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MessageBird

Check whether a number is reachable

BetaChanges data

Asks the mobile network whether a phone is switched on right now.

Settings

SettingWhat it is
ConnectionRequiredThe MessageBird connection the step signs in with.
Phone numberRequiredIn international format (+31612345678). The network answers a moment later — read it with Get reachability result after a Delay.
Your referenceA label MessageBird echoes back with the answer.
Technical details
KeyValue
connectiontexta connection id from `requires.connections` (provider `messagebird`)
phoneNumbertextits `{{ }}` must give a string
referencetextits `{{ }}` must give a string

Output

FieldType
hlrThe query MessageBird startedobject
hlrIdQuery idstring
statusStatus right after asking (usually sent)string
Sample output, and the expression for each field
  • hlr
    • id"hlr-1"
    • status"sent"
  • hlrId"hlr-1"
  • status"sent"

Errors

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MessageBird errors

17 codes

Common errors

93 codes

Example step

The step as a flow file holds it. Replace each value in <…>.

{
  "config": {
    "connection": "<connection id>",
    "phoneNumber": "<phone number>",
    "reference": ""
  },
  "label": "Check whether a number is reachable",
  "type": "messagebird.requestHlr",
  "version": 1
}