Lookup v2 API

BETA

This API version is currently available as a Beta release and is fully capable of supporting production workloads. Some features are publicly available via self-service, while some are require carrier approvals and thus have gated access. Please see the table below for more details.

The Lookup API allows you to query information on a phone number so that you can make a trusted interaction with your user. The first version of the API allowed you to format and validate phone numbers (for free), as well as query additional Carrier and Caller information (pay per lookup).

In Lookup v2, we offer the following new data packages:

Package	Description	Coverage & Limitations	Release Stage and Access
Line Type Intelligence	Get the line type of a phone number including mobile, landline, fixed VoIP, non-fixed VoIP, toll-free, and more.	Worldwide support; Canada requires special approval.	Public Beta: Available via self-service.
SIM Swap	Get information on the last SIM change for a mobile phone number.	Countries in Europe, Latin America, and North America. See coverage.	Private Beta: Requires carrier approvals; please submit form below to contact sales.
Call Forwarding	Get the unconditional call forwarding status of a mobile phone number.	Only numbers owned by major carriers in the United Kingdom are supported.	Private Beta: Requires carrier approvals; please submit form below to contact sales.

If you want access to the SIM Swap or Call Forwarding Private Beta, then submit the linked form. Access will be granted on a rolling basis.

API Base URL

All URLs referenced in the documentation use the following URL:

https://lookups.twilio.com/v2/PhoneNumbers/{PhoneNumber}

The Twilio REST API is served over HTTPS. To ensure data privacy, unencrypted HTTP is not supported.

{PhoneNumber} is the phone number you are querying in E.164 or national format. If provided in national format, please also specify the country as an optional parameter. If no country is provided, this will default to US.

Authentication

HTTP requests to the REST API are protected with HTTP Basic authentication. To learn more about how Twilio handles authentication, please refer to our security documentation. In short, you will use your Twilio account SID as the username and your auth token as the password for HTTP Basic authentication.

curl -X GET \
'https://lookups.twilio.com/v2/PhoneNumbers/{PhoneNumber}' \
  -u '<YOUR_ACCOUNT_SID>:<YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN>'

You can find your account SID and auth token in the Console.

To learn more about authentication and interaction with the Twilio REST API, check out our documentation for requests to the API and Twilio’s response.

Regions support

To optimize application performance and control data residency, Lookup developers can select the Twilio Region that their Lookup request is processed out of. Twilio Lookup currently operates the following regions:

United States (US1) - default
Ireland (IE1)

Please see Using Lookup with Twilio Regions for more information.

Phone number lookup

HTTP GET

Returns phone number information matching the specified request. Formatting and base phone number validation information is included in the main body of every response. Line Type Intelligence, Caller Name, SIM Swap, Call Forwarding, and Live Activity fields can be optionally requested.

When requesting optional fields like Line Type Intelligence, Caller Name, SIM Swap, Call Forwarding, and Live Activity, you will incur charges on your account. Please double-check your code before running it so that you don't accidentally incur excessive unintended lookup charges.

Query parameters

The following basic GET query string parameters allow you to specify the phone number you want information about, along with fields of additional data.

Parameters in REST API format
`phone_number` Path	get string PII MTL: 30 DAYS The phone number to lookup in E.164 or national format. Default country code is +1 (North America).
`fields` Optional	get string Not PII A comma-separated list of fields to return. Possible values are caller_name, sim_swap, call_forwarding, live_activity, line_type_intelligence.
`country_code` Optional	get string PII MTL: 30 DAYS The country code used if the phone number provided is in national format.

Parameters in REST API format

phone_number

Path

get string PII MTL: 30 DAYS

The phone number to lookup in E.164 or national format. Default country code is +1 (North America).

fields

Optional

get string Not PII

A comma-separated list of fields to return. Possible values are caller_name, sim_swap, call_forwarding, live_activity, line_type_intelligence.

country_code

Optional

get string PII MTL: 30 DAYS

The country code used if the phone number provided is in national format.

