Get Started with Account Phone Numbers

These actions can be performed with the Number API:

List All Rented Numbers
Get Details of a Rented Number
Edit a Number
Link an Application to a Number
Unlink an Application from a Number
Relinquish a Number

BaseURI https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/

Prerequisites

Sign up for a free Plivo trial account.
Check out our server SDKs and install the SDK for the programming language you want to use.
Buy a Plivo phone number. You need a Plivo phone number to receive calls. You can buy a Plivo phone number in more than 20 countries by visiting Phone Numbers > Buy Numbers in the Plivo console. Check the Voice API coverage page to see the supported countries.
Use a web hosting service to host your web application. Many inexpensive cloud hosting providers charge just a few dollars a month. Follow the instructions of your hosting provider to host your web application.

List all rented numbers

This API call returns a list with the details of all numbers rented under your Plivo account.

GET https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/

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       import plivo

client = plivo.RestClient('<auth_id>','<auth_token>')
response = client.numbers.list(
    limit=5,
    offset=0)
print(response)

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       require 'rubygems'
require 'plivo'

include Plivo
include Plivo::Exceptions

api = RestClient.new("<auth_id>","<auth_token>")

begin
  response = api.numbers.list(
    limit: 5,
    offset: 0
  )
  puts response
rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts 'Exception: ' + e.message
end

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       var plivo = require('plivo');

(function main() {
    'use strict';
    
    var client = new plivo.Client("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
    client.numbers.list(
        {
            limit: 5,
            offset: 0,
        },
    ).then(function (response) {
        console.log(response);
    }, function (err) {
        console.error(err);
    });
})();

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       <?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Plivo\RestClient;
use Plivo\Exceptions\PlivoRestException;
$client = new RestClient("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");

try {
    $response = $client->numbers->list(
        [
        	'limit' => 4,
        	'offset' => 4
        ]
    );
    print_r($response);
}
catch (PlivoRestException $ex) {
    print_r($ex);
}

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       package com.plivo.api.samples.number;

import java.io.IOException;
import com.plivo.api.Plivo;
import com.plivo.api.exceptions.PlivoRestException;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.Number;
import com.plivo.api.models.base.ListResponse;

class NumberList {
    public static void main(String [] args) {
        Plivo.init("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
        try {
            ListResponse<Number> response = Number.lister()
                .limit(5)
                .offset(0)
                .list();

            System.out.println(response);
        } catch (PlivoRestException | IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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       using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Plivo;
using Plivo.Exception;

namespace PlivoExamples
{
    internal class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var api = new PlivoApi("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
            try
            {
                var response = api.Number.List(
                    limit:5,
                    offset:0
                );
                Console.WriteLine(response);
            }
            catch (PlivoRestException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

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       package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/plivo/plivo-go/v7"
)

func main() {
	client, err := plivo.NewClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>", &plivo.ClientOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	response, err := client.Numbers.List(
		plivo.NumberListParams{
			Limit:  5,
			Offset: 0,
		},
	)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	fmt.Printf("Response: %#v\n", response)
}

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       curl -i --user AUTH_ID:AUTH_TOKEN \
    https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/

Get details of a rented number

This API call returns the details of a single number rented under your Plivo account.

GET https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/{number}/

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       import plivo

client = plivo.RestClient('<auth_id>','<auth_token>')
response = client.numbers.get(
    number='12025551111', )
print(response)

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       require 'rubygems'
require 'plivo'

include Plivo
include Plivo::Exceptions

api = RestClient.new("<auth_id>","<auth_token>")

begin
  response = api.numbers.get(
    '12025551111'
  )
  puts response
rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts 'Exception: ' + e.message
end

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       var plivo = require('plivo');

(function main() {
    'use strict';
    
    var client = new plivo.Client("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
    client.numbers.get(
        "12025551111",
    ).then(function (response) {
        console.log(response);
    }, function (err) {
        console.error(err);
    });
})();

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       <?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Plivo\RestClient;
use Plivo\Exceptions\PlivoRestException;
$client = new RestClient("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");

try {
    $response = $client->numbers->get('12025551111');
    print_r($response);
}
catch (PlivoRestException $ex) {
    print_r($ex);
}

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       package com.plivo.api.samples.number;

import java.io.IOException;
import com.plivo.api.Plivo;
import com.plivo.api.exceptions.PlivoRestException;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.Number;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.Number;

class NumberGet {
    public static void main(String [] args) {
        Plivo.init("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
        try {
            Number response = Number.getter("12025551111")
                .get();

            System.out.println(response);
        } catch (PlivoRestException | IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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       using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Plivo;
using Plivo.Exception;

namespace PlivoExamples
{
    internal class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var api = new PlivoApi("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
            try
            {
                var response = api.Number.Get(
                    number:"12025551111"
                );
                Console.WriteLine(response);
            }
            catch (PlivoRestException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

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       package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/plivo/plivo-go/v7"
)

func main() {
	client, err := plivo.NewClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>", &plivo.ClientOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	response, err := client.Numbers.Get("17609915566")
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	fmt.Printf("Response: %#v\n", response)
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    https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/444444444444/

Edit a number

This API call lets you change the application and subaccount associated with a number you rented.

