# ☎️ Bulk Phone Validator (`taroyamada/phone-number-validator`) Actor Clean and enrich scraped contact details in bulk. Convert raw phone strings into dialer-ready E.164 numbers with verified country codes and line types. - **URL**: https://apify.com/taroyamada/phone-number-validator.md - **Developed by:** [太郎 山田](https://apify.com/taroyamada) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Other - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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 > **Lead Enrichment Pack — Step 3 of 3** > [Extract contacts](https://apify.com/taroyamada/contact-details-extractor) → [validate emails](https://apify.com/taroyamada/email-deliverability-checker) → **validate phones** → hand off to CRM Normalize and validate phone numbers extracted from company pages before they reach your CRM or dialer. After running [Contact Details Extractor](https://apify.com/taroyamada/contact-details-extractor), feed its `phones` output here to get clean **E.164-formatted numbers**, confirmed country codes, and line-type classification (mobile, landline, VoIP, toll-free) — all processed offline using Google's libphonenumber library with no external API calls. Built for sales ops and RevOps teams who need to standardize messy scraped phone data across 250+ countries before importing to a CRM, dialer, or SMS platform. ### Lead Enrichment Pack — 3-step workflow | Step | Actor | Job | |------|-------|-----| | **1** | [Contact Details Extractor](https://apify.com/taroyamada/contact-details-extractor) | Scrape public emails, phones, and social links from company pages | | **2** | [Email Deliverability Checker](https://apify.com/taroyamada/email-deliverability-checker) | Validate emails: syntax, MX records, disposable detection, deliverability score | | **3** | **Phone Number Validator** ← you are here | Normalize and validate phone numbers with type detection (mobile / landline / VoIP) | ### Store Quickstart Pick the template that fits your workflow: - **Quickstart (10 Sample Numbers)** — verify E.164 output and type detection on a mixed international set - **Lead Validation Before Dialing** — validate a prospect phone list before loading into a dialer - **Bulk CRM Cleanup** — normalize a CRM export with mixed formats and countries; set `defaultCountry` to your primary market - **International Normalize** — standardize global phone data with `defaultCountry: US` fallback ### Key Features - 📞 **250+ countries** — Every country's numbering plan supported - 🏷️ **Type detection** — Mobile, landline, VoIP, toll-free, premium - 📝 **Multiple format outputs** — E.164, international, national - 🌍 **Country detection** — Auto-detect country from number format - ⚡ **Offline processing** — google-libphonenumber runs locally, no network - 🔑 **No API key needed** — Fully offline validation ### Use Cases | Who | Why | |-----|-----| | **CRM managers** | Clean phone number columns in customer databases | | **Sales operations** | Validate lead phone numbers before outreach | | **SaaS onboarding** | Real-time validation at signup | | **International compliance** | Enforce E.164 format for SMS/voice APIs | | **Data migration** | Normalize phone numbers across systems | ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | numbers | string[] | (required) | Phone numbers to validate (max 1000) | | defaultCountry | string | US | Default ISO country code | #### Input Example ```json { "numbers": ["+1-555-1234567", "03-1234-5678", "020 7946 0958"], "defaultCountry": "JP" } ```` ### Output | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `input` | string | Original phone string | | `valid` | boolean | Whether the number is valid | | `e164` | string | E.164 formatted version | | `country` | string | ISO country code | | `countryName` | string | Full country name | | `carrier` | string | Carrier name (if known) | | `lineType` | string | mobile, fixed-line, voip, etc. | | `error` | string|null | Validation error reason | #### Output Example ```json { "input": "03-1234-5678", "isValid": true, "type": "FIXED_LINE", "formatted": { "e164": "+81312345678", "international": "+81 3-1234-5678", "national": "03-1234-5678" }, "country": "Japan", "countryCode": "JP" } ``` ### API Usage Run this actor programmatically using the Apify API. Replace `YOUR_API_TOKEN` with your token from [Apify Console → Settings → Integrations](https://console.apify.com/account/integrations). #### cURL ```bash curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/taroyamada~phone-number-validator/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "numbers": ["+1-555-1234567", "03-1234-5678", "020 7946 0958"], "defaultCountry": "JP" }' ``` #### Python ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN") run = client.actor("taroyamada/phone-number-validator").call(run_input={ "numbers": ["+1-555-1234567", "03-1234-5678", "020 7946 0958"], "defaultCountry": "JP" }) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) ``` #### JavaScript / Node.js ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' }); const run = await client.actor('taroyamada/phone-number-validator').call({ "numbers": ["+1-555-1234567", "03-1234-5678", "020 7946 0958"], "defaultCountry": "JP" }); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); console.log(items); ``` ### Tips & Limitations - **Set `defaultCountry` to your primary market** for numbers without a country code prefix — this dramatically improves accuracy on locally-formatted numbers. - **Filter by `type: "mobile"`** for SMS marketing campaigns; mobile numbers are the only type reachable via SMS in most countries. - **Use `formatted.e164`** as the canonical value for CRM import and SMS/voice API calls (Twilio, Vonage, AWS Connect). - **Feed from Contact Details Extractor** — this validator is designed to clean the `phones` output from the extractor as Step 3 of the Lead Enrichment Pack. - **Offline processing** — no phone numbers are ever sent to an external API. All validation runs locally using Google's libphonenumber library. - Powered by [google-libphonenumber](https://github.com/ruimarinho/google-libphonenumber) — Google's industry-standard phone validation library. ### FAQ **How accurate is this?