Resource properties

The following properties are always returned:

Resource Properties in REST API format
`calling_country_code`	string Not PII International dialing prefix of the phone number defined in the E.164 standard.
`country_code`	string PII MTL: 30 DAYS The phone number's ISO country code.
`phone_number`	phone_number PII MTL: 30 DAYS The phone number in E.164 format, which consists of a + followed by the country code and subscriber number.
`national_format`	string PII MTL: 30 DAYS The phone number in national format.
`valid`	boolean Not PII Boolean which indicates if the phone number is in a valid range that can be freely assigned by a carrier to a user.
`validation_errors`	enum:validation_error[] Not PII Contains reasons why a phone number is invalid. Possible values: TOO_SHORT, TOO_LONG, INVALID_BUT_POSSIBLE, INVALID_COUNTRY_CODE, INVALID_LENGTH, NOT_A_NUMBER.
`caller_name`	object PII MTL: 30 DAYS An object that contains caller name information based on CNAM.
`sim_swap`	object Not PII An object that contains information on the last date the subscriber identity module (SIM) was changed for a mobile phone number.
`call_forwarding`	object Not PII An object that contains information on the unconditional call forwarding status of mobile phone number.
`live_activity`	object Not PII An object that contains live activity information for a mobile phone number.
`line_type_intelligence`	object Not PII An object that contains line type information including the carrier name, mobile country code, and mobile network code.
`url`	url Not PII The absolute URL of the resource.

Only valid numbers (for a given region, using length, and prefix information) will return formatting and validation results. If you attempt to lookup a phone number which is invalid, you will receive valid:false in the response. In some cases you will also receive a reason for the validation failure in the validation_errors field.

Line type intelligence information

Access to Canada Line Type Intelligence and carrier information requires special approval. Please read this support article to learn more. Querying a Canada phone number without access will return a 60101 error.

The following additional properties are returned if you requested carrier information in your GET request:

Name	Description
`MobileCountryCode`	The three digit mobile country code of the carrier, used with the mobile network code to identify a mobile network operator.
`MobileNetworkCode`	The two-three digit mobile network code of the carrier, used with the mobile country code to identify a mobile network operator (only returned for mobile numbers).
`CarrierName`	The name of the carrier; subject to change.
`Type`	The phone number type. See Phone number type values for possible values.
`ErrorCode`	The error code, if any, associated with your request.

Phone number type values

Carrier data is not available for phone number types: personal, tollFree, premium, sharedCost, uan, voicemail, pager, or unknown. In these cases MobileCountryCode, MobileNetworkCode, and CarrierName values will be null.

The following are the possible values for the Type property.

Type	Description
`landline`	The phone number is a landline number; generally not capable of receiving SMS messages.
`mobile`	The phone number is a mobile number; generally capable of receiving SMS messages.
`fixedVoip`	A virtual phone number associated with a physical device (e.g., Comcast or Vonage).
`nonFixedVoip`	A virtual phone number that can be obtained on the internet without the need for a physical device (e.g., Google Voice or Enflick).
`personal`	A phone number designated for personal use.
`tollFree`	A toll-free phone number, which is one where calls are free for the calling party.
`premium`	A premium rate phone number, which typically charges higher than normal rates for special services.
`sharedCost`	A shared cost phone number, which is one where the charge is partially paid by the calling party and charges higher than normal rates.
`uan`	A universal access number, which is a national number which can route incoming calls to different destinations.
`voicemail`	A phone number associated with a voicemail service.
`pager`	A phone number associated with a pager device.
`unknown`	A valid phone number, but the line type could not be determined.

Caller name information

Caller name information is sourced through CNAM and only available for phone numbers owned by carriers in the US.

The following additional properties are returned if you requested caller_name in your GET request:

Property	Description
`CallerName`	A string indicating the name of the owner of the phone number. If not available, this will be `null`.
`CallerType`	A string indicating whether this caller is a business or consumer. Possible values are `BUSINESS` and `CONSUMER`. If not available, this will be `null`.
`ErrorCode`	The error code, if any, associated with your request.

Caller name lookups are billed per lookup, even if data is not available. Requesting a caller name lookup for international numbers will return null values, but will not be billed.

SIM swap information

SIM swap information requires pre-approval from mobile network operators prior to gaining access and is supported in select countries. Please check out Lookup SIM Swap Overview for more information.

The following additional properties are returned if you requested sim_swap in your GET request:

Property	Description
`MobileCountryCode`	The three digit mobile country code of the carrier, used with the mobile network code to identify a mobile network operator.
`MobileNetworkCode`	The two-three digit mobile network code of the carrier, used with the mobile country code to identify a mobile network operator.
`CarrierName`	The name of the carrier.
`LastSimSwap`	An object that contains information on the last date the subscriber identity module (SIM) was changed for a mobile phone number.
`ErrorCode`	The error code, if any, associated with your request.

