> ## Documentation Index
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# Search available numbers

> Check whether a specific E.164 phone number is available to purchase.

Checks the current purchasing availability of the supplied phone number.


## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /v1/numbers/search
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Amplify Customer API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: |-
    Canonical contract for the Amplify customer-facing API. This YAML file is
    the source of truth for Postman and Mintlify. Operations marked with
    x-amplify-validation-status: pending were migrated from the legacy Postman
    collection and must be validated before their contract is considered final.
servers:
  - url: https://api.amplify.xyz
    description: Production
  - url: https://dev-api.amplify.xyz
    description: Development
security: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
  - name: Fax
  - name: Send Faxes
  - name: Receive Faxes
  - name: Manage Faxes
  - name: Workspace
  - name: Numbers
  - name: Contacts
  - name: Documents
  - name: Templates
paths:
  /v1/numbers/search:
    post:
      tags:
        - Numbers
      summary: Search available numbers
      description: >-
        Checks whether a specific E.164 phone number is currently available for
        purchase through Amplify.
      operationId: postv1NumbersSearch
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                number:
                  type: string
                  description: Phone number in E.164 format.
              required:
                - number
            example:
              number: '+390802180993'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Availability check completed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NumberSearchResponse'
              examples:
                available:
                  summary: Number is available
                  value:
                    status: 1
                    message: Number available for purchase
                unavailable:
                  summary: Number is unavailable
                  value:
                    status: 0
                    message: Number not available for purchase
        '422':
          description: Required number was not supplied.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpaqueValidationResponse'
              example:
                data: >-
                  EM1zNzH9b2Ghr8GkFEVrc6R0VHxIteOrdqOxT9pqEn3X0q/DPKF8B2n5lzgOqdVqcGe/7/zDs21Srye+njcV7QthQ6OcDwhX/3jaqCXd4wzau4W57m6JaAusaxGM63vddILOSE3PM1jbCoc/fA+QtTzOTDXsySuALFRdJj+iXYyXbkNSSHlzaSRZOziN3mfE
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    NumberSearchResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - status
        - message
      properties:
        status:
          type: integer
          description: Returns `1` when available and `0` when unavailable.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Availability result.
          enum:
            - Number available for purchase
            - Number not available for purchase
    OpaqueValidationResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - data
      properties:
        data:
          type: string
          description: Opaque validation data returned by the current API implementation.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````