Telnyx Numbers Config - curl

Installation

# curl is pre-installed on macOS, Linux, and Windows 10+

Setup

export TELNYX_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

All examples below use $TELNYX_API_KEY for authentication.

Error Handling

All API calls can fail with network errors, rate limits (429), validation errors (422), or authentication errors (401). Always handle errors in production code:

# Check HTTP status code in response
response=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" \
  -X POST "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/messages" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"to": "+13125550001", "from": "+13125550002", "text": "Hello"}')

http_code=$(echo "$response" | tail -1)
body=$(echo "$response" | sed '$d')

case $http_code in
  2*) echo "Success: $body" ;;
  422) echo "Validation error — check required fields and formats" ;;
  429) echo "Rate limited — retry after delay"; sleep 1 ;;
  401) echo "Authentication failed — check TELNYX_API_KEY" ;;
  *)   echo "Error $http_code: $body" ;;
esac

Common error codes: 401 invalid API key, 403 insufficient permissions, 404 resource not found, 422 validation error (check field formats), 429 rate limited (retry with exponential backoff).

Important Notes

• Phone numbers must be in E.164 format (e.g., +13125550001). Include the + prefix and country code. No spaces, dashes, or parentheses.
• Pagination: List endpoints return paginated results. Use page[number] and page[size] query parameters to navigate pages. Check meta.total_pages in the response.

Bulk update phone number profiles

POST /messaging_numbers_bulk_updates — Required: messaging_profile_id, numbers

Optional: assign_only (boolean)

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "messaging_profile_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "numbers": [
    "+13125550001"
  ]
}' \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/messaging_numbers_bulk_updates"

Returns: failed (array[string]), order_id (uuid), pending (array[string]), record_type (enum: messaging_numbers_bulk_update), success (array[string])

Retrieve bulk update status

GET /messaging_numbers_bulk_updates/{order_id}

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/messaging_numbers_bulk_updates/{order_id}"

Returns: failed (array[string]), order_id (uuid), pending (array[string]), record_type (enum: messaging_numbers_bulk_update), success (array[string])

List mobile phone numbers with messaging settings

GET /mobile_phone_numbers/messaging

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/mobile_phone_numbers/messaging"

Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), features (object), id (string), messaging_product (string), messaging_profile_id (string | null), organization_id (string), phone_number (string), record_type (enum: messaging_phone_number, messaging_settings), tags (array[string]), traffic_type (string), type (enum: longcode), updated_at (date-time)

Retrieve a mobile phone number with messaging settings

GET /mobile_phone_numbers/{id}/messaging

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/mobile_phone_numbers/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/messaging"

Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), features (object), id (string), messaging_product (string), messaging_profile_id (string | null), organization_id (string), phone_number (string), record_type (enum: messaging_phone_number, messaging_settings), tags (array[string]), traffic_type (string), type (enum: longcode), updated_at (date-time)

List phone numbers

GET /phone_numbers

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers?sort=connection_name&handle_messaging_profile_error=false"

Returns: billing_group_id (string | null), call_forwarding_enabled (boolean), call_recording_enabled (boolean), caller_id_name_enabled (boolean), cnam_listing_enabled (boolean), connection_id (string | null), connection_name (string | null), country_iso_alpha2 (string), created_at (date-time), customer_reference (string | null), deletion_lock_enabled (boolean), emergency_address_id (string | null), emergency_enabled (boolean), emergency_status (enum: active, deprovisioning, disabled, provisioning, provisioning-failed), external_pin (string | null), hd_voice_enabled (boolean), id (string), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), messaging_profile_id (string | null), messaging_profile_name (string | null), phone_number (string), phone_number_type (enum: local, toll_free, mobile, national, shared_cost, landline, tollfree, shortcode, longcode), purchased_at (string), record_type (string), source_type (object), status (enum: purchase-pending, purchase-failed, port-pending, port-failed, active, deleted, emergency-only, ported-out, port-out-pending, requirement-info-pending, requirement-info-under-review, requirement-info-exception, provision-pending), t38_fax_gateway_enabled (boolean), tags (array[string]), updated_at (string)

Verify ownership of phone numbers

Verifies ownership of the provided phone numbers and returns a mapping of numbers to their IDs, plus a list of numbers not found in the account.

POST /phone_numbers/actions/verify_ownership — Required: phone_numbers

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "phone_numbers": [
    "+15551234567"
  ]
}' \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/actions/verify_ownership"

Returns: found (array[object]), not_found (array[string]), record_type (string)

Lists the phone numbers jobs

GET /phone_numbers/jobs

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/jobs?sort=created_at"

Returns: created_at (string), etc (date-time), failed_operations (array[object]), id (uuid), pending_operations (array[object]), phone_numbers (array[object]), record_type (string), status (enum: pending, in_progress, completed, failed, expired), successful_operations (array[object]), type (enum: update_emergency_settings, delete_phone_numbers, update_phone_numbers), updated_at (string)

Delete a batch of numbers

Creates a new background job to delete a batch of numbers. At most one thousand numbers can be updated per API call.

