# Phone Number Validation API — Format, Carrier & Line Type (`nexgendata/phone-number-validator`) Actor Validate phone numbers at scale — format, line type, carrier and country — from offline libphonenumber. No paid key needed. B2B lead hygiene. - **URL**: https://apify.com/nexgendata/phone-number-validator.md - **Developed by:** [NexGenData](https://apify.com/nexgendata) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $20.00 / 1,000 phone number validateds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Phone Number Validation API Validate phone numbers at scale — format, line type, carrier and country — from offline libphonenumber data. No paid key required for the base tier. Built for sales-ops and B2B lead hygiene. > Factual validation from offline telephony metadata (Google's libphonenumber). Not an owner-identity or WhatsApp lookup. ### ⏰ Run this as a weekly list-hygiene job (recommended) ```json { "phoneNumbers": ["+14155552671", "+442071838750"], "defaultCountry": "US" } ```` Weekly cron (`0 8 * * 1`) keeps a lead list's phone column clean and dialable. ### 📊 What you get Clean JSON, one record per number (fields from a live test run): - `input` — the number as supplied - `valid` — passes full validation for its region - `possible` — plausible length/shape - `e164` — normalized E.164 (`+14155552671`) - `international` / `national` — formatted variants - `countryCode` — numeric country calling code - `region` — ISO-2 region (US, GB, …) - `lineType` — mobile / fixed\_line / voip / toll\_free / … - `carrier` — carrier name where derivable from prefix - `location` — geographic description where available - `timezones` — likely time zones **Pricing:** $0.02 per phone number validated (Pay-Per-Event, success-billed) — about **50 numbers per $1**. Plus a $0.005 actor-start. ### 🤖 Use with AI agents Point Claude, the OpenAI Agents SDK, an n8n flow or any MCP-aware client at it. **Sample agent prompt:** ``` Validate these phone numbers and return only the mobile, valid ones in E.164 with carrier. ``` **Agentic payments (x402):** Supports agentic payment via x402 — agents can call this actor with USDC, no API key required. ### 🔗 B2B verifier chain Validate the whole record, not just the phone: [Email Verification](https://apify.com/nexgendata/email-verification-tool) · [Bulk Email Validator](https://apify.com/nexgendata/email-validator) · [Lead List Cleaner](https://apify.com/nexgendata/b2b-lead-list-cleaner) · [Website Contact Scraper](https://apify.com/nexgendata/contact-info-scraper) ### Note on the HLR opt-in The base tier is fully offline (format, line type, carrier prefix, region) and needs no paid key. A live HLR/carrier check is an opt-in that requires a configured carrier API key; when unset, each record is returned with offline validation and says so. No WhatsApp checking. *** *Offline telephony metadata (libphonenumber). Assembled for B2B list hygiene.* # Actor input Schema ## `phoneNumbers` (type: `array`): List of phone numbers to validate (E.164 or national format). Non-E.164 numbers are parsed using Default country. ## `defaultCountry` (type: `string`): ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country used to parse numbers given without a country code. ## `hlrCheck` (type: `boolean`): Opt-in live carrier (HLR) check. Requires a configured carrier API key; when unset the actor returns offline validation only and says so per record. ## Actor input object example ```json { "phoneNumbers": [ "+14155552671", "+442071838750", "2025550143", "+8613800138000", "+61 2 9374 4000" ], "defaultCountry": "US", "hlrCheck": false } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "phoneNumbers": [ "+14155552671", "+442071838750", "2025550143", "+8613800138000", "+61 2 9374 4000" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("nexgendata/phone-number-validator").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "phoneNumbers": [ "+14155552671", "+442071838750", "2025550143", "+8613800138000", "+61 2 9374 4000", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("nexgendata/phone-number-validator").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "phoneNumbers": [ "+14155552671", "+442071838750", "2025550143", "+8613800138000", "+61 2 9374 4000" ] }' | apify call nexgendata/phone-number-validator --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nexgendata/phone-number-validator", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Phone Number Validation API — Format, Carrier & Line Type", "description": "Validate phone numbers at scale — format, line type, carrier and country — from offline libphonenumber. No paid key needed. B2B lead hygiene.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "s4kqcuqag1EnbMizG" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/nexgendata~phone-number-validator/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-nexgendata-phone-number-validator", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/nexgendata~phone-number-validator/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-nexgendata-phone-number-validator", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/nexgendata~phone-number-validator/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-nexgendata-phone-number-validator", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "phoneNumbers" ], "properties": { "phoneNumbers": { "title": "Phone numbers", "type": "array", "description": "List of phone numbers to validate (E.164 or national format). Non-E.164 numbers are parsed using Default country.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "defaultCountry": { "title": "Default country (ISO-2)", "type": "string", "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country used to parse numbers given without a country code.", "default": "US" }, "hlrCheck": { "title": "HLR live check (opt-in)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Opt-in live carrier (HLR) check. Requires a configured carrier API key; when unset the actor returns offline validation only and says so per record.", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```