be used in combination with the local_calling_area filter.
local_calling_area boolean	If set to true, expands the search results to include phone numbers that are local to the searched `npanxx`. The filter is only applicable if `npanxx` is provided. Read more about local calling. Defaults to false.
Note: If `local_calling_area` is set to true, phone numbers in the search results might not match the searched `npanxx`. All phone numbers in the search results will be in the local calling radius of the searched `npanxx`.
region string min. length is 2	Filters by the exact name of a region: for instance, region=Frankfurt. This filter is applicable only when the type is fixed. If no type is provided, type is assumed to be fixed.
services string	Filters phone numbers that provide the selected services. Allowed values are: voice: Indicates that phone numbers that can receive calls are to be returned. sms: Indicates that phone numbers that can receive SMS messages are to be returned. mms: Indicates that phone numbers that can receive MMS messages are to be returned. voice,sms: Indicates that phone numbers that can receive both calls and SMS messages are to be returned. voice,sms,mms: Indicates that phone numbers that can receive calls and SMS and MMS messages are to be returned.
city string	Filters based on the city name. This filter is applicable only when the type is local.
lata	Filters by LATA. This filter is applicable only for US and Canada.
rate_center	Filters by rate center. This filter is applicable only for US and Canada.
limit default is 20	A limit on the number of phone numbers to be returned. `limit` can range between 1 and 20, and the default is 20.
offset integer	Denotes the number of value items by which the results should be offset. Defaults to 0. Read more about offset-based pagination.

Returns

A dictionary with an objects property that contains a list of up to limit phone numbers. Each tuple in the list is a separate PhoneNumber object. An empty list is returned if there are no phone numbers matching the provided criteria.

Response

HTTP Status Code: 200

{
  "api_id": "859428b0-1c88-11e4-a2d1-22000ac5040c",
  "error" : "",
  "meta": {
    "limit": 20,
    "next": null,
    "offset": 0,
    "previous": null,
    "total_count": 9
  },
  "objects": [
    {
      "number": "14154009186",
      "prefix": "415",
      "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
      "country": "UNITED STATES",
      "region": "United States",
      "rate_center": "SNFC CNTRL",
      "lata": 722,
      "type": "fixed",
      "sub_type": "local",
      "setup_rate": "0.00000",
      "monthly_rental_rate": "0.80000",
      "sms_enabled": true,
      "sms_rate": "0.00800",
      "voice_enabled": true,
      "voice_rate": "0.00500",
      "restriction": null,
      "restriction_text": null,
      "resource_uri": "/v1/Account/MA2025RK4E639VJFZAGV/PhoneNumber/14154009186/",
    },
    {
      "number": "14154009187",
      "prefix": "415",
      "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
      "country": "UNITED STATES",
      "region": "United States",
      "rate_center": "SNFC CNTRL",
      "lata": 722,
      "type": "fixed",
      "sub_type": "local",
      "setup_rate": "0.00000",
      "monthly_rental_rate": "0.80000",
      "sms_enabled": true,
      "sms_rate": "0.00800",
      "voice_enabled": true,
      "voice_rate": "0.00500",
      "restriction": null,
      "restriction_text": null,
      "resource_uri": "/v1/Account/MA2025RK4E639VJFZAGV/PhoneNumber/14154009187/",
    }
  ]
}

Example Request

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import plivo

client = plivo.RestClient('<auth_id>','<auth_token>')
response = client.numbers.search(country_iso='GB')
print(response)

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#
# Example for PhoneNumber List
#
require 'rubygems'
require 'plivo'

include Plivo
include Plivo::Exceptions

api = RestClient.new("<auth_id>","<auth_token>")

begin
  response = api.phone_numbers.search(
    'GB',
    limit: 5
  )
  puts response
rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts 'Exception: ' + e.message
end

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// Example for PhoneNumber list

var plivo = require('plivo');

(function main() {
    'use strict';
    
   // If auth id and auth token are not specified, Plivo will fetch them from the environment variables.
    var client = new plivo.Client("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
    client.numbers.search(
        "GB", // country iso
    ).then(function (response) {
        console.log(response);
    }, function (err) {
        console.error(err);
    });
})();

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<?php
/**
 * Example for PhoneNumber list
 */
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Plivo\RestClient;
use Plivo\Exceptions\PlivoRestException;
$client = new RestClient("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");

try {
    $response = $client->phonenumbers->list(
        'GB'
    );
    print_r($response);
}
catch (PlivoRestException $ex) {
    print_r($ex);
}

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package com.plivo.api.samples.phonenumber;

import java.io.IOException;
import com.plivo.api.Plivo;
import com.plivo.api.exceptions.PlivoRestException;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.PhoneNumber;
import com.plivo.api.models.base.ListResponse;

/**
* Example for PhoneNumber list
*/
class PhoneNumberList {
    public static void main(String [] args) {
        Plivo.init("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
        try {
            ListResponse<PhoneNumber> response = PhoneNumber.lister("GB")
                .list();

