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Validate Global Phone Numbers Improve Contact Rates and Privacy Compliance

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Real-time API provides advanced phone intelligence
Including line type, date ported, and location information
Helps prevent fraud and support TCPA compliance

Domestic (USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico)
Returns the phone number carrier including name, city, state, time zone, line type, latitude, longitude, SMS and MMS address information associated with that carrier. Includes information about ported status; plus ported and original carrier information and the Local Access & Transport Area (LATA) information, which is the 3-digit code designating carrier boundary information. Identifies Portable VoIP and Prepay Phones. Service Objects’ proprietary database contains more than 4,000 telecom carriers from the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

(For reverse phone lookup please visit DOTS GeoPhone Plus 2.)

International
Validates and formats phone numbers for National and International E.164 phone direct dialing, including the International call prefix. The service also returns line type (e.g. mobile, VoIP, pager, etc), country code (ISO2, ISO3 and full country name), SMS/MMS address, time zone and geocoding information, where available.

We also detect the location and line type to ensure full compliance with the FCC’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

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Sub-Second Response Times for Phone Exchange
Real-Time
Sub-second response times
Global coverage - Over 250 countries
Global
Over 250 Countries Covered
Supports TCPA & privacy rules
Compliance
Supports TCPA & privacy rules
ARESTful API available for Phone Exchange service
API
Enterprise-grade API

How Phone Exchange Works

Please select either US/Canada or International and provide phone and country to see phone exchange information.

Input Provided
CHOOSE FROM OUR SAMPLE PHONE NUMBERS
OR ENTER A PHONE NUMBER OF YOUR OWN
* required field
CHOOSE FROM OUR SAMPLE PHONE NUMBERS
OR ENTER A PHONE NUMBER OF YOUR OWN
* required field
Request URL

https://trial.serviceobjects.com/PE2/api.svc/ExchangeInfo/805-963-1700/[YourKey]?format=json

http://trial.serviceobjects.com/PE2/api.svc/GetExchangeInfo?PhoneNumber=805-963-1700&LicenseKey=[YourKey]

Request URL

https://trial.serviceobjects.com/PE2/api.svc/InternationalExchangeInfo/20237472000/Egypt/[YourKey]?format=json

http://trial.serviceobjects.com/PE2/api.svc/GetInternationalExchangeInfo?PhoneNumber=20237472000&Country=Egypt&LicenseKey=[YourKey]

Real-Time API Responses

See below for the full response from our Phone Exchange service.

Service Result CORRECTED       APPENDED
Phone Number8059631700
NameNeutral Tandem - Ca
CitySan Luis Obispo
StateCalifornia
CountryUs
Line TypeLandline
Time ZonePst
Latitude35.2579
Longitude-120.665
SMS Address
MMS Address
Original Name
Original Line TypeLandline
Ported Date2017-06-25
LATA740
Note Codes3, 4
Note DescriptionsIsported,
islandline
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Response
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ExchangeInfoResponse xmlns="http://www.serviceobjects.com" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <ExchangeInfoResults>
    <ExchangeInfo>
      <PhoneNumber>8059631700</PhoneNumber>
      <Name>NEUTRAL TANDEM - CA</Name>
      <City>SAN LUIS OBISPO</City>
      <State>CALIFORNIA</State>
      <Country>US</Country>
      <LineType>LANDLINE</LineType>
      <TimeZone>PST</TimeZone>
      <Latitude>35.2579</Latitude>
      <Longitude>-120.665</Longitude>
      <SMSAddress/>
      <MMSAddress/>
      <PortedInfo>
        <OriginalName>FRONTIER CALIFORNIA INC.</OriginalName>
        <OriginalLineType>LANDLINE</OriginalLineType>
        <PortedDate>2017-06-25</PortedDate>
        <LATA>740</LATA>
      </PortedInfo>
      <NoteCodes>3,4</NoteCodes>
      <NoteDescriptions>IsPorted,IsLandline</NoteDescriptions>
    </ExchangeInfo>
  </ExchangeInfoResults>
</ExchangeInfoResponse>
{
    "ExchangeInfoResults": [
        {
            "PhoneNumber": "8059631700",
            "Name": "NEUTRAL TANDEM - CA",
            "City": "SAN LUIS OBISPO",
            "State": "CALIFORNIA",
            "Country": "US",
            "LineType": "LANDLINE",
            "TimeZone": "PST",
            "Latitude": "35.2579",
            "Longitude": "-120.665",
            "SMSAddress": "",
            "MMSAddress": "",
            "PortedInfo": {
                "OriginalName": "FRONTIER CALIFORNIA INC.",
                "OriginalLineType": "LANDLINE",
                "PortedDate": "2017-06-25",
                "LATA": "740"
            },
            "NoteCodes": "3,4",
            "NoteDescriptions": "IsPorted,IsLandline"
        }
    ]
}

Features and Benefits

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Support Engineers
  • Database contains information on over 1.7 million working phone exchange blocks from 4,000 US and Canadian telecom providers
  • Formats International numbers to National, International and E.164 formats for direct dialing
  • Removes extraneous characters commonly found within telephone numbers
  • Returns detailed service provider information (carrier, city, state, line type, latitude and longitude)
  • Response time as fast as 300 milliseconds
  • Returns correct country in ISO2, ISO3 and Full Country Name formats for International Numbers
  • Appends time zone and longitude/latitude (Phone Geocoding)
  • SMS / MMS address append on Wireless numbers
  • LATA 3-digit code for carrier boundary information
  • Provides domestic phone number portability information including ported date, originating carrier and line type
  • Appends line type data, distinguishing between landline, wireless numbers, or VoIP
  • Identifies portable VoIP carriers such as Google Voice
  • Daily Updates
  • Real-time API or batch service available

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