POST https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/{number}/

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client = plivo.RestClient('<auth_id>','<auth_token>')
response = client.numbers.update(
    number='17609915566',
    alias='Updated Alias', )
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       require 'rubygems'
require 'plivo'

include Plivo
include Plivo::Exceptions

api = RestClient.new("<auth_id>","<auth_token>")

begin
  response = api.numbers.update(
    '17609915566',
    alias: 'Updated Alias'
  )
  puts response
rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts 'Exception: ' + e.message
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       var plivo = require('plivo');

(function main() {
    'use strict';
    
    var client = new plivo.Client("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
    client.numbers.update(
        "17609915566", // number
        {
            alias: "Updated Alias",
        },
    ).then(function (response) {
        console.log(response);
    }, function (err) {
        console.error(err);
    });
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       <?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Plivo\RestClient;
use Plivo\Exceptions\PlivoRestException;
$client = new RestClient("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");

try {
    $response = $client->numbers->update(
        '17609915566',
        ['alias' => 'Updated Alias']
    );
    print_r($response);
}
catch (PlivoRestException $ex) {
    print_r($ex);
}

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       package com.plivo.api.samples.number;

import java.io.IOException;
import com.plivo.api.Plivo;
import com.plivo.api.exceptions.PlivoRestException;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.Number;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.NumberUpdateResponse;

class NumberUpdate {
    public static void main(String [] args) {
        Plivo.init("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
        try {
            NumberUpdateResponse response = Number.updater("17609915566")
                .alias("Updated Alias")
                .update();

            System.out.println(response);
        } catch (PlivoRestException | IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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       using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Plivo;
using Plivo.Exception;

namespace PlivoExamples
{
    internal class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var api = new PlivoApi("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
            try
            {
                var response = api.Number.Update(
                    alias:"Updated Alias",
                    number:"17609915566"
                );
                Console.WriteLine(response);
            }
            catch (PlivoRestException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
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       package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/plivo/plivo-go/v7"
)

func main() {
	client, err := plivo.NewClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>", &plivo.ClientOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	response, err := client.Numbers.Update(
		"17609915566",
		plivo.NumberUpdateParams{
			Alias: "Updated Alias",
		},
	)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	fmt.Printf("Response: %#v\n", response)
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    -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
    -d '{"alias": "testing"}'  
    https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/12025551111/

Link an application to a number

This API call lets you link an application to a number you rented.

POST https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/{number}/

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response = client.numbers.update(
    number='17609915566',
    app_id='', )
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       require 'rubygems'
require 'plivo'

include Plivo
include Plivo::Exceptions

api = RestClient.new("<auth_id>","<auth_token>")

begin
  response = api.numbers.update(
    '17609915566',
    app_id:'16638156474000802'
  )
  puts response
rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts 'Exception: ' + e.message
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       var plivo = require('plivo');

(function main() {
    'use strict';
    
    var client = new plivo.Client("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
    client.numbers.update(
        "12025551111", // number
        {
          app_id:"16638156474000802"
        },
    ).then(function (response) {
        console.log(response);
    }, function (err) {
        console.error(err);
    });
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       <?php
/**
 * Example for Number update
 */
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Plivo\RestClient;
use Plivo\Exceptions\PlivoRestException;
$client = new RestClient("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");

try {
    $response = $client->numbers->update(
        '17609915566',
        ['app_id' => '16638156474000802']
    );
    print_r($response);
}
catch (PlivoRestException $ex) {
    print_r($ex);
}

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       package com.plivo.api.samples.number;

import java.io.IOException;
import com.plivo.api.Plivo;
import com.plivo.api.exceptions.PlivoRestException;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.Number;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.NumberUpdateResponse;


class NumberUpdate {
    public static void main(String [] args) {
        Plivo.init("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
        try {
            NumberUpdateResponse response = Number.updater("17609915566")
                .appId("16638156474000802")
                .update();

            System.out.println(response);
        } catch (PlivoRestException | IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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       using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Plivo;
using Plivo.Exception;

namespace PlivoExamples
{
    internal class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var api = new PlivoApi("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
            try
            {
                var response = api.Number.Update(
                    app_id:"17371468466407823",
                    number:"17609915566"
                );
                Console.WriteLine(response);
            }
            catch (PlivoRestException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
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       package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/plivo/plivo-go/v7"
)

func main() {
	client, err := plivo.NewClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>", &plivo.ClientOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	response, err := client.Numbers.Update(
		"12025551111",
		plivo.NumberUpdateParams{
			AppID: "16638156474000802",
		},
	)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	fmt.Printf("Response: %#v\n", response)
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    -d '{"app_id": "16638156474000802"}' \
    https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/{number}/

Unlink an application from a number

This API call lets you unlink an application from a number you rented.

