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Bulk WhatsApp number check for Indian customer lists (+91)
Check an Indian list for WhatsApp: turn 0, 91, 091 and Hindi-digit cells into +91, keep 6–9 mobiles, get a free estimate, and follow DPDP Act and TRAI rules.
16 min read
Articles tagged “E.164”
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Bulk WhatsApp number check for Nigerian customer lists (+234)
Check a Nigerian list for WhatsApp: turn 080, 081, 070, 090 and 091 numbers into +234, fix 00234 cells, get a free estimate, and follow NCC and NDPA rules.
15 min read
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Bulk WhatsApp number check for Philippine customer lists (+63)
Check a Philippine customer list for WhatsApp and Viber: turn 09XX into +63 9XX, keep the 08 mobile blocks, get a free estimate, follow the Data Privacy Act.
17 min read
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Bulk WhatsApp and Zalo number check for Vietnamese customer lists (+84)
Check a Vietnamese list for WhatsApp and Zalo: convert old 11-digit 01X numbers, turn 09X into +84 9X, get a free estimate and follow the 2026 data law.
17 min read
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Cambodian phone numbers: format, operator prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Cambodia phone number format: +855 and 8- or 9-digit mobiles, TRC prefixes for Cellcard, Smart, Metfone and Seatel, tested code, SIM rules and Telegram checks.
19 min read
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Kuwait phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and SMS rules
Kuwait phone number format: +965 plus 8 digits, mobiles on 41, 5, 6 and 9, tested code for library gaps, porting since 2013 and the new 2025 MNP rules.
21 min read
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Qatar phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and SMS rules
Qatar phone number format: +974 plus 8 digits, mobiles on 3, 5, 6 and 7, tested validation code, porting since 2013, sender rules and PDPPL consent.
21 min read
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Tanzania phone numbers: format, 06 and 07 prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Tanzania phone number format: +255 and 9-digit 06/07 mobiles, TCRA operator prefixes (Vodacom, Yas, Airtel, Halotel, TTCL), tested code, porting and SMS rules.
20 min read
Developers
Test phone numbers by country: fictional ranges for developers
Fictional phone number ranges that regulators reserve in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Germany and France, how libphonenumber treats them, and safe OTP tests.
11 min read
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Bulk WhatsApp number check for Bangladeshi customer lists (+880)
Check a Bangladeshi customer list for WhatsApp: turn 01X, +88 0 and Bengali-digit cells into +880, dedupe, get a free estimate, and follow the 2026 data law.
13 min read
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Bulk WhatsApp number check for Malaysian customer lists (+60)
Check a Malaysian customer list for WhatsApp: fix 01X, 011 and 60 formats to +60, dedupe, get a free estimate, and follow the PDPA 2010 and its 2024 amendments.
13 min read
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Bulk WhatsApp number check for Mexican customer lists (+52)
Check a Mexican customer list for WhatsApp: drop the old +52 1, set the country, dedupe, plan for the 2026 line registry, and follow the new 2025 LFPDPPP.
14 min read
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Bulk WhatsApp number check for Pakistani customer lists (+92)
Check a Pakistani customer list for WhatsApp: turn 03XX, 92 and 3XX cells into +92, drop dead 03 blocks, get a free estimate, and follow PTA and PECA rules.
14 min read
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Dutch phone number format: +31, 06 mobiles, validation and calling rules
Dutch phone number format: +31 plus 9 digits, 06 mobiles, 0970 M2M numbers, tested validation code, 1-day porting, opt-in sales calls and SMS consent.
19 min read
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Polish phone number format: +48, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Polish phone number format: +48 plus 9 digits, no trunk 0, 13 mobile prefixes, tested validation code, 1-day porting, anti-spoofing law and SMS consent.
19 min read
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Taiwan phone numbers: format, 09 mobiles, validation and messaging rules
Taiwan phone number format: +886 and 10-digit 09 mobiles, area codes, 0800 and 070 ranges, tested code, porting since 2005 and the anti-fraud SMS rules.
24 min read
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Indonesia phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Indonesian numbers: the +62 format, why mobiles have 9 to 12 digits, the 08XX prefixes, tested validation code, no mobile porting, and Komdigi's 2026 SIM registration rules.
