Number Insight Standard

The Number Insight Standard API provides all the information from the Number Insight Basic API together with the following additional data:

  • The line type (mobile/landline/virtual number/premium/toll-free)
  • The Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC)
  • The name of the caller (USA only)

Use this information to determine the best type of communication for a number (SMS or voice) and block virtual numbers.

Before attempting to run the code examples, replace the variable placeholders:

KeyDescription
VONAGE_API_KEY

Your Vonage API key (see it on your dashboard).

VONAGE_API_SECRET

Your Vonage API secret (also available on your dashboard).

INSIGHT_NUMBER

The number you want to retrieve insight information for.

Write the code

Add the following to ni-standard.sh:

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Run your code

Save this file to your machine and run it:

sh ni-standard.sh

The response from the API contains the following data:

For a description of each returned field and to see all possible values, see the Number Insights API documentation