Telecom/API v2

Get an exact prefix

GET/api/v2/telecom/numbering-ranges/{prefix}

Good to know. Offline format validation and Google prefixes. No subscriber identity, active-line check, current carrier or physical location.

Read the response

data: The requested results, as an object or an array.

meta: Dataset sources, license and dates. null means unknown or unavailable.

API v2 is the canonical path. Older /api/v1 paths remain compatibility aliases for the currently published behavior, including pagination; no removal date is scheduled.

Response fields 10

[] means each item in a list. null means unknown or unavailable, never zero. The guide language does not translate source values.

dataobject

Requested result: a single object or a list.

data.prefixstring

Leading digits of a national-format number, including the zero.

data.international_prefixstring

International form of the prefix, with +212 replacing the leading zero.

data.maskstring

Pattern: each X is one remaining digit, for example 06XXXXXXXX.

data.categorystring

Facility or prefix category; use the published values.

Accepted values: "carrier" "geographic"

data.original_operatorobject | null

Operator associated with the prefix in the source; may differ from the current operator.

data.original_operator.codestring

Operator identifier inside an operator object; national prefix inside a phone area.

data.original_operator.namestring

Resource name, grouped by language where applicable.

data.area_codestring | null

Associated geographic area prefix, or null.

data.more_specific_prefixesstring[]

Longer sub-prefixes providing a more specific match.

Data structure

{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "data",
    "meta"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "prefix",
        "international_prefix",
        "mask",
        "category",
        "original_operator",
        "area_code",
        "more_specific_prefixes"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "prefix": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 2,
          "maxLength": 6,
          "pattern": "^0[5-8][0-9]{0,4}$"
        },
        "international_prefix": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "mask": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^0[0-9]+X+$"
        },
        "category": {
          "enum": [
            "carrier",
            "geographic"
          ]
        },
        "original_operator": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "object",
              "additionalProperties": false,
              "required": [
                "code",
                "name"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "code": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "name": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "enum": [
                null
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "area_code": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "enum": [
                null
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "more_specific_prefixes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 2,
            "maxLength": 6,
            "pattern": "^0[5-8][0-9]{0,4}$"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "dataset",
        "total",
        "license",
        "retrieved_at",
        "transformation_version",
        "sources"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "dataset": {
          "enum": [
            "numbering-ranges"
          ]
        },
        "total": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "license": {
          "enum": [
            "Apache-2.0"
          ]
        },
        "retrieved_at": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date"
        },
        "transformation_version": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "sources": {
          "type": "array",
          "minItems": 1,
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "required": [
              "dataset",
              "producer",
              "source_url",
              "resource_url",
              "license",
              "source_updated_at"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "dataset": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "producer": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "source_url": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri"
              },
              "resource_url": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri"
              },
              "license": {
                "enum": [
                  "Apache-2.0"
                ]
              },
              "source_updated_at": {
                "anyOf": [
                  {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  {
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "enum": [
                      null
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Sources and pagination 13

metaobject

Result context: sources, dates, license and pagination where applicable.

meta.datasetstring

Name of the dataset for this result or source.

Accepted values: "numbering-ranges"

meta.totalinteger

Number of matching records before pagination; not the size of this page.

meta.licensestring

Reuse license. mixed means licenses differ: inspect each source.

Accepted values: "Apache-2.0"

meta.retrieved_atstring

Date the project retrieved the source file; not the observation date.

meta.transformation_versionstring

Version of the dataset conversion rules; separate from the API version.

meta.sourcesobject[]

Sources used for this result, with their publishers and licenses.

meta.sources[].datasetstring

Name of the dataset for this result or source.

meta.sources[].producerstring

Organization publishing the original data.

meta.sources[].source_urlstring

Source publication or dataset landing page.

meta.sources[].resource_urlstring

Link to the actual file or resource used.

meta.sources[].licensestring

Reuse license. mixed means licenses differ: inspect each source.

Accepted values: "Apache-2.0"

meta.sources[].source_updated_atstring | null

Last update reported by the source; not the retrieval date.

Errors

400: Invalid or missing parameter.
404: Resource not found.

Errors return error.code, error.message and error.request_id.

errorobject: Details of a failed request; replaces data and meta.
error.codestring: Stable error code, such as RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND; use it in application logic.
error.messagestring: Human-readable error explanation; use code for application logic.
error.request_idstring: Identifier for this request, useful when reporting a problem.

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