POST https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/{number}/

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auth_id = "<auth_id>"
auth_token = "<auth_token>"

p = plivo.RestAPI(auth_id, auth_token)

# Unlink an application from an number
params = {
    'number' : '12025551111' # Number that has to be unlinked from an application
}

response = p.unlink_application_number(params)
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require 'plivo'

include Plivo
include Plivo::Exceptions

api = RestClient.new("<auth_id>","<auth_token>")

begin
  response = api.numbers.update(
    '17609915566',
    app_id:''
  )
  puts response
rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts 'Exception: ' + e.message
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       var plivo = require('plivo');

(function main() {
    'use strict';
    
    var client = new plivo.Client("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
    client.numbers.update(
        "17609915566", // number
        {
          app_id:""
        },
    ).then(function (response) {
        console.log(response);
    }, function (err) {
        console.error(err);
    });
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require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Plivo\RestClient;
use Plivo\Exceptions\PlivoRestException;
$client = new RestClient("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");

try {
    $response = $client->numbers->update(
        '17609915566',
        ['appId' => '']
    );
    print_r($response);
}
catch (PlivoRestException $ex) {
    print_r($ex);
}

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       package com.plivo.api.samples.number;

import java.io.IOException;
import com.plivo.api.Plivo;
import com.plivo.api.exceptions.PlivoRestException;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.Number;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.NumberUpdateResponse;


class NumberUpdate {
    public static void main(String [] args) {
        Plivo.init("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
        try {
            NumberUpdateResponse response = Number.updater("12025551111")
                .appId("")
                .update();

            System.out.println(response);
        } catch (PlivoRestException | IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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       using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Plivo;
using Plivo.Exception;

namespace PlivoExamples
{
    internal class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var api = new PlivoApi("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
            try
            {
                var response = api.Number.Update(
                    app_id:"",
                    number:"17609915566"
                );
                Console.WriteLine(response);
            }
            catch (PlivoRestException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
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       package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/plivo/plivo-go/v7"
)

func main() {
	client, err := plivo.NewClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>", &plivo.ClientOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	response, err := client.Numbers.Update(
		"12025551111",
		plivo.NumberUpdateParams{
			AppID: "",
		},
	)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	fmt.Printf("Response: %#v\n", response)
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       curl -X POST -i --user AUTH_ID:AUTH_TOKEN \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"app_id": ""}'  
    https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/17609915566/

Relinquish a number

This API lets you relinquish a number on Plivo. Upon successful execution, the number will no longer be usable or accessible from your Plivo account. This operation cannot be undone.

DELETE https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/{number}/

Code

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       import plivo

client = plivo.RestClient('<auth_id>','<auth_token>')
response = client.numbers.delete(
    number='17609915566', )
print(response)

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       require 'rubygems'
require 'plivo'

include Plivo
include Plivo::Exceptions

api = RestClient.new("<auth_id>","<auth_token>")

begin
  response = api.numbers.delete(
    '17609915566'
  )
  puts response
rescue PlivoRESTError => e
  puts 'Exception: ' + e.message
end

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       var plivo = require('plivo');

(function main() {
    'use strict';
    
    var client = new plivo.Client("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
    client.numbers.unrent(
        "17609915566", // number
    ).then(function (response) {
        console.log(response);
    }, function (err) {
        console.error(err);
    });
})();

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       <?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Plivo\RestClient;
use Plivo\Exceptions\PlivoRestException;
$client = new RestClient("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");

try {
    $response = $client->numbers->delete(
        '17609915566'
    );
    print_r($response);
}
catch (PlivoRestException $ex) {
    print_r($ex);
}

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       package com.plivo.api.samples.number;

import java.io.IOException;
import com.plivo.api.Plivo;
import com.plivo.api.exceptions.PlivoRestException;
import com.plivo.api.models.number.Number;


class NumberDelete {
    public static void main(String [] args) {
        Plivo.init("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
        try {
            Number.deleter("12025551111")
                .delete();

            System.out.println("Deleted successfully.");
        } catch (PlivoRestException | IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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       using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Plivo;
using Plivo.Exception;

namespace PlivoExamples
{
    internal class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var api = new PlivoApi("<auth_id>","<auth_token>");
            try
            {
                var response = api.Number.Delete(
                    number:"17609915566"
                );
                Console.WriteLine(response);
            }
            catch (PlivoRestException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

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       package main

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/plivo/plivo-go/v7"
)

func main() {
	client, err := plivo.NewClient("<auth_id>", "<auth_token>", &plivo.ClientOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	err = client.Numbers.Delete(
		"17609915566",
	)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Print("Error", err.Error())
		return
	}
	fmt.Println("Deleted successfully.")
}

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       curl -X DELETE -i --user AUTH_ID:AUTH_TOKEN \
    https://api.plivo.com/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Number/12025551111/

Next step

Learn how to Search and Rent Phone Numbers.

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