Telnyx Numbers Config - JavaScript
Installation
npm install telnyx
Setup
import Telnyx from 'telnyx';
const client = new Telnyx({ apiKey: process.env['TELNYX_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted });
All examples below assume client is already initialized as shown above.
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:
try {
const result = await client.messages.send({ to: '+13125550001', from: '+13125550002', text: 'Hello' });
} catch (err) {
if (err instanceof Telnyx.APIConnectionError) {
console.error('Network error — check connectivity and retry');
} else if (err instanceof Telnyx.RateLimitError) {
// 429: rate limited — wait and retry with exponential backoff
const retryAfter = err.headers?.['retry-after'] || 1;
await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, retryAfter * 1000));
} else if (err instanceof Telnyx.APIError) {
console.error(API error ${err.status}: ${err.message});
if (err.status === 422) {
console.error('Validation error — check required fields and formats');
}
}
}
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
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Phone numbers must be in E.164 format (e.g., +13125550001 ). Include the + prefix and country code. No spaces, dashes, or parentheses.
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Pagination: List methods return an auto-paginating iterator. Use for await (const item of result) { ... } to iterate through all pages automatically.
Bulk update phone number profiles
POST /messaging_numbers_bulk_updates — Required: messaging_profile_id , numbers
Optional: assign_only (boolean)
const messagingNumbersBulkUpdate = await client.messagingNumbersBulkUpdates.create({ messaging_profile_id: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000', numbers: ['+18880000000', '+18880000001', '+18880000002'], });
console.log(messagingNumbersBulkUpdate.data);
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}
const messagingNumbersBulkUpdate = await client.messagingNumbersBulkUpdates.retrieve('order_id');
console.log(messagingNumbersBulkUpdate.data);
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
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed. for await (const messagingListResponse of client.mobilePhoneNumbers.messaging.list()) { console.log(messagingListResponse.id); }
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
const messaging = await client.mobilePhoneNumbers.messaging.retrieve('id');
console.log(messaging.data);
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
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed. for await (const phoneNumberDetailed of client.phoneNumbers.list()) { console.log(phoneNumberDetailed.id); }
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
const response = await client.phoneNumbers.actions.verifyOwnership({ phone_numbers: ['+15551234567'], });
console.log(response.data);
Returns: found (array[object]), not_found (array[string]), record_type (string)
Lists the phone numbers jobs
GET /phone_numbers/jobs
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed. for await (const phoneNumbersJob of client.phoneNumbers.jobs.list()) { console.log(phoneNumbersJob.id); }
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
const response = await client.phoneNumbers.jobs.deleteBatch({ phone_numbers: ['+19705555098', '+19715555098', '32873127836'], });
console.log(response.data);
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)
const response = await client.phoneNumbers.jobs.updateEmergencySettingsBatch({ emergency_enabled: true, phone_numbers: ['+19705555098', '+19715555098', '32873127836'], });
console.log(response.data);
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)
const response = await client.phoneNumbers.jobs.updateBatch({ phone_numbers: ['1583466971586889004', '+13127367254'], });
console.log(response.data);
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}
const job = await client.phoneNumbers.jobs.retrieve('id');
console.log(job.data);
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
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed. for await (const phoneNumberWithMessagingSettings of client.phoneNumbers.messaging.list()) { console.log(phoneNumberWithMessagingSettings.id); }
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
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed. for await (const phoneNumberSlimListResponse of client.phoneNumbers.slimList()) { console.log(phoneNumberSlimListResponse.id); }
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
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed. for await (const phoneNumberWithVoiceSettings of client.phoneNumbers.voice.list()) { console.log(phoneNumberWithVoiceSettings.id); }
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}
const phoneNumber = await client.phoneNumbers.retrieve('1293384261075731499');
console.log(phoneNumber.data);
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])
const phoneNumber = await client.phoneNumbers.update('1293384261075731499');
console.log(phoneNumber.data);
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}
const phoneNumber = await client.phoneNumbers.delete('1293384261075731499');
console.log(phoneNumber.data);
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
const response = await client.phoneNumbers.actions.changeBundleStatus('1293384261075731499', { bundle_id: '5194d8fc-87e6-4188-baa9-1c434bbe861b', });
console.log(response.data);
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
const response = await client.phoneNumbers.actions.enableEmergency('1293384261075731499', { emergency_address_id: '53829456729313', emergency_enabled: true, });
console.log(response.data);
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
const messaging = await client.phoneNumbers.messaging.retrieve('id');
console.log(messaging.data);
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])
const messaging = await client.phoneNumbers.messaging.update('id');
console.log(messaging.data);
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
const voice = await client.phoneNumbers.voice.retrieve('1293384261075731499');
console.log(voice.data);
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)
const voice = await client.phoneNumbers.voice.update('1293384261075731499');
console.log(voice.data);
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
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed. for await (const mobilePhoneNumber of client.mobilePhoneNumbers.list()) { console.log(mobilePhoneNumber.id); }
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}
const mobilePhoneNumber = await client.mobilePhoneNumbers.retrieve('id');
console.log(mobilePhoneNumber.data);
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])
const mobilePhoneNumber = await client.mobilePhoneNumbers.update('id');
console.log(mobilePhoneNumber.data);
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)