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tyntec Number Information API

HLR reachability/roaming and global number portability lookups (NIS).

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Operations 2

GET /nis/v1/gnv HLR lookup (Global Number Verification) #

GET /nis/v1/gnp Global number portability lookup #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: tyntec Phone Number Intelligence Number Information API
  description: Phone number intelligence surface of the tyntec CPaaS platform, grouping the number-verification and number-information services that answer the question "is this phone number real, reachable, and what network is it on?" before you save it in a CRM, message it, or call it.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: tyntec
    url: https://www.tyntec.com
  x-modeled: Paths, methods, base paths, and the apikey auth scheme are grounded in tyntec's public documentation. JSON schema bodies are honestly modeled from the docs and may not enumerate every property.
servers:
- url: https://api.tyntec.com
  description: tyntec production API
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Number Information
  description: HLR reachability/roaming and global number portability lookups (NIS).
paths:
  /nis/v1/gnv:
    get:
      operationId: hlrLookup
      tags:
      - Number Information
      summary: HLR lookup (Global Number Verification)
      description: Real-time HLR (Home Location Register) lookup for a mobile number. Returns current reachability (whether the subscriber is present on the network), the serving and original operator, roaming state, and MCC/MNC / IMSI-derived network data.
      parameters:
      - name: msisdn
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The mobile number to look up, in international E.164 format.
        schema:
          type: string
          example: '491701234567'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: HLR lookup result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HlrResult'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /nis/v1/gnp:
    get:
      operationId: numberPortabilityLookup
      tags:
      - Number Information
      summary: Global number portability lookup
      description: Resolves whether a mobile number has been ported to a different operator and returns the current operator (MCC/MNC) so messages and calls are routed correctly.
      parameters:
      - name: msisdn
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The mobile number to check, in international E.164 format.
        schema:
          type: string
          example: '491701234567'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Number portability result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PortabilityResult'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
  schemas:
    Problem:
      type: object
      description: Error response.
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        detail:
          type: string
    HlrResult:
      type: object
      description: Real-time HLR reachability and network data for a mobile number.
      properties:
        msisdn:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          description: Subscriber presence/reachability status.
          enum:
          - reachable
          - unreachable
          - unknown
        roaming:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the subscriber is currently roaming.
        currentOperator:
          type: string
        originalOperator:
          type: string
        mcc:
          type: string
        mnc:
          type: string
        countryCode:
          type: string
    PortabilityResult:
      type: object
      description: Whether a number has been ported and to which operator.
      properties:
        msisdn:
          type: string
        ported:
          type: boolean
        currentOperator:
          type: string
        mcc:
          type: string
        mnc:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apikey
      description: Account API key created in the tyntec Console. Sent in the `apikey` request header on every call.