Phone Number Verification

Verify the validity of a phone number

HLR Lookup

Home Location Register Lookup (HLR) allows you to test the validity of a mobile phone number. A request is made to the operators’ database to retrieve the operator name associated with the phone number along with its validation status.

With HLR, clean your databases before running your SMS marketing campaigns to improve your results. All validation requests are billed (whether the number is valid or invalid). Once your database has been cleaned, you can run an SMS campaign or a voice message campaign with complete peace of mind.

Verify a Phone Number

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Import your numbers for validation

Import your number database directly into the SMS Partner platform.

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Request verification

On the platform, submit your validation request and send your list of numbers to the operators.

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Retrieve the results

Receive the operators’ responses directly (invalid numbers are automatically deactivated).

Save money on your campaigns

On average, 15% of numbers are deactivated after phone number verification

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15% fake numbers

Approximately 15% of numbers are deactivated during a number verification

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For 1,000 numbers

On average, 150 numbers will be removed after the HLR lookup

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€6.75 saved

That’s equivalent to €6.75 in savings across all your future campaigns.

The benefits of number verification with HLR Lookup

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Measure

Improve your SMS response rates by only sending messages to valid, active numbers.

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Validate

Validate the status of phone numbers and save money by removing them from your databases.

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Send

Create and personalise your SMS messages for effective sending using your new verified number database.

Number validation pricing

Number verification pricing

Our number verification solution is connected to 200+ countries, with specific pricing for each country.

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Price per verified number

Retrieved information

  • Operator of the analysed number
  • Approximate location (depending on operators)
  • Number validity
  • Number assignment

How do you check whether a phone number is valid?

Documentation is available on how to set up mobile number verification with HLR.

HLR API Documentation

Verify your database directly with our solution to optimise your campaigns using our HLR API.

How to clean a number database - Video tutorial

Watch the video tutorial to easily verify and clean a phone number database before running your first campaign.

Mobile number status validity

When sending SMS messages, your database must be qualified in order to achieve strong results. Checking the phone number status allows you to determine whether a number is active, deactivated, or has never been registered. This will reduce the chances of ending up in spam folders.

Operator name retrieval

Your SMS Partner API identifier numbers consult various information sources in order to validate the data on the numbers submitted.

Identifier number integration

When retrieving phone numbers, each HLR API request generates a telecom identifier for the mobile number.

Mobile number export

All number verifications generated from the SMS platform produce an Excel file containing all the relevant information.

Questions aboutHLR verification

What is the difference between HLR and standard number verification?

The HLR (Home Location Register Lookup) is a real-time verification with mobile operators, which allows you to:

Confirm the validity of the number (active, deactivated, or never assigned).
Identify the operator associated with the number.
Approximately locate the number (based on available information).

Standard verification (e.g. checking the number format) does not tell you whether the phone number is still active or in use.

Why is it important to verify the validity of numbers before an SMS campaign?

Verifying numbers allows you to:

Reduce costs: Avoid sending SMS messages to inactive or invalid numbers (savings of up to 15%).
Improve deliverability rates: Only valid numbers receive the message, which limits the risk of spam.
Optimise performance: A clean database ensures a better response and conversion rate.
Comply with regulations: Avoid sending to deactivated or non-consenting numbers.

Can HLR be used to verify the validity of landline numbers?

No, HLR only applies to mobile numbers. For landline numbers, other solutions exist (e.g. verification via specific databases or third-party services).

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Our email address verifier allows you to test the validity of an email address. In the first phase, the email format [Name]@[Domain] is checked to determine whether it is properly formatted.

The DNS server is then inspected to confirm the existence of the associated domain.

The final step of the process involves examining the sending history and received errors according to various criteria, allowing us to determine whether an email address is considered valid.

Our articles dedicated to HLR phone number verification

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Verifying a mobile number database: why and how?

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