** Uses google-libphonenumber — Google's official phone validation library. Industry standard. **Does it verify if the number is in service?** No — format validation only. Actual reachability requires an SMS/voice ping (not offered). **What's a 'valid' number?** One with correct country code, valid length, and matching number plan. May still be unassigned. **Type detection accuracy?** Very high for countries with strict mobile/landline separation (US, JP, DE). Weaker for Asia/Africa. **Does this charge per validation like Twilio Lookup?** No — flat per-item dataset pricing. No per-API-call fees. **Will it call the number to verify it's active?** No — format and metadata validation only. No HLR lookups. ### Related Actors — Lead Enrichment Pack This actor is **Step 3** of the Lead Enrichment Pack: | Step | Actor | What it does | |------|-------|-------------| | ⬅ **Step 1** | [📧 Contact Details Extractor](https://apify.com/taroyamada/contact-details-extractor) | Scrape emails, phone numbers, and social links from company contact pages | | ⬅ **Step 2** | [📩 Email Deliverability Checker](https://apify.com/taroyamada/email-deliverability-checker) | Syntax check, MX lookup, disposable detection, 0-100 deliverability score | Also in the lead generation toolbox: - [Email Deliverability Portfolio Audit API](https://apify.com/taroyamada/email-deliverability-portfolio-audit) — Audit SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, BIMI, and sender-readiness signals across domain portfolios with executive summaries and remediation guidance. ### Cost **Pay Per Event**: - `actor-start`: $0.01 (flat fee per run) - `dataset-item`: $0.002 per output item **Example**: 1,000 items = $0.01 + (1,000 × $0.002) = **$2.01** No subscription required — you only pay for what you use. ### ⭐ Was this helpful? If this actor saved you time, please [**leave a ★ rating**](https://apify.com/taroyamada/phone-number-validator/reviews) on Apify Store. It takes 10 seconds, helps other developers discover it, and keeps updates free. Bug report or feature request? Open an issue on the [Issues tab](https://apify.com/taroyamada/phone-number-validator/issues) of this actor. # Actor input Schema ## `numbers` (type: `array`): Phone numbers to validate (max 1000). ## `defaultCountry` (type: `string`): ISO country code for numbers without country prefix. ## `delivery` (type: `string`): Where to send results: dataset or webhook ## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`): Webhook URL to POST results to (if delivery=webhook) ## `dryRun` (type: `boolean`): Run without saving results (for testing) ## Actor input object example ```json { "numbers": [ "+14155552671" ], "defaultCountry": "US", "delivery": "dataset", "dryRun": false } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "numbers": [ "+14155552671" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("taroyamada/phone-number-validator").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = { "numbers": ["+14155552671"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("taroyamada/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 '{ "numbers": [ "+14155552671" ] }' | apify call taroyamada/phone-number-validator --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=taroyamada/phone-number-validator", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "☎️ Bulk Phone Validator", "description": "Clean and enrich scraped contact details in bulk. Convert raw phone strings into dialer-ready E.164 numbers with verified country codes and line types.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "glhk9QSCwDd9ONpRz" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/taroyamada~phone-number-validator/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-taroyamada-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/taroyamada~phone-number-validator/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-taroyamada-phone-number-validator", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/taroyamada~phone-number-validator/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-taroyamada-phone-number-validator", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "numbers" ], "properties": { "numbers": { "title": "Phone Numbers", "type": "array", "description": "Phone numbers to validate (max 1000).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "defaultCountry": { "title": "Default Country", "type": "string", "description": "ISO country code for numbers without country prefix.", "default": "US" }, "delivery": { "title": "Delivery", "enum": [ "dataset", "webhook" ], "type": "string", "description": "Where to send results: dataset or webhook", "default": "dataset" }, "webhookUrl": { "title": "Webhook URL", "type": "string", "description": "Webhook URL to POST results to (if delivery=webhook)" }, 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