MessageBirdLook up phone number
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Validates a phone number and gives its country, type and formats.
Settings
| Setting | What it is |
|---|---|
| ConnectionRequired | The MessageBird connection the step signs in with. |
| Phone numberRequired | In international format (+31612345678). A national number works too when you fill in the country below. |
| Country | The two-letter country of a national number, e.g. NL. Leave it empty for an international number. |
| Fail on an invalid number | Off, an unusable number answers valid = false so the flow can branch. On, the run stops there. |
Technical details
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
connection | texta connection id from `requires.connections` (provider `messagebird`) |
phoneNumber | textits `{{ }}` must give a string |
countryCode | text |
failIfInvalid | true/false, by default false |
Output
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
lookupEverything MessageBird knows about the number | object |
validWhether MessageBird could read the number | boolean |
typeKind of line (mobile, fixed line, voip) | string |
formatsThe number written four ways | object |
countryCodeCountry the number belongs to | string |
Sample output, and the expression for each field
- countryCode"NL"
- formats
- e164"+31612345678"
- lookup
- countryCode"NL"
- type"mobile"
- type"mobile"
- validtrue
Errors
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Example step
The step as a flow file holds it. Replace each value in <…>.
{
"config": {
"connection": "<connection id>",
"countryCode": "",
"failIfInvalid": false,
"phoneNumber": "<phone number>"
},
"label": "Look up phone number",
"type": "messagebird.lookupNumber",
"version": 1
}