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Number Verify

1.1.1

Number Verify checks if the phone number in use matches the one provided by the customer. This is performed silently at the network level to make the user onboarding journey frictionless and secure. This is an alternative to SMS OTPs, which are prone to social engineering attacks and can add friction to the user experience.

This API follows the GSMA Mobile Connect specification.

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Live
  • Identity
Available in
  • Albania,
  • Germany,
  • Greece,
  • Ireland,
  • Italy,
  • Netherlands,
  • Portugal,
  • Romania,
  • Spain,
  • UK

Number Verify

1.1.1

Number Verify checks if the phone number in use matches the one provided by the customer. This is performed silently at the network level to make the user onboarding journey frictionless and secure. This is an alternative to SMS OTPs, which are prone to social engineering attacks and can add friction to the user experience.

This API follows the GSMA Mobile Connect specification.

Try it out

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It can be used for
  • Seamless and secure verification of the mobile number in real-time
  • The cryptographically secure possession factor
  • API connectivity into network authentication

API Information

Version v1.1.1
Protocol HTTPS
Sandbox URL https://api-sandbox.vf-dmp.engineering.vodafone.com
Live URL https://eu3.api.vodafone.com/span>
Version history 1.1.1
Release date September 2023
Status Live
Description This API follows the GSMA Mobile Connect standard of Verified MSISDN.

How it works

  1. A customer tries registering for a new app and is requested to enter their phone number.
  2. The app sends the phone number via the Number Verify API to Vodafone.
  3. The Number Verify API checks in real-time whether the phone number connected to the network matches what the user has entered.
  4. The API responds with True/False as to whether the MSISDN matches, e.g. "device_msisdn_verified": false
Note
Customers must be on the cellular network to perform a successful verification.

Use Case Examples

Typical use cases for the Number Verify API include:

  • User registration or re-registration.
  • Password-free logins.
  • Frictionless password resets.

Run in Postman

To begin using the Vodafone workspace in Postman, please follow the steps below to create a set of credentials that can be used with our sandbox collections:

  • Register an account on https://developer.vodafone.com and create a sandbox app for the APIs that you are interested in.
  • Use the Client Key and Secret from your sandbox app to populate the relating variables in the "Sandbox Credentials" environment group in Postman.
  • Call the token endpoint to create a bearer token that is used in the API resource endpoint. Your client credentials will be taken from the environment variables and used in a basic OAuth flow.
  • You need to call the token end-point for each API as the API scope is held in the request body of the token call.
  • The last bearer token and trace ID will be stored in collection variables associated with the API solution that you have chosen.
  • You can use these collections as read-only or create a fork into your own personal workspace to edit the details.

You can access all of Vodafone's sandbox APIs in our Postman workspace by clicking the button below:

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What is Postman?

Postman is a popular development and testing tool that is widely used across the API developer community. It offers an easy to use interface for making HTTP requests, testing API responses and collaborating with team members. For more details, see postman.com

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