HLR Phone Verification API

Global HLR routing built for better coverage

HLR results are only as good as the network route behind them.

Provero connects directly to mobile network operators and specialist network providers around the world. We automatically route HLR requests based on coverage, speed, result quality and value, with alternative routes available when required.

That means you don't have to work out which network provides the strongest result for a particular country or carrier. Provero handles the routing and returns a consistent response.

• 1,300+ mobile networks

  Global network coverage through multiple MNO and network-provider connections.

• Automatic routing & fallback

  Requests can be routed across different network connections to maximise coverage and result quality.

• One consistent response

  Provero translates responses from different networks into the same simple result structure.

What an HLR lookup tells you

An HLR phone lookup checks the mobile-network information behind a telephone number rather than simply checking whether the number is correctly formatted.

• Mobile status

  Confirm that the number belongs to a valid mobile range.

• Current network

  See which mobile network currently serves the number, including after it has been ported.

• Original network

  Identify the network to which the number was originally allocated.

• Porting

  See whether the number has moved from its original carrier.

• Live / dead / out of network

  Where supported, see whether the subscriber is currently reachable.

• MCC / MNC and network information

  Return the mobile country and network codes behind the number.

• Roaming detection

  Available on request for approved fraud-screening use cases.

• Historical network observations

  Where available, Provero can also provide observed carrier history from previous HLR lookups, showing networks on which the number has previously been seen.

Need specific country, roaming or historical coverage? Contact support@provero.io

Simple when you want it. Detailed when you need it.

You shouldn't need to understand dozens of telecom status codes just to decide whether to use a telephone number.

Provero gives you two ways to consume HLR results.

It's the same lookup. You choose how much detail you want returned.

Built to handle HLR at scale

10M+

HLR lookups every month

Provero processes more than ten million HLR lookups every month, backed by more than a decade of experience working with mobile-network verification.

~15 minutes

for a typical 100,000-record HLR file

Standard bulk-processing performance, available without any special configuration.

125,000 in 2m 39s

when throughput really matters

Need results faster? High-throughput processing can be configured for time-sensitive workloads.

Use HLR before you spend money or trust the number

• Clean customer and lead data

  Remove invalid and unreachable mobile numbers before they reach your CRM, dialler or campaign.

• Improve outbound campaigns

  Check large telephone datasets before calling or messaging them and avoid wasting spend on numbers that cannot be reached.

• Validate numbers at point of capture

  Run an HLR lookup when a customer enters their mobile number and identify the network behind it before the record enters your systems.

• Protect SMS and OTP spend

  Avoid sending verification or transactional messages to numbers that network data shows cannot currently be reached.

• Improve KYC workflows

  Verify the underlying mobile number and carrier before using more expensive identity or mobile-network checks.

• Understand carrier changes

  Identify porting and current-network information where routing, pricing or risk decisions depend on the serving carrier.

Real-time API or bulk HLR verification

Run the same HLR service however your data arrives.

HLR API example

POST /api/validate/phone

{
  "phone": "+447700900123",
  "route": "standard",
  "detailed": false
}

{
  "results": [
    {
      "to": "+447700900123",
      "status": "Live",
      "live": true,
      "dead": false,
      "outOfNetwork": false,
      "currentNetwork": "Example Mobile Network",
      "originalNetwork": "Example Mobile Network"
    }
  ]
}

Illustrative example. +447700900123 is a reserved number kept aside for documentation, and the network names are placeholders, so the result shown is not a real lookup.

HLR pricing

From £0.0042 per lookup

No plan or monthly commitment. Top up your Provero balance and use it across the checks you need.

Prepaid balance, spent across any check. Each request is charged at the rate for the volume band reached, and earlier requests keep their lower rate. See full pricing.

Need substantially higher volumes? Contact pricing@provero.io

Related checks

No single check settles whether a record can be trusted. These are the ones people usually run alongside HLR Phone Verification, each answering a different question about the same record.

• SIM Swap Detection See whether the SIM behind a mobile number has changed recently before using it as a trusted identity or recovery factor.
• Mobile Network Identity Verification Corroborate supplied identity information against data held within the mobile-network ecosystem.
• Age Verification Check whether somebody meets an age threshold using mobile-network data without requiring an identity document.
• Phone Format Validation Instantly check whether a telephone number is correctly structured before deciding whether to spend money on an HLR lookup.