POST /phone_numbers/jobs/delete_phone_numbers — Required: phone_numbers

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "phone_numbers": [
    "+13125550001"
  ]
}' \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/jobs/delete_phone_numbers"

Returns: created_at (string), etc (date-time), failed_operations (array[object]), id (uuid), pending_operations (array[object]), phone_numbers (array[object]), record_type (string), status (enum: pending, in_progress, completed, failed, expired), successful_operations (array[object]), type (enum: update_emergency_settings, delete_phone_numbers, update_phone_numbers), updated_at (string)

Update the emergency settings from a batch of numbers

Creates a background job to update the emergency settings of a collection of phone numbers. At most one thousand numbers can be updated per API call.

POST /phone_numbers/jobs/update_emergency_settings — Required: emergency_enabled, phone_numbers

Optional: emergency_address_id (string | null)

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "phone_numbers": [
    "+13125550001"
  ],
  "emergency_enabled": true
}' \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/jobs/update_emergency_settings"

Returns: created_at (string), etc (date-time), failed_operations (array[object]), id (uuid), pending_operations (array[object]), phone_numbers (array[object]), record_type (string), status (enum: pending, in_progress, completed, failed, expired), successful_operations (array[object]), type (enum: update_emergency_settings, delete_phone_numbers, update_phone_numbers), updated_at (string)

Update a batch of numbers

Creates a new background job to update a batch of numbers. At most one thousand numbers can be updated per API call. At least one of the updateable fields must be submitted.

POST /phone_numbers/jobs/update_phone_numbers — Required: phone_numbers

Optional: billing_group_id (string), connection_id (string), customer_reference (string), deletion_lock_enabled (boolean), external_pin (string), hd_voice_enabled (boolean), tags (array[string]), voice (object)

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "phone_numbers": [
    "+13125550001"
  ]
}' \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/jobs/update_phone_numbers"

Returns: created_at (string), etc (date-time), failed_operations (array[object]), id (uuid), pending_operations (array[object]), phone_numbers (array[object]), record_type (string), status (enum: pending, in_progress, completed, failed, expired), successful_operations (array[object]), type (enum: update_emergency_settings, delete_phone_numbers, update_phone_numbers), updated_at (string)

Retrieve a phone numbers job

GET /phone_numbers/jobs/{id}

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/jobs/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

Returns: created_at (string), etc (date-time), failed_operations (array[object]), id (uuid), pending_operations (array[object]), phone_numbers (array[object]), record_type (string), status (enum: pending, in_progress, completed, failed, expired), successful_operations (array[object]), type (enum: update_emergency_settings, delete_phone_numbers, update_phone_numbers), updated_at (string)

List phone numbers with messaging settings

GET /phone_numbers/messaging

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/messaging"

Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), eligible_messaging_products (array[string]), features (object), health (object), id (string), messaging_product (string), messaging_profile_id (string | null), organization_id (string), phone_number (string), record_type (enum: messaging_phone_number, messaging_settings), tags (array[string]), traffic_type (string), type (enum: long-code, toll-free, short-code, longcode, tollfree, shortcode), updated_at (date-time)

Slim List phone numbers

List phone numbers, This endpoint is a lighter version of the /phone_numbers endpoint having higher performance and rate limit.

GET /phone_numbers/slim

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/slim?sort=connection_name"

Returns: billing_group_id (string), call_forwarding_enabled (boolean), call_recording_enabled (boolean), caller_id_name_enabled (boolean), cnam_listing_enabled (boolean), connection_id (string), country_iso_alpha2 (string), created_at (string), customer_reference (string), emergency_address_id (string), emergency_enabled (boolean), emergency_status (enum: active, deprovisioning, disabled, provisioning, provisioning-failed), external_pin (string), hd_voice_enabled (boolean), id (string), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), phone_number (string), phone_number_type (enum: local, toll_free, mobile, national, shared_cost, landline, tollfree, shortcode, longcode), purchased_at (string), record_type (string), status (enum: purchase-pending, purchase-failed, port-pending, port-failed, active, deleted, emergency-only, ported-out, port-out-pending, requirement-info-pending, requirement-info-under-review, requirement-info-exception, provision-pending), t38_fax_gateway_enabled (boolean), updated_at (string)

List phone numbers with voice settings

GET /phone_numbers/voice

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/voice?sort=connection_name"

