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Search Available Numbers

This page shows you how to programmatically search for numbers that are available for purchase.

You can also search for available numbers online, using the developer dashboard or from the command line, using the Nexmo CLI.

Replace the following variables in the sample code with your own values:

Key Description
VONAGE_API_KEY Your Vonage API key (see it on your dashboard).
VONAGE_API_SECRET Your Vonage API secret (also available on your dashboard).
COUNTRY_CODE The two digit country code for the number. For example: GB for the United Kingdom
VONAGE_NUMBER_TYPE The type of number: landline, mobile-lvn or landline-toll-free
VONAGE_NUMBER_FEATURES The capabilities of the number: SMS, VOICE or SMS,VOICE for both
NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA The filter criteria. For example, numbers containing 234.
NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN Where the NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA should appear in the number:
  • 0 - At the beginning of the number
  • 1- Anywhere in the number
  • 2 - At the end of the number
  • cURL
  • Node.js
  • Java
  • .NET
  • PHP
  • Python
  • Ruby

    • Write the code

    Add the following to search-numbers.sh:

    curl "https://rest.nexmo.com/number/search?api_key=$VONAGE_API_KEY&api_secret=$VONAGE_API_SECRET&country=$COUNTRY_CODE&type=$VONAGE_NUMBER_TYPE&features=$VONAGE_NUMBER_FEATURES&pattern=$NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA&search_pattern=$NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN"

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    Run your code

    Save this file to your machine and run it: 

    sh search-numbers.sh

    Prerequisites

    npm install @vonage/server-sdk

    Create a file named search.js and add the following code:

    const vonage = new Vonage(
  {
    apiKey: VONAGE_API_KEY,
    apiSecret: VONAGE_API_SECRET
  },
  {
    debug: true
  }
)

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    Write the code

    Add the following to search.js:

    vonage.number.search(
  COUNTRY_CODE,
  {
    type: VONAGE_NUMBER_TYPE,
    pattern: NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA,
    search_pattern: NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN,
    features: VONAGE_NUMBER_FEATURES
  },
  (err, res) => {
    if (err) {
      console.error(err)
    }
    else {
      console.log(`Here are ${res.numbers.length} of the ${res.count} matching numbers available for purchase:`)
      res.numbers.forEach((number) => {
        console.log(`Tel: ${number.msisdn} Cost: ${number.cost}`)
      })
    }
  }
)

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    Run your code

    Save this file to your machine and run it: 

    node search.js

    Prerequisites

    Add the following to `build.gradle`:

    compile 'com.vonage:client:6.2.0'

    Create a class named SearchNumbers and add the following code to the main method:

    VonageClient client = VonageClient.builder()
        .apiKey(VONAGE_API_KEY)
        .apiSecret(VONAGE_API_SECRET)
        .build();

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    Write the code

    Add the following to the main method of the SearchNumbers class:

    NumbersClient numbersClient = client.getNumbersClient();

SearchNumbersFilter filter = new SearchNumbersFilter(COUNTRY_CODE);
filter.setFeatures(VONAGE_NUMBER_FEATURES);
filter.setPattern(NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA);
filter.setSearchPattern(NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN);

SearchNumbersResponse response = numbersClient.searchNumbers(filter);

System.out.println("Here are "
        + response.getNumbers().length
        + " of the "
        + response.getCount()
        + " matching numbers available for purchase."
);

for (AvailableNumber number : response.getNumbers()) {
    System.out.println("Tel: " + number.getMsisdn());
    System.out.println("Cost: " + number.getCost());
}

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    Run your code

    We can use the application plugin for Gradle to simplify the running of our application. Update your build.gradle with the following:

      apply plugin: 'application'
  mainClassName = project.hasProperty('main') ? project.getProperty('main') : ''

    Run the following gradle command to execute your application, replacing com.vonage.quickstart.numbers with the package containing SearchNumbers:

    gradle run -Pmain=com.vonage.quickstart.numbers.SearchNumbers

    Prerequisites

    Install-Package Vonage

    Create a file named SearchNumbers.cs and add the following code:

    using Vonage.Numbers;
using Vonage.Request;
using Vonage;

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    Add the following to SearchNumbers.cs:

    var credentials = Credentials.FromApiKeyAndSecret(VONAGE_API_KEY, VONAGE_API_SECRET);
var client = new VonageClient(credentials);

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    Write the code

    Add the following to SearchNumbers.cs:

    var request = new NumberSearchRequest()
{
    Country = COUNTRY_CODE,
    Type = VONAGE_NUMBER_TYPE,
    Features = VONAGE_NUMBER_FEATURES,
    Pattern = NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA,
    SearchPattern = NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN
};

var response = client.NumbersClient.GetAvailableNumbers(request);

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    Prerequisites

    composer require vonage/client

    Create a file named search-available.php and add the following code:

    use Vonage\Numbers\Filter\AvailableNumbers;
use Vonage\Entity\IterableAPICollection;

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    Add the following to search-available.php:

    $basic = new \Vonage\Client\Credentials\Basic(VONAGE_API_KEY, VONAGE_API_SECRET);
$client = new \Vonage\Client($basic);

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    Write the code

    Add the following to search-available.php:

    /** @var IterableAPICollection $response */
$filter = new AvailableNumbers([
    "pattern" => (string) NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA,
    "search_pattern" => (int) NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN,
    "type" => VONAGE_NUMBER_TYPE,
    "features" => VONAGE_NUMBER_FEATURES,
]);
$response = $client->numbers()->searchAvailable(COUNTRY_CODE, $filter);

echo "There are " . count($response) . " matching numbers available for purchase:\n";

foreach ($response as $number) {
    echo "Tel: " . $number->getMsisdn() . " Cost: " . $number->getCost() . "\n";
}

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    Run your code

    Save this file to your machine and run it: 

    php search-available.php

    Prerequisites

    pip install vonage

    Create a file named search.py and add the following code:

    import vonage

client = vonage.Client(key=VONAGE_API_KEY, secret=VONAGE_API_SECRET)

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    Write the code

    Add the following to search.py:

    responseData = client.get_available_numbers(
    COUNTRY_CODE,
    {
        "pattern": NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA,
        "search_pattern": NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN,
        "type": VONAGE_NUMBER_TYPE,
        "features": VONAGE_NUMBER_FEATURES,
    },
)

print(
    f'Here are {len(responseData["numbers"])} of the {responseData["count"]} matching numbers available for purchase:'
)

for number in responseData["numbers"]:
    print(f'Tel: {number["msisdn"]} Cost: {number["cost"]}')

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    Run your code

    Save this file to your machine and run it: 

    python search.py

    Prerequisites

    gem install vonage

    Create a file named search.rb and add the following code:

    client = Vonage::Client.new(
  api_key: VONAGE_API_KEY,
  api_secret: VONAGE_API_SECRET
)

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    Write the code

    Add the following to search.rb:

    begin
  response = client.numbers.search(
    country: COUNTRY_CODE,
    msisdn: VONAGE_NUMBER,
    type: VONAGE_NUMBER_TYPE,
    features: VONAGE_NUMBER_FEATURES,
    pattern: NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA,
    search_pattern: NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN
  )

  puts "Your search returned #{response.numbers.length} of the #{response.count} matching numbers available for purchase:"

  response.numbers.each do |number|
    puts "Tel: #{number.msisdn} Cost: #{number.cost}"
  end
rescue
  puts "Error searching numbers"
end

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    Run your code

    Save this file to your machine and run it: 

    ruby search.rb

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