SIM swap lookups are billed per lookup, even if data is not available. Currently, requesting a SIM swap lookup for an unsupported country or carrier will return null values, but will not be billed.

Last SIM swap object

During onboarding, you will be asked to configure the SwappedPeriod for all countries which do not support LastSimSwapDate. For countries that return the LastSimSwapDate, the SwappedPeriod will be automatically derived and SwappedInPeriod will be set to true.

The following properties are returned in the LastSimSwap object. See Using the last_sim_swap fields for more background.

Value	Description
`LastSimSwapDate`	The ISO-8601 date and timestamp for when the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) was last changed for the specified mobile phone number. Only returned for certain countries.
`SwappedPeriod`	An ISO-8601 duration representing a trailing time period, during which `SwappedInPeriod` indicates if the SIM was changed for the specified mobile phone number. Learn more about how to parse durations.
`SwappedInPeriod`	A boolean indicating whether the SIM was changed for the specified mobile phone number during the trailing `SwappedPeriod`.

Call forwarding information

Call forwarding information requires pre-approval from mobile network operators prior to gaining access and is only supported in the United Kingdom.

The following additional properties are returned if you requested call_forwarding in your GET request:

Property	Description
`MobileCountryCode`	The three digit mobile country code of the carrier, used with the mobile network code to identify a mobile network operator.
`MobileNetworkCode`	The two-three digit mobile network code of the carrier, used with the mobile country code to identify a mobile network operator.
`CarrierName`	The name of the carrier.
`CallForwardingStatus`	A boolean value indicating unconditional call forwarding is currently enabled for the requested mobile phone number (`true`) or is not (`false`).
`ErrorCode`	The error code, if any, associated with your request.

Call forwarding lookups are billed per lookup, even if data may not be available. Currently, requesting call forwarding lookups for unsupported carriers will return null values, but will not be billed.

Live activity information

Get the connectivity status, porting, and roaming information of a mobile phone number.

Live Activity is in PILOT

The pilot phase is a tightly controlled release. Participants should prepare for possible service instability, API changes, or defects. It is not recommended that mission-critical applications depend on the availability of the service. However, all data is queried from live and accurate sources.
Live Activity is not supported in the US; access to Canada information requires special approval. Otherwise, it is generally supported worldwide, but may not return data from every network. Please conduct tests to confirm coverage for your desired country and network.
Information is returned as-is from mobile network operators' HLR and thus we do not provide any assurance on its accuracy.

The following additional properties are returned if you requested live_activity in your GET request:

Property	Description
`Connectivity`	The connectivity status of the requested mobile phone number. See Connectivity status values below.
`Ported`	A boolean value indicating the requested mobile phone number has been ported (`true`) or has not (`false`).
`PortedCarrier`	If ported is true, this contains carrier information for the network the number was ported to.
`Roaming`	Boolean indicating whether or not the requested mobile phone number is roaming.
`RoamingCarrier`	If roaming is true, this contains carrier information for the network the number is roaming in.
`OriginalCarrier`	If ported is false, this contains carrier information for the number's current network. If ported is true, this contains carrier information for the network the number was ported from.
`ErrorCode`	The error code, if any, associated with your request.

Connectivity status values

The following are the possible values for the Connectivity property.

Value	Description
`connected`	Indicates that the number is valid and the target handset is currently connected to the mobile network and reachable.
`absent`	Indicates that the number is valid but the target handset is currently switched off or out of network reach.
`invalid`	Indicates that the number is not currently assigned to any subscriber on the mobile network or is invalid.
`undetermined`	Indicates that the connectivity status could not be determined and the connectivity status is unknown. This can be caused by lack of connectivity to the target network operator or other exceptions and errors.

Carrier objects

The following properties are returned in the PortedCarrier, RoamingCarrier, and OriginalCarrier objects.

Value	Description
`MobileCountryCode`	The three digit mobile country code of the carrier, used with the mobile network code to identify a mobile network operator.
`MobileNetworkCode`	The two-three digit mobile network code of the carrier, used with the mobile country code to identify a mobile network operator.
`Name`	The name of the carrier.
`Country`	The carrier's ISO country code. This property is only returned in the `RoamingCarrier` object.

Connected status with roaming response (paid)

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