# Phone Number Validator - Bulk International Phone Validation (`santamaria-automations/phone-validator`) Actor Validate and format phone numbers in bulk. Detect country, number type (mobile/landline/VoIP), carrier, timezone, and geographic region. Powered by Google's libphonenumber — the industry standard used by major platforms. Perfect for CRM cleanup, lead validation, and SMS campaigns. - **URL**: https://apify.com/santamaria-automations/phone-validator.md - **Developed by:** [Alessandro Santamaria](https://apify.com/santamaria-automations) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 6 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 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 Validator - Bulk International Validation at $0.001 Validate, format and enrich phone numbers in bulk — **5x cheaper than Twilio Lookup** ($0.005/number), no external API dependencies, no rate limits. Powered by the same **industry-standard phone parser that powers WhatsApp, Android, Skype and every major CRM**, so you get the exact same results the telecoms industry trusts. Upload a messy list of international numbers in any format and get back clean E.164-normalized records with country, number type, carrier, timezone and region. ### What you get - **Any input format accepted** — `+49 30 12345678`, `030 12345678`, `(212) 555-0123`, `0175/987 65 43` - **Country detection** — ISO code, country name, dialing code - **Number type** — mobile, landline, VoIP, toll-free, premium-rate, shared-cost, pager, UAN, voicemail - **Carrier lookup** — mobile operator name where available - **Timezone mapping** — IANA timezones from the phone prefix - **Geographic region** — city or area name (e.g. "Berlin", "Zurich", "London") - **Multi-format output** — E.164, International, National, RFC3966 - **Strict + lenient checks** — both `is_valid` and `is_possible` returned - **100% local validation** — no external API calls, no rate limits, no proxy needed ### Use with AI Agents (MCP) Connect this actor to any MCP-compatible AI client — Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or custom agents. **Apify MCP server URL:** ```` https://mcp.apify.com?tools=santamaria-automations/phone-validator ```` **Example prompt once connected:** > "Use `phone-validator` to process data with phone validator. Return results as a table." Clients that support dynamic tool discovery (Claude.ai, VS Code) will receive the full input schema automatically via `add-actor`. ### Example output **German mobile** ```json { "input": "0175 9876543", "is_valid": true, "country_iso": "DE", "country_name": "Germany", "country_code": 49, "e164": "+491759876543", "international": "+49 175 9876543", "national": "0175 9876543", "number_type": "MOBILE", "carrier": "Telekom Deutschland", "timezone": ["Europe/Berlin", "Europe/Busingen"], "location": "Germany" } ```` **Swiss landline** ```json { "input": "+41 44 123 4567", "is_valid": true, "country_iso": "CH", "country_name": "Switzerland", "e164": "+41441234567", "number_type": "FIXED_LINE", "timezone": ["Europe/Zurich"], "location": "Zurich" } ``` **Invalid input** ```json { "input": "notaphone", "is_valid": false, "is_possible": false, "error": "the phone number supplied is not a number" } ``` ### How to use Paste your phone numbers into the `phoneNumbers` input, set `defaultRegion` to the country most of your numbers come from (so numbers without a `+` country code parse correctly), and run. One clean record per number comes back. #### Input | Parameter | Description | Default | |-----------|-------------|---------| | `phoneNumbers` | Phone numbers to validate (any format) | *(required)* | | `defaultRegion` | ISO-3166-1 alpha-2 country for parsing numbers without `+` prefix | `DE` | | `formats` | Formats to include: `E164`, `INTERNATIONAL`, `NATIONAL`, `RFC3966` | `["E164","INTERNATIONAL","NATIONAL"]` | ### Use cases - **CRM hygiene** — normalize messy HubSpot/Salesforce/Pipedrive phones to E.164 before migration or dedup - **SMS campaign pre-flight** — filter out invalid and non-mobile numbers before an SMS blast to avoid wasted sends - **Dialer routing** — route mobiles to SMS, landlines to your outbound dialer, premium-rate to a block list - **Fraud detection at signup** — flag impossible numbers and geo-mismatches (ISO country vs account country) - **Timezone-aware outreach** — use timezone data to call prospects at the right local hour - **Compliance reporting** — count EU vs non-EU numbers for GDPR audits without writing parsing code - **Lead enrichment** — append carrier, type and location to every phone in your pipeline ### Pricing | Event | Price | |-------|-------| | Actor start | $0.001 | | Per number validated | $0.001 | **Example**: Validate 10,000 numbers = **$10.01** (vs Twilio Lookup at ~$50) | Numbers | Cost | |---------|------| | 1,000 | $1.00 | | 10,000 | $10.00 | | 100,000 | $100.00 | No proxy costs. No external API fees. No hidden markups. ### Issues & Feedback Found a bug or have a feature request? 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Any format accepted: '+49 30 12345678', '030 12345678', '(212) 555-0123'. For numbers without a country code, the defaultRegion is used to parse them. ## `defaultRegion` (type: `string`): ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g., 'DE', 'US', 'CH', 'GB', 'FR'). Used to parse phone numbers that do not include a country code (e.g., '030 12345678' is parsed as German when defaultRegion='DE'). ## `formats` (type: `array`): Which formatted representations to include in the output. E164 is the internationally unique format recommended for storage. ## Actor input object example ```json { "phoneNumbers": [ "+49 30 12345678", "030 12345678", "0175 9876543", "+41 44 123 4567", "+1 212 555 0123", "+44 20 7946 0958" ], "defaultRegion": "DE", "formats": [ "E164", "INTERNATIONAL", "NATIONAL" ] } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `phoneNumbers` (type: `string`): Dataset of validated phone numbers with full enrichment # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "phoneNumbers": [ "+49 30 12345678", "030 12345678", "0175 9876543", "+41 44 123 4567", "+1 212 555 0123", "+44 20 7946 0958" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("santamaria-automations/phone-validator").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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": [ "+49 30 12345678", "030 12345678", "0175 9876543", "+41 44 123 4567", "+1 212 555 0123", "+44 20 7946 0958", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("santamaria-automations/phone-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": [ "+49 30 12345678", "030 12345678", "0175 9876543", "+41 44 123 4567", "+1 212 555 0123", "+44 20 7946 0958" ] }' | apify call santamaria-automations/phone-validator --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=santamaria-automations/phone-validator", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Phone Number Validator - Bulk International Phone Validation", "description": "Validate and format phone numbers in bulk. Detect country, number type (mobile/landline/VoIP), carrier, timezone, and geographic region. Powered by Google's libphonenumber — the industry standard used by major platforms. 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Any format accepted: '+49 30 12345678', '030 12345678', '(212) 555-0123'. For numbers without a country code, the defaultRegion is used to parse them.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "defaultRegion": { "title": "Default Region", "type": "string", "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g., 'DE', 'US', 'CH', 'GB', 'FR'). Used to parse phone numbers that do not include a country code (e.g., '030 12345678' is parsed as German when defaultRegion='DE').", "default": "DE" }, "formats": { "title": "Output Formats", "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "Which formatted representations to include in the output. E164 is the internationally unique format recommended for storage.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "E164", "INTERNATIONAL", "NATIONAL", "RFC3966" ] }, "default": [ "E164", "INTERNATIONAL", "NATIONAL" ] } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```