Returns: call_forwarding (object), call_recording (object), cnam_listing (object), connection_id (string), customer_reference (string), emergency (object), id (string), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), media_features (object), phone_number (string), record_type (string), tech_prefix_enabled (boolean), translated_number (string), usage_payment_method (enum: pay-per-minute, channel)

Retrieve a phone number

GET /phone_numbers/{id}

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/1293384261075731499"

Returns: billing_group_id (string | null), call_forwarding_enabled (boolean), call_recording_enabled (boolean), caller_id_name_enabled (boolean), cnam_listing_enabled (boolean), connection_id (string | null), connection_name (string | null), country_iso_alpha2 (string), created_at (date-time), customer_reference (string | null), deletion_lock_enabled (boolean), emergency_address_id (string | null), emergency_enabled (boolean), emergency_status (enum: active, deprovisioning, disabled, provisioning, provisioning-failed), external_pin (string | null), hd_voice_enabled (boolean), id (string), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), messaging_profile_id (string | null), messaging_profile_name (string | null), phone_number (string), phone_number_type (enum: local, toll_free, mobile, national, shared_cost, landline, tollfree, shortcode, longcode), purchased_at (string), record_type (string), source_type (object), status (enum: purchase-pending, purchase-failed, port-pending, port-failed, active, deleted, emergency-only, ported-out, port-out-pending, requirement-info-pending, requirement-info-under-review, requirement-info-exception, provision-pending), t38_fax_gateway_enabled (boolean), tags (array[string]), updated_at (string)

Update a phone number

PATCH /phone_numbers/{id}

Optional: address_id (string), billing_group_id (string), connection_id (string), customer_reference (string), external_pin (string), hd_voice_enabled (boolean), id (string), tags (array[string])

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/1293384261075731499"

Returns: billing_group_id (string | null), call_forwarding_enabled (boolean), call_recording_enabled (boolean), caller_id_name_enabled (boolean), cnam_listing_enabled (boolean), connection_id (string | null), connection_name (string | null), country_iso_alpha2 (string), created_at (date-time), customer_reference (string | null), deletion_lock_enabled (boolean), emergency_address_id (string | null), emergency_enabled (boolean), emergency_status (enum: active, deprovisioning, disabled, provisioning, provisioning-failed), external_pin (string | null), hd_voice_enabled (boolean), id (string), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), messaging_profile_id (string | null), messaging_profile_name (string | null), phone_number (string), phone_number_type (enum: local, toll_free, mobile, national, shared_cost, landline, tollfree, shortcode, longcode), purchased_at (string), record_type (string), source_type (object), status (enum: purchase-pending, purchase-failed, port-pending, port-failed, active, deleted, emergency-only, ported-out, port-out-pending, requirement-info-pending, requirement-info-under-review, requirement-info-exception, provision-pending), t38_fax_gateway_enabled (boolean), tags (array[string]), updated_at (string)

Delete a phone number

DELETE /phone_numbers/{id}

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/1293384261075731499"

Returns: billing_group_id (string), call_forwarding_enabled (boolean), call_recording_enabled (boolean), caller_id_name_enabled (boolean), cnam_listing_enabled (boolean), connection_id (string), connection_name (string), created_at (string), customer_reference (string), deletion_lock_enabled (boolean), emergency_address_id (string), emergency_enabled (boolean), external_pin (string), hd_voice_enabled (boolean), id (string), messaging_profile_id (string), messaging_profile_name (string), phone_number (string), phone_number_type (enum: local, toll_free, mobile, national, shared_cost, landline), purchased_at (string), record_type (string), status (enum: purchase-pending, purchase-failed, port-pending, port-failed, active, deleted, emergency-only, ported-out, port-out-pending), t38_fax_gateway_enabled (boolean), tags (array[string]), updated_at (string)

Change the bundle status for a phone number (set to being in a bundle or remove from a bundle)

PATCH /phone_numbers/{id}/actions/bundle_status_change — Required: bundle_id

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "bundle_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
}' \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/1293384261075731499/actions/bundle_status_change"

Returns: call_forwarding (object), call_recording (object), cnam_listing (object), connection_id (string), customer_reference (string), emergency (object), id (string), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), media_features (object), phone_number (string), record_type (string), tech_prefix_enabled (boolean), translated_number (string), usage_payment_method (enum: pay-per-minute, channel)

Enable emergency for a phone number

POST /phone_numbers/{id}/actions/enable_emergency — Required: emergency_enabled, emergency_address_id

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "emergency_enabled": true,
  "emergency_address_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
}' \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/1293384261075731499/actions/enable_emergency"

