MessageBird Lookup API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: MessageBird Lookup API
  description: >-
    The MessageBird Lookup API enables developers to validate and look up
    mobile phone numbers. It performs HLR lookups on the mobile network to
    identify number format, country, operator, and availability in
    real-time. The API is useful for cleaning contact lists, validating
    user-provided phone numbers, and determining the correct format before
    sending messages.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: MessageBird Support
    url: https://support.messagebird.com
  termsOfService: https://www.messagebird.com/en/terms
externalDocs:
  description: Lookup API Documentation
  url: https://developers.messagebird.com/api/lookup/
servers:
  - url: https://rest.messagebird.com
    description: Production Server
tags:
  - name: HLR
    description: >-
      Operations for performing HLR network queries on phone numbers.
  - name: Lookup
    description: >-
      Operations for looking up and validating phone numbers.
security:
  - accessKey: []
paths:
  /lookup/{phoneNumber}:
    get:
      operationId: lookupPhoneNumber
      summary: Look up a phone number
      description: >-
        Performs a phone number validation and returns formatting
        information, country details, and operator data for the
        specified number.
      tags:
        - Lookup
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/phoneNumberParam'
        - name: countryCode
          in: query
          required: false
          description: >-
            The country code to use for parsing the phone number if it
            is provided in a local format.
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 2
            maxLength: 2
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Lookup result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Lookup'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Phone number not found
  /lookup/{phoneNumber}/hlr:
    post:
      operationId: createHlrLookup
      summary: Request an HLR lookup
      description: >-
        Creates a new HLR lookup for the specified phone number. The
        lookup is performed asynchronously on the mobile network.
      tags:
        - HLR
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/phoneNumberParam'
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                reference:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    A client reference for tracking purposes.
                countryCode:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    The country code for parsing the phone number.
                  minLength: 2
                  maxLength: 2
      responses:
        '201':
          description: HLR lookup created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HlrLookup'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    get:
      operationId: viewHlrLookup
      summary: View an HLR lookup
      description: >-
        Retrieves the result of an HLR lookup for the specified phone
        number.
      tags:
        - HLR
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/phoneNumberParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: HLR lookup result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HlrLookup'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: HLR lookup not found
components:
  securitySchemes:
    accessKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: >-
        Access key authentication in the form of 'AccessKey {accessKey}'.
  parameters:
    phoneNumberParam:
      name: phoneNumber
      in: path
      required: true
      description: >-
        The phone number to look up in international format.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    Lookup:
      type: object
      properties:
        href:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: >-
            The URL of the lookup resource.
        countryCode:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code.
        countryPrefix:
          type: integer
          description: >-
            The international dialing prefix for the country.
        phoneNumber:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: >-
            The phone number in E.164 format.
        type:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The type of phone number.
          enum:
            - fixed line
            - mobile
            - fixed line or mobile
            - toll free
            - premium rate
            - shared cost
            - voip
            - personal number
            - pager
            - universal access number
            - unknown
        formats:
          type: object
          description: >-
            Alternative formats for the phone number.
          properties:
            e164:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The phone number in E.164 format.
            international:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The phone number in international format.
            national:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The phone number in national format.
            rfc3966:
              type: string
              description: >-
                The phone number in RFC 3966 format.
        hlr:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HlrLookup'
    HlrLookup:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The unique identifier of the HLR lookup.
        network:
          type: integer
          description: >-
            The MCC-MNC code of the mobile network operator.
        reference:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The client reference.
        status:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The status of the HLR lookup.
          enum:
            - sent
            - absent
            - active
            - unknown
            - failed
        createdDatetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: >-
            The date and time when the HLR lookup was created.
        statusDatetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: >-
            The date and time of the last status update.