Phone Number Formatter API

This API converts local phone numbers to international format, returning the number and destination in a standardized format for global compatibility.

About the API:  

The API designed to convert local phone numbers into international format plays a crucial role in standardizing phone data for global communication. In a world where seamless connectivity across borders is increasingly important, this API provides a reliable method for transforming phone numbers into a universally recognized format, facilitating ease of use and accuracy in international dialing.

In essence, the API addresses the need to convert phone numbers from their local representation to an internationally accepted format. This conversion is essential because local formats can vary significantly from country to country, and the use of these numbers in their original form can lead to errors, confusion or misdialing when communicating across borders. By standardizing these numbers, the API ensures that users can make calls, send messages or process telecommunications data consistently and accurately, regardless of their geographic location.

When a user enters a phone number along with the country of origin, the API processes this data to produce the number in international format. This format typically includes a plus sign followed by the country code and then the local number. The result is a phone number that complies with international dialing standards, making it easier for users, systems and applications to accurately manage telecommunications data.

The API works by first identifying the country code corresponding to the given country of origin. It then formats the local phone number according to international conventions. This process involves adding the country prefix to the beginning of the local number, which ensures that the number is formatted correctly for international use. This transformation is vital for applications that require consistent and accurate phone number data in different countries, as it eliminates discrepancies and variations in number formats.

In addition, the API provides a simplified method for integrating phone number conversion functionality into various systems and applications. By offering a simple way to convert local numbers to international formats, the API supports a variety of applications, from customer care platforms to global communication tools. It ensures that phone numbers are formatted correctly for use in international dialing, which is essential for maintaining the accuracy and reliability of communication systems.

In summary, the Phone Number Formatter API plays a key role in facilitating global communication by standardizing phone numbers. It ensures that numbers are formatted correctly for international use, which is essential for accurate and reliable telecommunications. By transforming local numbers into a consistent and universally recognized format, the API facilitates cross-border connectivity and communication. Its functionality helps users, systems and applications to handle phone number data more accurately, ultimately contributing to more effective and efficient international communication.

 

What this API receives and what your API provides (input/output)?

It will receive a parameter and provide you with a JSON.

 

What are the most common uses cases of this API?

  1. Customer Support Systems: Ensures that support tickets and customer queries from different countries are processed with correctly formatted phone numbers, facilitating effective communication and follow-up.

    Travel and Booking Platforms: Standardizes phone numbers for users booking travel or accommodations internationally, ensuring that booking confirmations and customer communications are accurate and reliable.

    E-commerce Websites: Converts phone numbers during user registration or checkout processes to ensure that order confirmations and customer service communications are correctly directed.

    Global Marketing Campaigns: Formats phone numbers for international marketing lists, enabling accurate delivery of promotional messages and ensuring that marketing campaigns reach the correct recipients.

    CRM Systems: Integrates with Customer Relationship Management systems to standardize phone numbers from global clients, enhancing data accuracy and improving customer interactions.

 

Are there any limitations to your plans?

  • Besides the number of API calls, there is no other limitation.

API Documentation

Endpoints


To use this endpoint you must indicate the origin number and country in the parameter. Example (Colombia, 3107705608).



                                                                            
GET https://zylalabs.com/api/4780/phone+number+formatter+api/5938/convert+to+international+format
                                                                            
                                                                        

Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
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Convert to international format - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/4780/phone+number+formatter+api/5938/convert+to+international+format&q=Required' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 

    

API Access Key & Authentication

After signing up, every developer is assigned a personal API access key, a unique combination of letters and digits provided to access to our API endpoint. To authenticate with the Phone Number Formatter API REST API, simply include your bearer token in the Authorization header.
Headers
Header Description
Authorization [Required] Should be Bearer access_key. See "Your API Access Key" above when you are subscribed.

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To use this API, users must indicate an origin number and the name of a country.

The API converts local phone numbers to international format. Given a source country and a destination number.

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The response includes the number with the prefix 00, the corresponding country code and the local number provided. For example, for the country code "57" and the number "3107705608", the API will return "0057 3107705608".

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