Validate a mobile phone number

Mandatory Parameters

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Name	Description
api_key or javascript_key	Use your API key if invoking server-side. If invoking from the browser via JavaScript, generate a JavaScript key using the javascript_key method.
telephone_number	Enter a UK mobile number

Optional Parameters

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Name	Description
client	You can optionally include an identifier for your final client or user. This is logged in your usage log and you will be able to view your usage statistics by client.
output	Set to json for a JSON response; the default response is XML. Not applicable to the SOAP API.
callback	When using JSON, specify a JSONP wrapper in which the JSON response is to be wrapped.

Returned Values

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The XML response is contained within a <validate_mobile_phone_number_res> element.

Name	Description
status	Returns ok if the operation has succeeded, or error if an error has occurred; Returns the error_code for error details.
error_code	Returns the error code when the status is error. See below for error codes.
t2a_version_number	The current API version number.
credit_used	The number of credits used in order to execute the request.
mode	Returns normal or test when executed in the free test mode.
network	The name of the current mobile network.
network_original	The original network name.
telephone_number	The number, formatted.
mnc	The Mobile Network Code (MNC); a code describing the current network provider.
mcc	The Mobile Country Code (MCC). This is NOT determined by the current location of the handset, but by the network provider’s country.
country_name	The verbose name which matches the Mobile Country Code (MCC). This is NOT determined by the current location of the handset, but by the network provider’s country.
on	true if the number is believed to be in use.
dead	true if the number is known to have ceased.

Error Codes

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Name	Description
invalid_telephone_number	The telephone number is invalid
missing_telephone_number	Missing the telephone number

Also see the common error codes.

Free Test Mode

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When operating in the free test mode errors are returned if mandatory parameters are missing, or it returns a dummy data response, in an identical format to a real response.

Note that the mode is returned as test when the method is operating in the free test mode.

Example XML Response

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
	<validate_mobile_phone_number_res>
		<mode>normal</mode>
		<status>ok</status>
		<credit_used>0</credit_used>
		<chargeable>false</chargeable>
		<t2a_version_number>1.0.0</t2a_version_number>
		<telephone_number>(07778) 000000</telephone_number>
		<network>UK - VODAFONE</network>
		<network_original>Vodafone Uk Ltd</network_original>
		<mnc>15</mnc>
		<mcc>234</mcc>
		<on>true</on>
		<dead>false</dead>
	</validate_mobile_phone_number_res>