Purchase phone number

POST

user

phone-numbers

purchase

curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "phone_number": "<string>"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase"

payload = { "phone_number": "<string>" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({phone_number: '<string>'})
};

fetch('https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'phone_number' => '<string>'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"phone_number\": \"<string>\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"phone_number\": \"<string>\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"phone_number\": \"<string>\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "message": "Phone number purchased successfully.",
  "data": {
    "id": 123,
    "phone_number": "+14155551234",
    "country_code": "US",
    "type": "normal",
    "sms_capable": true
  }
}

{
  "error": "This phone number is already in use."
}

{
  "error": "This phone number is not available for purchase. Please search for available numbers first."
}

{
  "error": "No payment method found. Please add a payment method to your account."
}

{
  "error": "Payment failed. Please update your payment method."
}

{
  "error": "Unable to parse phone number. Please provide a valid E.164 format number."
}

{
  "error": "Failed to purchase phone number from provider. Please contact support."
}

This endpoint allows you to purchase a phone number that was found using the search endpoint. The platform automatically handles pricing, billing, and provisioning.

You must have a valid payment method on file before purchasing a phone number. The purchase creates a monthly subscription that will auto-renew.

Request Body

string

required

The phone number to purchase in E.164 format (e.g., +14155551234). Must be a number returned from the search endpoint.

Response

string

Success message

object

The purchased phone number details

Show data properties

integer

The unique identifier of the phone number

string

The phone number in E.164 format

string

The ISO country code

string

The phone number type (always normal for purchased numbers)

boolean

Whether the number supports SMS

{
  "message": "Phone number purchased successfully.",
  "data": {
    "id": 123,
    "phone_number": "+14155551234",
    "country_code": "US",
    "type": "normal",
    "sms_capable": true
  }
}

{
  "error": "This phone number is already in use."
}

{
  "error": "This phone number is not available for purchase. Please search for available numbers first."
}

{
  "error": "No payment method found. Please add a payment method to your account."
}

{
  "error": "Payment failed. Please update your payment method."
}

{
  "error": "Unable to parse phone number. Please provide a valid E.164 format number."
}

{
  "error": "Failed to purchase phone number from provider. Please contact support."
}

How It Works

Search - First use the search endpoint to find available numbers
Purchase - Submit the phone number you want to this endpoint
Automatic Processing - The platform:
- Validates the number is still available
- Determines the correct pricing based on country
- Creates a monthly subscription on your payment method
- Provisions the number with our telephony provider
- Creates the phone number record in your account

Phone number purchases are non-refundable. The subscription will continue until you release the number.

⌘I

Purchase phone number

curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "phone_number": "<string>"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase"

payload = { "phone_number": "<string>" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({phone_number: '<string>'})
};

fetch('https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'phone_number' => '<string>'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"phone_number\": \"<string>\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"phone_number\": \"<string>\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://app.receptonic.com/api/user/phone-numbers/purchase")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"phone_number\": \"<string>\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "message": "Phone number purchased successfully.",
  "data": {
    "id": 123,
    "phone_number": "+14155551234",
    "country_code": "US",
    "type": "normal",
    "sms_capable": true
  }
}

{
  "error": "This phone number is already in use."
}

{
  "error": "This phone number is not available for purchase. Please search for available numbers first."
}

{
  "error": "No payment method found. Please add a payment method to your account."
}

{
  "error": "Payment failed. Please update your payment method."
}

{
  "error": "Unable to parse phone number. Please provide a valid E.164 format number."
}

{
  "error": "Failed to purchase phone number from provider. Please contact support."
}

API Reference

Assistants

Folders

Labels

Calls

Conversations

AI

Mid Call Tools

Leads

Campaigns

Automations

Phone Numbers

SIP Trunks

Knowledgebases

SMS

WhatsApp

Webhooks

API Keys

Purchase phone number

Request Body

Response

How It Works