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Numverify

Verified Jul 2026

Numverify (an APILayer product) validates phone numbers against international numbering-plan rules and returns carrier, line type, and location data for 232 countries. Its documented base endpoint, apilayer.net/api/validate, answered a live GET with a 200 JSON body carrying access-control-allow-origin: * — resolving the stored "unknown" cors to "yes" — and rejected the request with an invalid_access_key error, confirming auth "API Key"; the same endpoint also answers on https://, confirming the stored https true even though the docs quote the base URL as plain http://. Its pricing page offers a free-forever plan (100 requests/month) alongside paid Basic/Professional/Enterprise tiers — freemium.

phone-validationcarrier-lookupapilayerline-typefreemium
Visit numverify.com ↗Read the docs ↗More Phone
AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.
PricingFreemiumA usable free tier exists, with paid plans for more volume.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score75out of 100
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing17/20Freemium tier available
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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Auth quickstart

  1. Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
  2. Send it on every request as a headerAuthorization: <key>
  3. The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored

Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.

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