# Validate and format a phone number

Phone number → validity, local/international/E.164/RFC3966 formats, country, line type, carrier, region and timezones

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Tool id | `tomba.people-phone-verify` |
| Platform | [Phone finder](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/phone-finder.md) |
| Capability | [Verify an email](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/phone-finder/email-verify.md) |
| Price | $0.02156 per call |
| Health | OK |
| p50 latency | 205 ms |
| Success (7 days) | 100% |
| Runs (30 days) | 5 |
| Idempotent | yes |
| Data class | personal |

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `phone` | string | yes | the number to validate; URL-encode a leading + as %2B |
| `country_code` | string | no | ISO-2 country to interpret a national-format number against, e.g. US |

## Call it

```bash
curl -sS https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/tomba.people-phone-verify/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input":{"phone":"<phone>"}}'
```

```python
import os, requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/tomba.people-phone-verify/run",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['ORCAROUTER_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"input":{"phone":"<phone>"}},
)
print(resp.json())
```

## FAQ

### How much does Validate and format a phone number cost?

Validate and format a phone number costs $0.02156 per call: 1,000 calls cost $21.56.

### What does a $10 budget buy with Validate and format a phone number?

About 463 calls at $0.02156 per call.

### How fast is Validate and format a phone number?

Its median response time over recent runs is 205 ms.

### How reliable is Validate and format a phone number?

100% of its runs succeeded over the last 7 days.

### What inputs does Validate and format a phone number need?

Required inputs: phone.

### How do I call Validate and format a phone number?

Send POST /v1/tools/{id}/run with your OrcaRouter API key and a JSON body {"input": {…}}, where {id} is the tool id POST /v1/tools/discover returns for it.

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Markdown version of https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/phone-finder/email-verify/people-phone-verify