Look up a phone number with Python

Read a phone number’s base information and two optional properties, checking each property’s status before using its value.

1. Prepare the workspace

Create a Bird API key with the Lookup scope and use a number you control in international format. Review Lookup pricing: the base lookup is billed, and requested optional properties are billed when delivered. This is a live lookup rather than a free sandbox request.

2. Install and configure

Use Python 3.10 or later. In a new project directory:

Exemple de code

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install messagebird-sdk
export BIRD_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
export BIRD_TEST_PHONE="YOUR_PHONE_NUMBER"

Replace the environment values with your own workspace credentials and test destination. The SDK selects the API region from the key. Run this example on your server or development machine.

3. Run the example

Save as lookup.py:

Exemple de code

import os

from bird import Bird

with Bird(api_key=os.environ["BIRD_API_KEY"]) as client:
    number = client.lookup.phone_number(
        phone_number=os.environ["BIRD_TEST_PHONE"], type=["porting", "score"]
    )
    print(number.country_code, number.line_type)
    if number.score is not None and number.score.status == "ok":
        print("Credibility:", number.score.value)
    if number.porting is not None and number.porting.status == "ok":
        print("Ported:", number.porting.ported)

Exemple de code

python lookup.py

4. Inspect the outcome

The script prints the country and line type, then prints an optional property only when its status is ok. Missing output for a requested property means this example did not receive an answered value; it does not mean false or zero.

Use the phone-number guide to interpret each field. Number information does not prove possession; use Verify when the customer must demonstrate control of the destination.

Next steps

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