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Cell Phone Number Service:DescribeNumberMccMnc

Last Updated:Jun 25, 2026

This operation from Phone Number-based Service queries an international phone number to identify its country and carrier, and returns the corresponding MCC and MNC.

Operation description

Before you call this operation, understand the billing of Phone Number-based Service.

Billing method: Each request that returns OK for the Code parameter incurs a charge.

The MCC and MNC fields in the response may be empty depending on data availability.

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RAM authorization

No authorization for this operation. If you encounter issues with this operation, contact technical support.

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

PhoneNumber

string

No

The phone number, which must be prefixed with a country code. For example, a phone number in China (Hong Kong) must be in the 85212343433 format.

86123434345

AuthCode

string

No

The authorization code.

Note

To obtain an authorization code, log on to the Phone Number-based Service console, go to Tag Plaza, select a tag, and submit an application. You will receive the authorization code after your application is approved.

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Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

AccessDeniedDetail

string

Details about the access denial. This parameter is returned only if the RAM permission check fails.

-

RequestId

string

The request ID.

CC3BB6D2-2FDF-4321-9DCE-B38165CE4C47

Message

string

The returned message.

OK

Data

object

The returned data object.

Mnc

string

The Mobile Network Code (MNC) of the carrier.

123

Ported

boolean

Indicates whether the number has been ported (number portability).

true

CountryIso3

string

The ISO-3166-1 alpha-3 country code.

USA

Mcc

string

The Mobile Country Code (MCC) of the carrier.

123

Code

string

The status code of the request. A value of OK indicates a successful request.

OK

This service is available in the following countries and regions: United States, Spain, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Brazil, Russia, Vietnam, France, the Philippines, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Pakistan, Singapore, India, and China (Hong Kong).

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "AccessDeniedDetail": "-",
  "RequestId": "CC3BB6D2-2FDF-4321-9DCE-B38165CE4C47",
  "Message": "OK",
  "Data": {
    "Mnc": "123",
    "Ported": true,
    "CountryIso3": "USA",
    "Mcc": "123"
  },
  "Code": "OK"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

200

RequestNumberNotSupported

NotSupported this RequestNumber.

200

PhoneNumberNotfound

The requested number cannot find result.

500

RequestSupplierError

Request supplier error.

Request supplier error.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.