Know what's behind any number - carrier, country, line type and VoIP risk - instantly. Free, private, no sign-up.
Offline data - instant results, no API round-trip, nothing sent anywhere.
Sub-second result
Reads offline numbering-plan data - no external API, no queues, instant every time.
240+ countries
Every major calling zone covered, with carrier data wherever a country publishes its ranges.
Line type & VoIP flag
Know if it's a real mobile, a landline or a virtual number before you text or rely on it.
Zero footprint
Nothing sent to any third party. No data stored, no account needed, no cost per search.
Three steps, no sign-up - pick a country, paste the number, read the result.
Choose the country so we read the number correctly - or just type the full number with its + code.
Paste any phone number. We clean up spaces, dashes and brackets automatically.
Instantly see the country, line type, carrier and whether it's a real mobile or a VoIP line.
A quick reference for what each line type means before you text or verify a number.
| Line type | What it means |
|---|---|
| Mobile | A real mobile / cellular number. Best for receiving SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram and OTP codes. |
| Landline | A fixed-line (home or office) number. Usually cannot receive SMS. |
| VoIP | A virtual / internet-based number. Many apps and banks reject these for verification. |
| Toll-free | Free-to-call business numbers (e.g. 800 ranges). |
| Premium rate | Higher-cost numbers such as support or entertainment lines. |
| Fixed line or mobile | A range shared by both fixed and mobile numbers, common in North America. |
How line type, carrier ranges and our offline approach actually work.
Line type decides whether a number can receive your text: mobiles can, landlines and toll-free numbers usually can't, and VoIP is the throwaway type apps and banks reject. We flag VoIP and disposable ranges - treat it as a strong signal, since a ported number can switch networks.
Every lookup runs locally against our offline phone-number database, so your number is never sent to a third-party service. When the data can't confirm a network we show “Unknown carrier” rather than guessing.
Country, calling code, line type, validity and clean E.164 formatting work for any number across 240+ countries - with the carrier shown wherever a country publishes its ranges. Browse numbers by country, grab a temporary number, or use the lookup API.
A paid HLR lookup pings the live network for real-time status and charges per query. Ours is the fast, free first check - instant country, line type and carrier from the public plan, no sign-up and no per-search fee - though it won't report live active or disconnected status.
Six everyday reasons a quick line-type check saves you time and trouble.
Many apps and banks reject VoIP numbers - confirm a number is a real mobile before relying on it for OTP codes.
Identify virtual / VoIP lines before you share anything sensitive.
Recognise where an unknown caller or contact is really based at a glance.
Landlines and toll-free numbers usually can't receive texts - check first.
Filter out landlines and VoIP lines before a campaign to cut bounces and protect your sender reputation.
See which carrier a number maps to before porting it or switching providers.
Get a real, SMS-ready phone number that passes the strictest checks - ready in seconds.
Short, straight answers about what the lookup can and can't tell you.
Yes. The lookup is completely free and needs no sign-up or credit card. It runs on offline number-plan data, so there are no hidden per-search fees.
For any valid number you can see the country it belongs to, the line type (mobile, landline, VoIP, toll-free and more), the carrier or network where that data is published, the international and national formatting, and whether it looks like a real mobile or a virtual / VoIP line.
We only display a carrier when the public numbering data positively identifies one. Many countries do not publish carrier-level number ranges, and number portability lets people keep a number when they switch networks. Rather than guess, we show "Unknown carrier" and still give you the country and line type, which we can verify reliably.
It estimates the line type from the official numbering plan. A number assigned to a mobile range is shown as a real mobile, while numbers in VoIP / virtual ranges are flagged as VoIP. Because numbers can be ported, treat the VoIP flag as a strong signal rather than an absolute guarantee.
You get five free lookups every 24 hours per visitor. If you need to check or use numbers regularly, you can get your own real, SMS-ready number instead.
The lookup is processed on our own servers from offline data - the number you enter is not sent to any third-party API, and we do not build a public record of your searches.
No. A carrier lookup returns the number's country, carrier or network range, line type and formatting - never the owner's name or address. The data comes from public numbering plans, not a personal directory, which is a deliberate privacy choice. To decide whether to trust a number, the line type and VoIP flag are usually what you actually need.
Check its line type. Mobile (and 'fixed line or mobile') ranges generally accept SMS, while landlines, toll-free and many VoIP numbers often don't. We read this from the official numbering plan rather than pinging the handset, so treat it as a strong indicator - it's handy for cleaning a contact list before a campaign so your texts don't bounce.
Yes. The country, line type and carrier range we show come from open, non-personal numbering data, not private records. Just use the result responsibly - to vet or format a number, not to harass anyone. The lookup is passive, so no message or notification is ever sent to the number you check.
No. The lookup is completely passive and offline - we never call, text or otherwise contact the number, and nothing is sent to any third-party service, so its owner gets no notification of any kind.
Number portability is usually the reason: a number first issued in a VoIP or virtual range can keep that classification after it is ported, and some app-based or MVNO numbers sit in ranges flagged as VoIP. The flag is a strong signal from the official plan, not an absolute verdict - when the public data cannot confirm a network we say so rather than guess.
The free tool is built for quick one-off checks - five lookups per visitor every 24 hours. If you need to validate numbers in bulk or wire lookups into your own app, our developer API and account plans are the right fit rather than the free page.
A paid HLR lookup pings the live mobile network to report real-time status such as active, ported or reachable - it costs money and sends the number to a network. Our lookup is offline: it reads the public numbering plan to give you the country, line type and carrier range instantly and privately. It is the fast first check, but it does not report live active or disconnected status.
