# Temp Number Scraper — Free Temporary Phone Numbers & SMS (`vnx0/temp-number-scraper`) Actor Scrape free temporary phone numbers and real-time incoming SMS messages from temp-number.com. Get available countries, browse virtual phone numbers by country, and fetch live SMS verification codes — no account or API key required. Perfect for developers building SMS verification tools. - **URL**: https://apify.com/vnx0/temp-number-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Vnx0](https://apify.com/vnx0) (community) - **Categories:** SEO tools, Other, Automation - **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 80.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 get numbers This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. 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 ## Temp Number Scraper Scrape free temporary phone numbers and incoming SMS messages from [temp-number.com](https://temp-number.com). Get a list of available countries, browse phone numbers by country, and fetch real-time SMS messages — all in structured JSON output. ### What it does - **Get Countries** — returns all countries that have temporary numbers available, with their slugs - **Get Numbers** — returns all available phone numbers for a given country - **Get Messages** — returns all incoming SMS messages for a specific phone number ### How to use The actor works in three steps. You can run each step independently. #### Step 1 — Find available countries Set **Action** to `Get Countries`. No other input needed. **Example output:** ```json [ { "name": "United Kingdom", "slug": "united-kingdom" }, { "name": "United States", "slug": "united-states" }, { "name": "Germany", "slug": "germany" } ] ```` #### Step 2 — Get phone numbers for a country Set **Action** to `Get Numbers` and provide the **Country Slug** from Step 1. **Example input:** ```json { "action": "get-numbers", "countrySlug": "united-kingdom" } ``` **Example output:** ```json [ { "number": "+447455958594", "is_new": true, "added_ago": "3 hours ago" }, { "number": "+447455957202", "is_new": true, "added_ago": "3 hours ago" }, { "number": "+447455956416", "is_new": false, "added_ago": "1 day ago" } ] ``` #### Step 3 — Read SMS messages for a number Set **Action** to `Get Messages`, provide the **Country Slug** and the **Phone Number** (digits only, no `+`). **Example input:** ```json { "action": "get-messages", "countrySlug": "united-kingdom", "phoneNumber": "447455958594" } ``` **Example output:** ```json [ { "sender": "business", "message": "Your Amazon verification code is 573972", "time": "10 seconds ago" }, { "sender": "business", "message": "Your Uber code is 6627. Never share this.", "time": "5 minutes ago" } ] ``` ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | `action` | string | Yes | One of: `get-countries`, `get-numbers`, `get-messages` | | `countrySlug` | string | For numbers/messages | Country identifier, e.g. `united-kingdom` | | `phoneNumber` | string | For messages only | Phone digits without `+`, e.g. `447455958594` | ### Output Results are saved to the default dataset and visible in the **Output** tab after each run. | Action | Fields returned | |--------|----------------| | `get-countries` | `name`, `slug` | | `get-numbers` | `number`, `is_new`, `added_ago` | | `get-messages` | `sender`, `message`, `time` | ### Pricing This actor uses Pay Per Event billing — you are only charged when results are returned: - **Get Countries** — charged once per run - **Get Numbers** — charged once per run - **Get Messages** — charged once per run You are never charged for failed runs. ### Notes - Phone numbers on temp-number.com are public and shared — anyone can receive SMS to them - Numbers rotate regularly; run `get-numbers` fresh before using a number - SMS messages are real-time — run `get-messages` repeatedly to check for new ones - Country slugs match the URL slugs on temp-number.com # Actor input Schema ## `action` (type: `string`): Choose what to scrape. Start with 'Get Countries' to find available country slugs, then use those slugs with 'Get Numbers' or 'Get Messages'. ## `countrySlug` (type: `string`): The country identifier from the URL (e.g. 'united-kingdom', 'united-states', 'germany'). Run 'Get Countries' first to see all available slugs. Required for Get Numbers and Get Messages. ## `phoneNumber` (type: `string`): The phone number digits only, without the leading + sign (e.g. '447455956416' for +447455956416). Get this from the 'Get Numbers' action first. Required for Get Messages. ## Actor input object example ```json { "action": "get-countries", "countrySlug": "united-kingdom", "phoneNumber": "447455956416" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `dataset` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "countrySlug": "united-kingdom", "phoneNumber": "447455956416" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("vnx0/temp-number-scraper").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 = { "countrySlug": "united-kingdom", "phoneNumber": "447455956416", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("vnx0/temp-number-scraper").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 '{ "countrySlug": "united-kingdom", "phoneNumber": "447455956416" }' | apify call vnx0/temp-number-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=vnx0/temp-number-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Temp Number Scraper — Free Temporary Phone Numbers & SMS", "description": "Scrape free temporary phone numbers and real-time incoming SMS messages from temp-number.com. Get available countries, browse virtual phone numbers by country, and fetch live SMS verification codes — no account or API key required. Perfect for developers building SMS verification tools.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "NFFDTHiS3sPUe9n8c" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/vnx0~temp-number-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-vnx0-temp-number-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/vnx0~temp-number-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-vnx0-temp-number-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/vnx0~temp-number-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-vnx0-temp-number-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "action" ], "properties": { "action": { "title": "Action", "enum": [ "get-countries", "get-numbers", "get-messages" ], "type": "string", "description": "Choose what to scrape. Start with 'Get Countries' to find available country slugs, then use those slugs with 'Get Numbers' or 'Get Messages'.", "default": "get-countries" }, "countrySlug": { "title": "Country Slug", "type": "string", "description": "The country identifier from the URL (e.g. 'united-kingdom', 'united-states', 'germany'). Run 'Get Countries' first to see all available slugs. Required for Get Numbers and Get Messages." }, "phoneNumber": { "title": "Phone Number", "type": "string", "description": "The phone number digits only, without the leading + sign (e.g. '447455956416' for +447455956416). Get this from the 'Get Numbers' action first. Required for Get Messages." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```