Retrieve a number

GET /v1/numbers/{id}

One of your active numbers, with sender: how it stands with the carriers.

Send your API key as a bearer token: Authorization: Bearer ssms_sk_.... Test keys run this endpoint against the sandbox; see Authentication for key modes and scopes.

Path parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	Yes	The E.164 number

Responses

Status	Meaning	Body
200	The number	`Number`
401	Missing, malformed, or revoked API key	`Error`
402	Billable live calls only: the prepaid credit balance cannot cover the call (insufficient_credits); nothing was done or charged	`Error`
404	Not found	`Error`
429	Rate limit or quota exceeded	`Error`

200: `Number` fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Example: `+15005550132`.
`object`	`number`
`phone_number`	string
`status`	`active`, `released`
`mode`	`test`, `live`
`created_at`	string (date-time)
`customer_id`	string	The customer this number is assigned to Nullable.
`label`	string	Nullable.
`tags`	array of string
`pools`	array of string	Pool ids
`sender`	object	How the number stands with the carriers. null on sandbox numbers and on numbers that need no registration (toll-free, Canadian). Only an active number can text anyone; in every other state it can text only your verified numbers. Nullable.
`sender.state`	`test_only`, `pending`, `active`, `action_needed`	test_only: no registration submitted. pending: a registration is in review, or approved and being linked. active: linked to an approved registration. action_needed: see reason.
`sender.registration_id`	string	The registration it is (being) linked to Nullable.
`sender.reason`	string	What to do, in plain words, when state is action_needed Nullable.
`sender.updated_at`	string (date-time)

Errors

Status	When
401	Missing, malformed, or revoked API key
402	Billable live calls only: the prepaid credit balance cannot cover the call (insufficient_credits); nothing was done or charged
404	Not found
429	Rate limit or quota exceeded

Every error has the same JSON shape, and request_id matches the X-Request-Id response header. Errors lists every code and what to do about it.

json

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "What went wrong, in plain words.",
    "param": "the_field",
    "request_id": "req_a1B2c3D4e5F6g7H8"
  }
}

Examples

curl

bash

curl -X GET "https://api.joinsimplesms.com/v1/numbers/+15005550132" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIMPLESMS_API_KEY"

Node.js

The Node.js SDK does not wrap this endpoint yet; call it with fetch.

javascript

const res = await fetch('https://api.joinsimplesms.com/v1/numbers/+15005550132', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SIMPLESMS_API_KEY}`,
  },
});

if (!res.ok) throw new Error((await res.json()).error.message);
const data = await res.json();

Python

The Python SDK does not wrap this endpoint yet; call it over HTTP.

python

import json, os, urllib.request

req = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.joinsimplesms.com/v1/numbers/+15005550132",
    method="GET",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SIMPLESMS_API_KEY']}",
    },
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as res:
    data = json.load(res)