11 min read
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Bulk WhatsApp number check for Indonesian customer lists (+62)
Check an Indonesian customer list for WhatsApp: fix 08, 62 and 8 formats to +62, dedupe, get a free estimate, and stay within the PDP Law (UU 27/2022).
13 min read
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How to check if a number is on WhatsApp without saving it as a contact
Three free ways to check if a number is on WhatsApp without adding a contact, what the wa.me 'invalid' message means, and how to format numbers by country.
11 min read
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French phone number format: +33, 06 and 07 mobiles, validation and rules
French phone number format: +33 plus 9 digits, 06/07 mobiles, Arcep prefixes, tested validation code, RIO porting, opt-in sales calls and SMS consent.
24 min read
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India phone number format: +91, mobile prefixes, porting and TRAI rules
India phone number format: +91 plus 10 digits, mobile prefixes 6-9, tested validation code, porting (MNP) rules, DLT sender rules and the 140/1600 series.
18 min read
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Italian phone number format: +39, 3xx mobiles, porting and AGCOM rules
Italian phone number format: +39, 3xx mobiles with 9 or 10 digits, landlines that keep the 0, tested validation code, porting, the RPO and anti-spoofing.
22 min read
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Japanese phone numbers: format, 070/080/090 mobiles, validation and messaging rules
Japanese phone number format: +81 and 11-digit 070/080/090 mobiles, 050, 020 and 0120 ranges, tested code, one-stop porting and opt-in SMS rules.
22 min read
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How to fix a low Meta Custom Audience match rate on a phone list
Why phone lists match poorly in Meta Custom Audiences: missing country codes, dead and recycled numbers, landlines. The format Meta expects and a cleanup order.
11 min read
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Nigeria phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Nigerian numbers: the +234 format, the 070, 080, 081, 090 and 091 mobile prefixes, tested validation code, 48-hour porting, NCC's DND 2442 and NIN-SIM rules.
12 min read
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South Korean phone numbers: format, 010 mobiles, validation and messaging rules
South Korean phone number format: +82 and 11-digit 010 mobiles, area codes, 070 and 1588 numbers, tested code, porting and the ad-label SMS rules.
22 min read
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Spanish phone number format: +34, mobile prefixes, validation and calling rules
Spanish phone number format: +34 plus 9 digits, 6/7 mobiles, 8/9 landlines, tested validation code, 1-day porting, 400 numbers for sales calls and SMS rules.
20 min read
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Australian phone numbers: format, 04 mobiles, validation and messaging rules
Australian phone number format: +61, 10-digit 04 mobiles, area codes, tested validation code, porting since 2001 and the SMS Sender ID Register.
17 min read
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Colombia phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Colombia phone number format: +57 and 10-digit 3XX mobiles, the 2021 60X landline change, tested code, porting, Ley 2300 contact hours and WhatsApp checks.
19 min read
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Germany phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
German phone number format: +49, variable-length numbers, 015/016/017 mobile prefixes, tested validation code, porting since 2002 and UWG consent rules.
18 min read
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Kenya phone numbers: format, 07 and 01 prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Kenya phone number format: +254 and 9-digit 07/01 mobiles, the CA's operator prefixes, tested code, 4-hour porting, SIM registration and SMS marketing rules.
19 min read
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Nepal phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Nepal phone number format: +977 and 10-digit 9XX mobiles, NTC and Ncell prefixes, tested code, why porting isn't live yet, and NTA's SMS and privacy rules.
18 min read
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US phone numbers: format, area codes, validation and texting rules
US phone number format: +1 plus 10 digits (NPA-NXX-XXXX), US vs Canada area codes, tested validation code, porting, 10DLC, TCPA and the FCC reassigned database.
18 min read
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Pakistan phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Pakistani numbers: the +92 format, which 03XX codes are mobile, tested validation code, porting, PTA's short-code and consent rules, and the 3627 register.
11 min read
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Thailand phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Thailand phone number format: +66 and 10-digit mobiles (06, 08, 09), the 0066 parsing trap, tested code, porting, SIM identity rules and LINE checks.
17 min read
Developers
How to validate Indian mobile numbers in code
Code to validate Indian mobile numbers: what ^[6-9]\d{9}$ misses, normalising +91, 0 and 0091, and tested JavaScript, Python, PHP and C# functions.
