// get /v1/phone-validator
Phone Validator API
Validate phone numbers in real-time: check format, detect type, identify country and carrier via our RESTful API.
// api console
- valid
- true
- intl_format
- +1 650-555-0132
- line_type
- MOBILE
- carrier
- AT&T
- country_code
- US
- region.name
- California
- timezones
- 1 item
// 01 · request
Phone Validator is one HTTPS request
Send the parameters with your key and secret. Every SDK, the CLI and the MCP server make this same call.
/phone-validatorphonerequired- The number, ideally in E.164
country_codeUS- Country, when the number has no prefix
curl -G https://api.tomba.io/v1/phone-validator \
--data-urlencode "phone=+16505550132" \
-H "X-Tomba-Key: $TOMBA_API_KEY" \
-H "X-Tomba-Secret: $TOMBA_SECRET_KEY"const params = new URLSearchParams({
phone: "+16505550132"
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.tomba.io/v1/phone-validator?${params}`, {
headers: {
"X-Tomba-Key": process.env.TOMBA_API_KEY,
"X-Tomba-Secret": process.env.TOMBA_SECRET_KEY
}
});
const { data } = await res.json();import os, requests
res = requests.get(
"https://api.tomba.io/v1/phone-validator",
params={
"phone": "+16505550132",
},
headers={
"X-Tomba-Key": os.environ["TOMBA_API_KEY"],
"X-Tomba-Secret": os.environ["TOMBA_SECRET_KEY"],
},
)
data = res.json()["data"]// 02 · response
What comes back
JSON, the same in every language. Fields Tomba doesn't know are null, never guessed.
/phone-validatordataobject | array- The number's details; an empty array, with phone repeating your input, when it isn't valid
data.validboolean | null- Whether the number is a valid phone number
data.intl_format, data.e164_format, data.local_formatstring | null- The number in international, E.164 and national formats
data.country_codestring | null- Country of the number (ISO code)
data.line_typestring | null- MOBILE, FIXED_LINE, FIXED_LINE_OR_MOBILE, VOIP, TOLL_FREE…
data.carrierstring | null- The network operator
data.region, data.timezonesobject | null, array | null- Where the number is registered, and its time zones
{
"data": {
"valid": true,
"local_format": "(650) 555-0132",
"intl_format": "+1 650-555-0132",
"e164_format": "+16505550132",
"rfc3966_format": "tel:+1-650-555-0132",
"country_code": "US",
"line_type": "MOBILE",
"carrier": "AT&T",
"region": {
"name": "California",
"code": "CA"
},
"timezones": [
"America/Los_Angeles"
]
}
}// 03 · cost and limits
What a call costs
A call is charged only under the condition below. Rate limits depend on your plan.
// cost
1search credit
Charged when: Every successful response, including one with no data.
Errors, 429 and 451 responses, and the same request again within your usage window cost nothing.
How credits work// rate limits
Requests per second / minute / day| Free | Basic | Growth | Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search, finder, similar, technology | 1 / 2 / 5 | 3 / 50 / 500 | 5 / 80 / 1,000 | 8 / 150 / 4,000 |
| Email verifier | 1 / 2 / 10 | 2 / 40 / 500 | 3 / 60 / 1,000 | 5 / 100 / 4,000 |
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Pro Plus, Scale and credit packs of 50,000 or more: no limit on these endpoints. Enterprise: no per-second or per-minute limit, 100,000 requests a day. Daily limits reset at 00:00 UTC. Rate limits