Returns: call_forwarding (object), call_recording (object), cnam_listing (object), connection_id (string), customer_reference (string), emergency (object), id (string), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), media_features (object), phone_number (string), record_type (string), tech_prefix_enabled (boolean), translated_number (string), usage_payment_method (enum: pay-per-minute, channel)

Retrieve a phone number with messaging settings

GET /phone_numbers/{id}/messaging

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/messaging"

Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), eligible_messaging_products (array[string]), features (object), health (object), id (string), messaging_product (string), messaging_profile_id (string | null), organization_id (string), phone_number (string), record_type (enum: messaging_phone_number, messaging_settings), tags (array[string]), traffic_type (string), type (enum: long-code, toll-free, short-code, longcode, tollfree, shortcode), updated_at (date-time)

Update the messaging profile and/or messaging product of a phone number

PATCH /phone_numbers/{id}/messaging

Optional: messaging_product (string), messaging_profile_id (string), tags (array[string])

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/messaging"

Returns: country_code (string), created_at (date-time), eligible_messaging_products (array[string]), features (object), health (object), id (string), messaging_product (string), messaging_profile_id (string | null), organization_id (string), phone_number (string), record_type (enum: messaging_phone_number, messaging_settings), tags (array[string]), traffic_type (string), type (enum: long-code, toll-free, short-code, longcode, tollfree, shortcode), updated_at (date-time)

Retrieve a phone number with voice settings

GET /phone_numbers/{id}/voice

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/1293384261075731499/voice"

Returns: call_forwarding (object), call_recording (object), cnam_listing (object), connection_id (string), customer_reference (string), emergency (object), id (string), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), media_features (object), phone_number (string), record_type (string), tech_prefix_enabled (boolean), translated_number (string), usage_payment_method (enum: pay-per-minute, channel)

Update a phone number with voice settings

PATCH /phone_numbers/{id}/voice

Optional: call_forwarding (object), call_recording (object), caller_id_name_enabled (boolean), cnam_listing (object), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), media_features (object), tech_prefix_enabled (boolean), translated_number (string), usage_payment_method (enum: pay-per-minute, channel)

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/phone_numbers/1293384261075731499/voice"

Returns: call_forwarding (object), call_recording (object), cnam_listing (object), connection_id (string), customer_reference (string), emergency (object), id (string), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), media_features (object), phone_number (string), record_type (string), tech_prefix_enabled (boolean), translated_number (string), usage_payment_method (enum: pay-per-minute, channel)

List Mobile Phone Numbers

GET /v2/mobile_phone_numbers

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/v2/mobile_phone_numbers"

Returns: call_forwarding (object), call_recording (object), caller_id_name_enabled (boolean), cnam_listing (object), connection_id (string | null), connection_name (string | null), connection_type (string | null), country_iso_alpha2 (string), created_at (date-time), customer_reference (string | null), id (string), inbound (object), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), mobile_voice_enabled (boolean), noise_suppression (enum: inbound, outbound, both, disabled), outbound (object), phone_number (string), record_type (string), sim_card_id (uuid), status (string), tags (array[string]), updated_at (date-time)

Retrieve a Mobile Phone Number

GET /v2/mobile_phone_numbers/{id}

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/v2/mobile_phone_numbers/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

Returns: call_forwarding (object), call_recording (object), caller_id_name_enabled (boolean), cnam_listing (object), connection_id (string | null), connection_name (string | null), connection_type (string | null), country_iso_alpha2 (string), created_at (date-time), customer_reference (string | null), id (string), inbound (object), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), mobile_voice_enabled (boolean), noise_suppression (enum: inbound, outbound, both, disabled), outbound (object), phone_number (string), record_type (string), sim_card_id (uuid), status (string), tags (array[string]), updated_at (date-time)

Update a Mobile Phone Number

PATCH /v2/mobile_phone_numbers/{id}

Optional: call_forwarding (object), call_recording (object), caller_id_name_enabled (boolean), cnam_listing (object), connection_id (string | null), customer_reference (string | null), inbound (object), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), noise_suppression (boolean), outbound (object), tags (array[string])

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/v2/mobile_phone_numbers/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

Returns: call_forwarding (object), call_recording (object), caller_id_name_enabled (boolean), cnam_listing (object), connection_id (string | null), connection_name (string | null), connection_type (string | null), country_iso_alpha2 (string), created_at (date-time), customer_reference (string | null), id (string), inbound (object), inbound_call_screening (enum: disabled, reject_calls, flag_calls), mobile_voice_enabled (boolean), noise_suppression (enum: inbound, outbound, both, disabled), outbound (object), phone_number (string), record_type (string), sim_card_id (uuid), status (string), tags (array[string]), updated_at (date-time)