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Telefónica

Telefónica is one of the world's leading telecommunications companies, operating in Europe and Latin America. Through its Open Gateway initiative, Telefónica exposes standardized network capabilities as APIs following the CAMARA (Cloud and Edge for Mobile Access and Real-time Execution) open standards developed by the GSMA. The Open Gateway APIs enable developers and enterprises to build applications leveraging Telefónica's network infrastructure for authentication, fraud prevention, location services, quality of service, and device management. APIs are available in Spain, Germany, Brazil, and the United Kingdom through the Telefónica Open Gateway sandbox and partner program.

Telefónica publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Device Roaming API, KYC Match API, Location Verification API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Telecommunications, Mobile Network, CAMARA, Open Gateway, and Authentication.

The Telefónica catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Telefónica’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, GitHub presence, signup flow, engineering blog, and 9 more developer resources.

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44.9/100 developing ▼ -8.1 Agent 41/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
10 APIs
TelecommunicationsMobile NetworkCAMARAOpen GatewayAuthenticationFraud PreventionLocation Services

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 44.9/100 · developing
Contract Quality 18.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 41/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Telefónica Scam Signal API

The Scam Signal API enables companies to protect their customers from phishing scams and voice fraud by detecting active scam calls in real time using Telefónica's network intel...

Telefónica Age Verification API

The Age Verification API allows companies to confirm in real time whether a mobile user meets a specified age threshold, using carrier data for privacy-preserving age checks wit...

Telefónica Line Tenure API

The Line Tenure API indicates how long a mobile number has belonged to its current user, providing a fraud risk signal for identity validation and account security workflows. Av...

Telefónica Population Density Data API

The Population Density Data API provides dynamic real-time data on population density in a specific geographic area and time window, derived from anonymized and aggregated mobil...

Telefónica Device Roaming API

The Device Roaming API from Telefónica — 1 operation(s) for device roaming.

Telefónica KYC Match API

The KYC Match API from Telefónica — 1 operation(s) for kyc match.

Telefónica Location Verification API

The Location Verification API from Telefónica — 1 operation(s) for location verification.

Telefónica Number Verification API

The Number Verification API from Telefónica — 2 operation(s) for number verification.

Telefónica QoD Sessions API

The QoD Sessions API from Telefónica — 2 operation(s) for qod sessions.

Telefónica SIM Swap API

The SIM Swap API from Telefónica — 2 operation(s) for sim swap.

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Open Collections 6

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Telefónica Device Roaming Status API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telefónica Know Your Customer Match API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telefónica Location Verification API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telefónica Number Verification API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telefónica Quality on Demand API

OPEN COLLECTION

Telefónica SIM Swap API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Telefonica Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Telefonica Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Telefonica Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Telefonica Context

38 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Telefónica API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Telefónica API Rules

11 rules · 5 errors 6 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 16

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

ApplicationServer

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Area

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateSessionRequest

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Telefónica CAMARA Device

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ErrorResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

KycMatchRequest

20 properties

JSON SCHEMA

KycMatchResponse

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LocationVerificationRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LocationVerificationResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

NumberVerificationRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

NumberVerificationResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Telefónica Quality on Demand Session

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RoamingStatusResponse

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SessionInfo

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SimSwapCheckRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SimSwapCheckResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 2

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Telefonica Device Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Telefonica Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 4

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Telefonica Kyc Match Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Telefonica Location Verification Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Telefonica Number Verification Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Telefonica Sim Swap Check Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Telefonica Authentication

openIdConnect · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Telefonica Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Telefonica Agentic Access

11 operations · 9 acting

11 operations · 9 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 Signup
Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub
 GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