            System.out.println(response);
        } catch (PlivoRestException | IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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/**
 * Example for PhoneNumber List
 */
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Plivo;
using Plivo.Exception;

namespace PlivoExamples
{
    internal class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var api = new PlivoApi("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
            try
            {
                var response = api.PhoneNumber.List(
                    countryIso:"GB"
                );
                Console.WriteLine(response);
            }
            catch (PlivoRestException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

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// Example for PhoneNumber list
package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/plivo/plivo-go/v7"
)

func main() {
	client, err := plivo.NewClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>", &plivo.ClientOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	response, err := client.PhoneNumbers.List(
		plivo.PhoneNumberListParams{
			CountryISO: "GB",
		},
	)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	fmt.Printf("Response: %#v\n", response)
}

Example Request

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auth_id = "Your AUTH_ID"
auth_token = "Your AUTH_TOKEN"

p = plivo.RestAPI(auth_id, auth_token)

# Search for new number
params = {
    'country_iso': 'US', # The ISO code A2 of the country
    'type' : 'local', # The type of number you are looking for. The possible number types are local, national and tollfree.
    'pattern' : '210', # Represents the pattern of the number to be searched. 
    'region' : 'Texas' # This filter is only applicable when the number_type is local. Region based filtering can be performed.
}

response = p.search_phone_numbers(params)
print str(response)

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require 'plivo'
include Plivo

AUTH_ID = "Your AUTH_ID"
AUTH_TOKEN = "Your AUTH_TOKEN"


p = RestAPI.new(AUTH_ID, AUTH_TOKEN)

# Search for new number
params = {
    'country_iso' => 'US', # The ISO code A2 of the country
    'type' => 'local', # The type of number you are looking for. The possible number types are local, national and tollfree.
    'pattern' => '210', # Represents the pattern of the number to be searched.
    'region' => 'Texas' # This filter is only applicable when the number_type is local. Region based filtering can be performed.
}

response = p.search_phone_number(params)
print response

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var plivo = require('plivo');
var p = plivo.RestAPI({
  authId: 'Your AUTH_ID',
  authToken: 'Your AUTH_TOKEN'
});

// Search for new number
var params = { 
    'country_iso': 'US', // The ISO code A2 of the country
    'type' : 'local', // The type of number you are looking for. The possible number types are local, national and tollfree.
    'pattern' : '210', // Represents the pattern of the number to be searched. 
    'region' : 'Texas' // This filter is only applicable when the number_type is local. Region based filtering can be performed.
};

p.search_phone_numbers(params, function (status, response) {
    console.log('Status: ', status);
    console.log('API Response:\n', response);
});

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<?php
    require 'vendor/autoload.php';
    use Plivo\RestAPI;
    
    $auth_id = "Your AUTH_ID";
    $auth_token = "Your AUTH_TOKEN";
    
    $p = new RestAPI($auth_id, $auth_token);
    
    # Search for new number
    $params = array(
        'country_iso' => 'US', # The ISO code A2 of the country
        'type' => 'local', # The type of number you are looking for. The possible number types are local, national and tollfree.
        'pattern' => '210', # Represents the pattern of the number to be searched. 
        'region' => 'Texas' # This filter is only applicable when the number_type is local. Region based filtering can be performed.
    );
    $response = $p->search_phone_numbers($params);
    print_r ($response);  
?>

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package plivoexample;

import java.util.LinkedHashMap;

import com.plivo.helper.api.client.*;
import com.plivo.helper.api.response.number.NumberSearchFactory;
import com.plivo.helper.exception.PlivoException;

public class App {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IllegalAccessException {

        String auth_id = "Your AUTH_ID";
        String auth_token = "Your AUTH_TOKEN";
        
        RestAPI api = new RestAPI(auth_id, auth_token, "v1");

        // Search for a phone number
        LinkedHashMap<String, String> parameters = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
        parameters.put("country_iso","US");
        parameters.put("type","local");
        parameters.put("pattern","210");
        parameters.put("region","Texas");

        try {
            PhoneNumberSearchFactory resp = api.searchPhoneNumber(parameters);
            System.out.println(resp);
        }catch (PlivoException e){  
            System.out.println(e.getLocalizedMessage());
        } 
    }
}

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using RestSharp;
using Plivo.API;

namespace apps
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            RestAPI plivo = new RestAPI("Your AUTH_ID", "Your AUTH_TOKEN");
            
            // Search for a new phone number
            IRestResponse<PhoneNumberList> resp = plivo.search_phone_numbers(new Dictionary<string,string>()
            {
                {"country_iso","US"}, // The ISO code A2 of the country
                {"type","local"}, // The type of number you are looking for. The possible number types are local, national and tollfree.
                {"pattern","210"}, // Represents the pattern of the number to be searched.
                {"region","Texas"} // This filter is only applicable when the number_type is local. Region based filtering can be performed.
            });

            Console.WriteLine(resp.Content);
        }
    }
}

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