8 min read
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Sri Lanka phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Sri Lankan mobiles are +94 plus 9 digits starting with 7 (07X at home). Operators by prefix, tested code, porting status, SMS rules and PDPA dates.
14 min read
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Vietnam phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Vietnamese mobiles are +84 plus 9 digits (10 with the leading 0) since the 2018 switch from 11 digits. Prefixes, tested code, porting and anti-spam rules.
17 min read
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Argentina phone numbers: format, the mobile 9 and 15, validation and messaging rules
Argentine numbers: why mobiles are +54 9 at home 0 + area code + 15, area codes of 2 to 4 digits, tested validation code, porting and the No Llame register.
15 min read
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Bangladesh phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Bangladeshi mobiles are +880 plus 10 digits starting 1 (01X at home: 011, 013-019). Since porting began in 2018, the prefix no longer proves the network.
13 min read
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Malaysia phone numbers: format, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Malaysian mobiles are +60 1X plus 7 digits, or +60 11 plus 8, so a fixed 10-digit rule rejects valid 011 numbers. Prefixes, tested code, porting, MCMC rules.
14 min read
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China phone number format (+86): how to validate Chinese mobile numbers
Chinese mobiles are +86 plus 11 digits starting with 1 (blocks 13-19), no trunk 0; landlines use area codes. Operator blocks, tested code and porting.
11 min read
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Hong Kong phone number format: +852, mobile prefixes, validation and messaging rules
Hong Kong phone number format: +852 and 8 digits, no area codes or trunk 0, which first digits are mobile, tested validation code, porting and SIM rules.
13 min read
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Macau phone number format (+853): how to validate Macau mobile numbers
Macau phone number format: +853 and 8 digits with no area codes, mobiles in the 62, 63, 65, 66 and 68 blocks, tested validation code and the Hong Kong overlap.
13 min read
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Bulk Telegram number check for Asian customer lists (Indonesia, India, Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong)
Check Telegram numbers in bulk for Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong and more: normalising Asian formats, privacy and unknowns, cost caps.
7 min read
Developers
Phone number validation in code: libraries, the validation ladder and when to call an API
The phone validation ladder: syntax, numbering plan, line type and live checks, with the right library for JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go and Java.
7 min read
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IMSI vs MSISDN vs ICCID: the mobile identifiers, explained
What the IMSI, MSISDN, ICCID and IMEI are, where each lives, what changes when you port or swap a SIM, and why the IMSI must never leave the network.
8 min read
Developers
Phone number validation in Go: parsing, E.164 and rate-limited lookups
Validate phone numbers in Go with nyaruka/phonenumbers, format E.164, and call a lookup API with context timeouts, rate limiting and 429 back-off.
7 min read
Developers
Phone number input fields: best practices for clean data at sign-up
How to design a phone number field that captures correct, consented numbers: one field, a smart country default, tel autofill, helpful errors and E.164.
8 min read
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Phone numbers by country: formats, portability, channels and rules
How phone numbers differ by country: formats and E.164, numbering changes, portability, line types, messaging channels, and a dated tracker of calling and texting rules.
11 min read
Developers
Phone number validation in Python: phonenumbers, Pydantic and a live check
To validate a phone number in Python, parse it with phonenumbers, check is_valid_number and store E.164. Exact NumberParseException errors, Pydantic and pytest.
9 min read
Developers
E.164 phone number format: a practical guide for developers
How to normalize phone numbers to E.164 in JavaScript and Python, the pitfalls that break deduplication, and how the MobileValidate API normalizes input.
9 min read
Developers
E.164 regex: why a pattern is not enough to validate phone numbers
The common E.164 regex accepts impossible numbers. Real counterexamples, the shortest valid international numbers, and what to use a regex for instead.
7 min read
Research
How often do phone numbering plans change? 2019–2026 data
We counted 182 phone-metadata releases from 2019 to 2026: a median of 14 days apart, and 223 of 238 regions changed. Why validation goes stale.
8 min read
Developers
Phone number validation in JavaScript and Node.js
Validate phone numbers in JavaScript with libphonenumber-js: min vs max metadata, E.164, form input, and a live line-type check with runnable Node code.
9 min read
Developers
Phone number validation in PHP and Laravel
Validate phone numbers in PHP with libphonenumber-for-php, write a Laravel rule, and add a live line-type check with Guzzle that never breaks the form.
7 min read