APIs
APIs
 X
X

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: telefonica
name: Telefónica
description: Telefónica is one of the world's leading telecommunications companies, operating in Europe and Latin America.
  Through its Open Gateway initiative, Telefónica exposes standardized network capabilities as APIs following the CAMARA (Cloud
  and Edge for Mobile Access and Real-time Execution) open standards developed by the GSMA. The Open Gateway APIs enable developers
  and enterprises to build applications leveraging Telefónica's network infrastructure for authentication, fraud prevention,
  location services, quality of service, and device management. APIs are available in Spain, Germany, Brazil, and the United
  Kingdom through the Telefónica Open Gateway sandbox and partner program.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/telefonica.png
tags:
- Telecommunications
- Mobile Network
- CAMARA
- Open Gateway
- Authentication
- Fraud Prevention
- Location Services
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/telefonica/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: telefonica:scam-signal-api
  name: Telefónica Scam Signal API
  description: The Scam Signal API enables companies to protect their customers from phishing scams and voice fraud by detecting
    active scam calls in real time using Telefónica's network intelligence. Available in Spain.
  humanURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/scam-signal
  baseURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com
  tags:
  - Fraud Prevention
  - Scam Detection
  - Phishing
  - Voice Fraud
  - Security
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/scam-signal
- aid: telefonica:age-verification-api
  name: Telefónica Age Verification API
  description: The Age Verification API allows companies to confirm in real time whether a mobile user meets a specified age
    threshold, using carrier data for privacy-preserving age checks without sharing personal data. Available in the United
    Kingdom.
  humanURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/age-verification
  baseURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com
  tags:
  - Age Verification
  - Compliance
  - E-Commerce
  - Media
  - Privacy
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/age-verification
- aid: telefonica:line-tenure-api
  name: Telefónica Line Tenure API
  description: The Line Tenure API indicates how long a mobile number has belonged to its current user, providing a fraud
    risk signal for identity validation and account security workflows. Available in Spain, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.
  humanURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/line-tenure
  baseURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com
  tags:
  - Fraud Prevention
  - Identity Verification
  - Financial Services
  - Mobile Security
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/line-tenure
- aid: telefonica:population-density-data-api
  name: Telefónica Population Density Data API
  description: The Population Density Data API provides dynamic real-time data on population density in a specific geographic
    area and time window, derived from anonymized and aggregated mobile network data. Used for transport planning, event management,
    and retail analytics. Available in Spain.
  humanURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/population-density-data
  baseURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com
  tags:
  - Location Services
  - Population Data
  - Analytics
  - Transport
  - Smart City
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/population-density-data
- aid: telefonica:telefonica-device-roaming-api
  name: Telefónica Device Roaming API
  description: The Device Roaming API from Telefónica — 1 operation(s) for device roaming.
  humanURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/number-verification
  baseURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com
  tags:
  - Device Roaming
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telefonica-device-roaming-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/numberverification
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-device-schema.json
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-developers-website
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/simswap
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-samples-simswap
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/kyc-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/location-verification
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/quality-on-demand
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-qod-session-schema.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/device-roaming-status
- aid: telefonica:telefonica-kyc-match-api
  name: Telefónica KYC Match API
  description: The KYC Match API from Telefónica — 1 operation(s) for kyc match.
  humanURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/number-verification
  baseURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com
  tags:
  - KYC Match
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telefonica-kyc-match-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/numberverification
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-device-schema.json
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-developers-website
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/simswap
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-samples-simswap
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/kyc-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/location-verification
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/quality-on-demand
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-qod-session-schema.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/device-roaming-status
- aid: telefonica:telefonica-location-verification-api
  name: Telefónica Location Verification API
  description: The Location Verification API from Telefónica — 1 operation(s) for location verification.
  humanURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/number-verification
  baseURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com
  tags:
  - Location Verification
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telefonica-location-verification-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/numberverification
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-device-schema.json
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-developers-website
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/simswap
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-samples-simswap
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/kyc-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/location-verification
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/quality-on-demand
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-qod-session-schema.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/device-roaming-status
- aid: telefonica:telefonica-number-verification-api
  name: Telefónica Number Verification API
  description: The Number Verification API from Telefónica — 2 operation(s) for number verification.
  humanURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/number-verification
  baseURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com
  tags:
  - Number Verification
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telefonica-number-verification-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/numberverification
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-device-schema.json
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-developers-website
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/simswap
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-samples-simswap
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/kyc-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/location-verification
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/quality-on-demand
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-qod-session-schema.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/device-roaming-status
- aid: telefonica:telefonica-qod-sessions-api
  name: Telefónica QoD Sessions API
  description: The QoD Sessions API from Telefónica — 2 operation(s) for qod sessions.
  humanURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/number-verification
  baseURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com
  tags:
  - QoD Sessions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telefonica-qod-sessions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/numberverification
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-device-schema.json
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-developers-website
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/simswap
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-samples-simswap
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/kyc-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/location-verification
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/quality-on-demand
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-qod-session-schema.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/device-roaming-status
- aid: telefonica:telefonica-sim-swap-api
  name: Telefónica SIM Swap API
  description: The SIM Swap API from Telefónica — 2 operation(s) for sim swap.
  humanURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/number-verification
  baseURL: https://opengateway.telefonica.com
  tags:
  - SIM Swap
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/telefonica-sim-swap-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/numberverification
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-device-schema.json
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-developers-website
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/simswap
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/Telefonica/opengateway-samples-simswap
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/kyc-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/location-verification
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/quality-on-demand
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/telefonica-qod-session-schema.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis/device-roaming-status
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/telefonica-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/telefonica-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/telefonica-authentication.yml
- url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en
  name: Telefónica Open Gateway
  type: Website
  description: Telefónica Open Gateway developer portal.
- url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/developer-hub
  name: Telefónica Open Gateway Developer Hub
  type: DeveloperPortal
  description: Developer Hub for testing Telefónica Open Gateway APIs in sandbox.
- url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/docs/initiative
  name: Open Gateway Initiative Documentation
  type: Documentation
  description: Technical documentation for the Telefónica Open Gateway initiative.
- url: https://github.com/Telefonica
  name: Telefónica GitHub
  type: GitHub
  description: Telefónica official GitHub organization.
- url: https://github.com/camaraproject
  name: CAMARA Project GitHub
  type: GitHub
  description: GSMA CAMARA project - open standards for telco network APIs.
- url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/apis
  name: Telefónica Open Gateway APIs
  type: APIs
  description: Complete list of available Telefónica Open Gateway APIs.
- url: https://opengateway.telefonica.com/en/developer-hub/join
  name: Join Telefónica Developer Hub
  type: Signup
  description: Registration for the Telefónica Open Gateway Developer Hub.
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/telefonica
  name: Telefónica on LinkedIn
  type: LinkedIn
  description: Telefónica LinkedIn company page.
- url: https://x.com/Telefonica
  name: Telefónica on X
  type: X
  description: Telefónica on X (formerly Twitter).
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developers.opengateway.telefonica.com/llms.txt
- url: https://www.telefonica.com/en/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com