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AvailablePhoneNumber TollFree resource


The AvailablePhoneNumberTollFree resource lets you search for toll-free phone numbers that are available for you to purchase. You can search for phone numbers that match a pattern, are in a certain country, are in certain area code (NPA) or exchange (NXX) or are in a specific geography.

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Once you've found an available number you want to purchase, make an HTTP POST request to the IncomingPhoneNumbers list resource passing the number as the 'PhoneNumber' parameter.

We work hard to keep a wide variety of numbers in stock at all times. See our pricing pages(link takes you to an external page) for country availability.


AvailablePhoneNumberTollFree Properties

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Resource properties
friendly_nametype: string<PHONE NUMBER>
Not PII

A formatted version of the phone number.


phone_numbertype: string<PHONE NUMBER>

The phone number in E.164(link takes you to an external page) format, which consists of a + followed by the country code and subscriber number.


latatype: string

The LATA(link takes you to an external page) of this phone number. Available for only phone numbers from the US and Canada.


localitytype: string

The locality or city of this phone number's location.


rate_centertype: string

The rate center(link takes you to an external page) of this phone number. Available for only phone numbers from the US and Canada.


latitudetype: number

The latitude of this phone number's location. Available for only phone numbers from the US and Canada.


longitudetype: number

The longitude of this phone number's location. Available for only phone numbers from the US and Canada.


regiontype: string

The two-letter state or province abbreviation of this phone number's location. Available for only phone numbers from the US and Canada.


postal_codetype: string

The postal or ZIP code of this phone number's location. Available for only phone numbers from the US and Canada.


iso_countrytype: string<ISO COUNTRY CODE>

address_requirementstype: string

The type of Address(link takes you to an external page) resource the phone number requires. Can be: none, any, local, or foreign. none means no address is required. any means an address is required, but it can be anywhere in the world. local means an address in the phone number's country is required. foreign means an address outside of the phone number's country is required.


betatype: boolean

Whether the phone number is new to the Twilio platform. Can be: true or false.


capabilitiestype: object<PHONE NUMBER CAPABILITIES>

The set of Boolean properties that indicate whether a phone number can receive calls or messages. Capabilities are: Voice, SMS, and MMS and each capability can be: true or false.


Read multiple AvailablePhoneNumberTollFree resources

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GET https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/AvailablePhoneNumbers/{CountryCode}/TollFree.json

Parameters

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URI parameters
AccountSidtype: SID<AC>
Path ParameterNot PII

The SID of the Account(link takes you to an external page) requesting the AvailablePhoneNumber resources.


CountryCodetype: string<ISO COUNTRY CODE>
Path ParameterNot PII

The ISO-3166-1(link takes you to an external page) country code of the country from which to read phone numbers.


AreaCodetype: integer
Query ParameterNot PII

The area code of the phone numbers to read. Applies to only phone numbers in the US and Canada.


Containstype: string
Query ParameterNot PII

The pattern on which to match phone numbers. Valid characters are *, 0-9, a-z, and A-Z. The * character matches any single digit. For examples, see Example 2(link takes you to an external page) and Example 3(link takes you to an external page). If specified, this value must have at least two characters.


SmsEnabledtype: boolean
Query ParameterNot PII

Whether the phone numbers can receive text messages. Can be: true or false.


MmsEnabledtype: boolean
Query ParameterNot PII

Whether the phone numbers can receive MMS messages. Can be: true or false.


VoiceEnabledtype: boolean
Query ParameterNot PII

Whether the phone numbers can receive calls. Can be: true or false.


ExcludeAllAddressRequiredtype: boolean
Query ParameterNot PII

Whether to exclude phone numbers that require an Address(link takes you to an external page). Can be: true or false and the default is false.


ExcludeLocalAddressRequiredtype: boolean
Query ParameterNot PII

Whether to exclude phone numbers that require a local Address(link takes you to an external page). Can be: true or false and the default is false.


ExcludeForeignAddressRequiredtype: boolean
Query ParameterNot PII

Whether to exclude phone numbers that require a foreign Address(link takes you to an external page). Can be: true or false and the default is false.


Betatype: boolean
Query ParameterNot PII

Whether to read phone numbers that are new to the Twilio platform. Can be: true or false and the default is true.


