On the New Lookup tab, you can create lookups in two ways:
Upload a file with numbers to perform a bulk lookup: Import from file option
Enter numbers one by one to look them up individually: LookUp single number option.
New Lookup options
Bulk Lookup
To run a lookup for multiple numbers, please follow these steps:
Select the Import from file option.
Name the list to easily identify it.
Drag and drop the file from your device. It can be a .csv or a .txt file with numbers separated by a new line.
Put a checkmark for Ignore the first line of the table (column header) if you want to ignore the column header.
In the Formatting section on the rifght, specify if the numbers in your file are in the international or local format. If you select the local format, specify the country.
Optionally, select the Send results to email toggle and enter the relevant email.
Click Submit.
Creating bulk lookup
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NOTE
If the file you upload contains more than one column, the system will ask you to select the one with phone number to lookup.
The LookUp Summary page opens, where you can select to switch from the Full Lookup version, which takes information from the HLR network to the free phone number validation tool.
LookUp Summary page: HLR Full Lookup
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NOTE
If you switch to the free phone number validation tool option, the lookup results will only include the report on the format and type of number validation. To view the report on the real-time data from the HLR network, click the HLR Full LookUp link.
Click Confirm & Submit, then, in a pop-up window, confirm the cost deduction.
Confirm Deduction pop-up window
Congratulations! Your request is submitted, and you can choose to create another lookup or view the lookups you created recently.
Request Submitted dialog
Checking Numbers One by One
To check individual numbers, please follow these steps:
Select the Lookup single numbers option.
Input one number in the E 164 international format, e.g.,+441134960831.
Click Submit.
Creating single number lookup
Right before final confirmation and submission, you proceed to the review page. Here, you can see how many numbers will be submitted for a lookup and its estimated price.
The final review step
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In this step, you can select to switch from the full LookUp version, which takes information from the HLR network to the free phone number validation tool:
Free Validation LookUp
After you have checked everything, click Confirm & Submit to submit your request. The system will process the data and update you when it is ready.
Lookup request submitted
To see the lookup results, you can open the Results tab and search for the needed submission or go to the Recent Lookups tab and click to download the file with lookup details or select the file(s) to export.
