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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:

Name	Description
`NEXMO_API_KEY`	Your Nexmo API key
`NEXMO_API_SECRET`	Your Nexmo API secret
`COUNTRY_CODE`	The two digit country code for the number you want to cancel. For example: `GB` for the United Kingdom.
`NEXMO_NUMBER_TYPE`	The type of number: `landline`, `mobile-lvn` or `landline-toll-free`
`NEXMO_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

Write the code

Add the following to search-numbers.sh:

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curl "https://rest.nexmo.com/number/search?api_key=$NEXMO_API_KEY&api_secret=$NEXMO_API_SECRET&country=$COUNTRY_CODE&type=$NEXMO_NUMBER_TYPE&features=$NEXMO_NUMBER_FEATURES&pattern=$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

Install dependencies

npm install nexmo

Initialize your dependencies

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

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const nexmo = new Nexmo(
  {
    apiKey: NEXMO_API_KEY,
    apiSecret: NEXMO_API_SECRET
  },
  {
    debug: true
  }
)

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Write the code

Add the following to search.js:

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nexmo.number.search(
  COUNTRY_CODE,
  {
    type: NEXMO_NUMBER_TYPE,
    pattern: NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA,
    search_pattern: NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN,
    features: NEXMO_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

Install dependencies

Add the following to build.gradle:

compile 'com.nexmo:client:5.1.0'

Initialize your dependencies

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

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NexmoClient client = NexmoClient.builder()
        .apiKey(NEXMO_API_KEY)
        .apiSecret(NEXMO_API_SECRET)
        .build();

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Write the code

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

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NumbersClient numbersClient = client.getNumbersClient();

SearchNumbersFilter filter = new SearchNumbersFilter(COUNTRY_CODE);
filter.setFeatures(NEXMO_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.nexmo.quickstart.numbers with the package containing SearchNumbers:

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

Prerequisites

Install dependencies

Install-Package Nexmo.Csharp.Client

Initialize your dependencies

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

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const string API_KEY = "NEXMO_API_KEY";
const string API_SECRET = "NEXMO_API_SECRET";

var client = new Client(creds: new Nexmo.Api.Request.Credentials(
    nexmoApiKey: API_KEY, nexmoApiSecret: API_SECRET));

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Write the code

Add the following to NumbersController.cs:

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var availableNumbers = Client.Number.Search(new Number.SearchRequest
{
    country = COUNTRY_CODE
});

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Prerequisites

Install dependencies

composer require nexmo/client

Initialize your dependencies

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

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$basic = new \Nexmo\Client\Credentials\Basic(NEXMO_API_KEY, NEXMO_API_SECRET);
$client = new \Nexmo\Client($basic);

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Write the code

Add the following to search-available.php:

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$response = $client->numbers()->searchAvailable(
    COUNTRY_CODE,
    [
        "pattern" => NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA,
        "search_pattern" => NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN,
        "type" => NEXMO_NUMBER_TYPE,
        "features" => NEXMO_NUMBER_FEATURES,
    ]
);

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

Install dependencies

pip install nexmo

Initialize your dependencies

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

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import nexmo

client = nexmo.Client(key=NEXMO_API_KEY, secret=NEXMO_API_SECRET)

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Write the code

Add the following to search.py:

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responseData = client.get_available_numbers(
    COUNTRY_CODE,
    {
        "pattern": NUMBER_SEARCH_CRITERIA,
        "search_pattern": NUMBER_SEARCH_PATTERN,
        "type": NEXMO_NUMBER_TYPE,
        "features": NEXMO_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

Install dependencies

gem install nexmo

Initialize your dependencies

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

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client = Nexmo::Client.new(
  api_key: NEXMO_API_KEY,
  api_secret: NEXMO_API_SECRET
)

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Write the code

Add the following to search.rb:

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begin
  response = client.numbers.search(
    country: COUNTRY_CODE,
    msisdn: NEXMO_NUMBER,
    type: NEXMO_NUMBER_TYPE,
    features: NEXMO_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

Search Available Numbers

Write the code

Run your code

Prerequisites

Install dependencies

Initialize your dependencies

Write the code

Run your code

Prerequisites

Install dependencies

Initialize your dependencies

Write the code

Run your code

Prerequisites

Install dependencies

Initialize your dependencies

Write the code

Prerequisites

Install dependencies

Initialize your dependencies

Write the code

Run your code

Prerequisites

Install dependencies

Initialize your dependencies

Write the code

Run your code

Prerequisites

Install dependencies

Initialize your dependencies

Write the code

Run your code

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