NearNumbertype: string<PHONE NUMBER>
Query ParameterNot PII

Given a phone number, find a geographically close number within distance miles. Distance defaults to 25 miles. Applies to only phone numbers in the US and Canada.


NearLatLongtype: string
Query ParameterNot PII

Given a latitude/longitude pair lat,long find geographically close numbers within distance miles. Applies to only phone numbers in the US and Canada.


Distancetype: integer
Query ParameterNot PII

The search radius, in miles, for a near_ query. Can be up to 500 and the default is 25. Applies to only phone numbers in the US and Canada.


InPostalCodetype: string
Query ParameterNot PII

Limit results to a particular postal code. Given a phone number, search within the same postal code as that number. Applies to only phone numbers in the US and Canada.


InRegiontype: string
Query ParameterNot PII

Limit results to a particular region, state, or province. Given a phone number, search within the same region as that number. Applies to only phone numbers in the US and Canada.


InRateCentertype: string
Query ParameterNot PII

Limit results to a specific rate center, or given a phone number search within the same rate center as that number. Requires in_lata to be set as well. Applies to only phone numbers in the US and Canada.


InLatatype: string
Query ParameterNot PII

Limit results to a specific local access and transport area (LATA(link takes you to an external page)). Given a phone number, search within the same LATA(link takes you to an external page) as that number. Applies to only phone numbers in the US and Canada.


InLocalitytype: string
Query ParameterNot PII

Limit results to a particular locality or city. Given a phone number, search within the same Locality as that number.


FaxEnabledtype: boolean
Query ParameterNot PII

Whether the phone numbers can receive faxes. Can be: true or false.


PageSizetype: integer
Query ParameterNot PII

How many resources to return in each list page. The default is 50, and the maximum is 1000.


Pagetype: integer
Query ParameterNot PII

The page index. This value is simply for client state.


PageTokentype: string
Query ParameterNot PII

The page token. This is provided by the API.

Find any toll-free number

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.availablePhoneNumbers('US')
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.tollFree
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.list({limit: 20})
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.then(tollFree => tollFree.forEach(t => console.log(t.friendlyName)));

Output

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{
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"available_phone_numbers": [
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{
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"address_requirements": "none",
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"beta": false,
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"capabilities": {
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"mms": true,
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"sms": true,
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"voice": true
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},
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"friendly_name": "(800) 100-0052",
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"iso_country": "US",
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"lata": null,
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"latitude": null,
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"locality": null,
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"longitude": null,
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"phone_number": "+18001000052",
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"postal_code": null,
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"rate_center": null,
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"region": null
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}
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],
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/AvailablePhoneNumbers/US/TollFree.json"
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}

Find toll-free number by string

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Find toll-free phone numbers that start with 866, followed by any three digits, then the string EPIC.

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.availablePhoneNumbers('US')
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.tollFree
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.list({contains: '866***EPIC', limit: 20})
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.then(tollFree => tollFree.forEach(t => console.log(t.friendlyName)));

Output

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{
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"available_phone_numbers": [
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{
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"address_requirements": "none",
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"beta": false,
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"capabilities": {
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"mms": true,
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"sms": true,
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"voice": true
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},
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"friendly_name": "(800) 100-0052",
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"iso_country": "US",
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"lata": null,
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"latitude": null,
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"locality": null,
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"longitude": null,
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"phone_number": "+18001000052",
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"postal_code": null,
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"rate_center": null,
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"region": null
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}
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],
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/AvailablePhoneNumbers/US/TollFree.json"
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}

Find toll-free number by pattern

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Find toll-free phone numbers in the 800 area code that contain the pattern 'KYLO'

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.availablePhoneNumbers('US')
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.tollFree
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.list({areaCode: 800, contains: 'KYLO', limit: 20})
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.then(tollFree => tollFree.forEach(t => console.log(t.friendlyName)));

Output

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{
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"available_phone_numbers": [
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{
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"address_requirements": "none",
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"beta": false,
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"capabilities": {
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"mms": true,
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"sms": true,
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"voice": true
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},
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"friendly_name": "(800) 100-0052",
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"iso_country": "US",
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"lata": null,
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"latitude": null,
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"locality": null,
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"longitude": null,
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"phone_number": "+18001000052",
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"postal_code": null,
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"rate_center": null,
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"region": null
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}
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],
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"uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/AvailablePhoneNumbers/US/TollFree.json"
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}


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