Request an internal phone number | Close | Developer API Documentation

curl -X POST https://api.close.com/api/v1/phone_number/request/internal/ \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -u "<CLOSE_API_KEY>:" \
     -d '{
  "country": "US",
  "sharing": "personal",
  "prefix": "650"
}'

{
  "country": "US",
  "date_created": "2021-03-17T11:45:56.651057",
  "date_updated": "2021-03-17T11:45:56.651057",
  "forward_to_enabled": false,
  "id": "phon_MiLNdBqo8utNOf1U78RaZgQB1Iq6rRGftiDW5C8B9uL",
  "is_group_number": false,
  "is_premium": false,
  "is_verified": true,
  "mms_enabled": true,
  "number": "+16503335555",
  "number_formatted": "+1 650-333-5555",
  "organization_id": "orga_RbREgmiiwcr1w2b4cOnCMQaQPSIFxMqAD2Dh243uxcH",
  "press_1_to_accept": false,
  "sms_enabled": true,
  "supports_mms_to_countries": [
    "CA",
    "US"
  ],
  "supports_sms_to_countries": [
    "CA",
    "PR",
    "US"
  ],
  "type": "internal",
  "user_id": "user_N6KhMpzHRCYQHdn4gRNIFNN5JExnsrprKA6ekxM63XA"
}

Renting a phone number incurs a cost. You need the “Manage Group Phone Numbers” permission to rent group numbers.

If a number was rented, a 201 response is returned with the new number. If no number was rented (4xx response code), the response contains a status field which may contain one of the values below. New statuses may be added in the future.

has-voice-only: This country/prefix combination only has non-SMS-capable numbers. You can attempt renting the number by passing with_sms as false.
needs-more-info: More information (such as proof of address) is needed to rent this number. This number can only be rented by contacting Close support.
billing-error: An error related to billing has occurred. For example, the telephony budget has been reached, or there are not enough funds and recharging failed.
error: An error has occurred while renting this number. A human-readable message is returned in the error field.

Renting a phone number incurs a cost. You need the "Manage Group Phone Numbers" permission to rent group numbers. If a number was rented, a 201 response is returned with the new number. If no number was rented (4xx response code), the response contains a `status` field which may contain one of the values below. New statuses may be added in the future. * `has-voice-only`: This country/prefix combination only has non-SMS-capable numbers. You can attempt renting the number by passing `with_sms` as `false`. * `needs-more-info`: More information (such as proof of address) is needed to rent this number. This number can only be rented by contacting Close support. * `billing-error`: An error related to billing has occurred. For example, the telephony budget has been reached, or there are not enough funds and recharging failed. * `error`: An error has occurred while renting this number. A human-readable message is returned in the `error` field.

Authentication

AuthorizationBasic

Basic authentication of the form Basic <base64(username:)>.

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.

countrystringRequired

A two letter ISO country code (e.g. US for United States).

bundle_idstring or nullOptional

carrier_typeenum or nullOptional

Allowed values:

prefixstringOptional<=5 charactersDefaults to

A string with the phone number prefix or area code, not including the country code.

with_mmsboolean or nullOptional

By default, MMS-capable numbers are rented if Close supports MMS for the given country. Renting an MMS-capable number can be forced by setting this flag to true. If set to false, certain prefixes that don’t support MMS can be rented in countries where Close supports MMS. In most scenarios, this flag should not be passed. When you request an MMS number, you must set with_sms to true as well.

By default, MMS-capable numbers are rented if Close supports MMS for the given country. Renting an MMS-capable number can be forced by setting this flag to `true`. If set to `false`, certain prefixes that don't support MMS can be rented in countries where Close supports MMS. In most scenarios, this flag should not be passed. When you request an MMS number, you must set `with_sms` to `true` as well.

with_smsboolean or nullOptional

By default, SMS-capable numbers are rented if Close supports SMS for the given country. Renting an SMS-capable number can be forced by setting this flag to true. If set to false, certain prefixes that don’t support SMS can be rented in countries where Close supports SMS. In most scenarios, this flag should not be passed unless a has-voice-only error status is received.

By default, SMS-capable numbers are rented if Close supports SMS for the given country. Renting an SMS-capable number can be forced by setting this flag to `true`. If set to `false`, certain prefixes that don't support SMS can be rented in countries where Close supports SMS. In most scenarios, this flag should not be passed unless a `has-voice-only` error status is received.

Response

Successful response

Errors

400

Bad Request Error

401

Unauthorized Error

404

Not Found Error

Renting a phone number incurs a cost. You need the “Manage Group Phone Numbers” permission to rent group numbers.

has-voice-only: This country/prefix combination only has non-SMS-capable numbers. You can attempt renting the number by passing with_sms as false.
needs-more-info: More information (such as proof of address) is needed to rent this number. This number can only be rented by contacting Close support.
billing-error: An error related to billing has occurred. For example, the telephony budget has been reached, or there are not enough funds and recharging failed.
error: An error has occurred while renting this number. A human-readable message is returned in the error field.