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POST
/
phone-numbers
/
buy
cURL
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.bolna.ai/phone-numbers/buy \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "phone_number": "+19876543210"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.bolna.ai/phone-numbers/buy"

payload = { "phone_number": "+19876543210" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({phone_number: '+19876543210'})
};

fetch('https://api.bolna.ai/phone-numbers/buy', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.bolna.ai/phone-numbers/buy",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'phone_number' => '+19876543210'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.bolna.ai/phone-numbers/buy"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"phone_number\": \"+19876543210\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.bolna.ai/phone-numbers/buy")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"phone_number\": \"+19876543210\"\n}")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.bolna.ai/phone-numbers/buy")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"phone_number\": \"+19876543210\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "id": "133b9a7d-59b1-49c4-b62a-c4924503e38b",
  "agent_id": null,
  "bolna_owned": true,
  "deleted": false,
  "renewal": true,
  "payment_uuid": "de36c363-6a2d-4e83-ba5b-fbb8d0ac8c32",
  "phone_number": "+19876543210",
  "price": 500,
  "telephony_sid": "19876543210",
  "created_at": "2025-07-27T20:51:49.468787",
  "updated_at": "2025-07-27T20:51:49.468796"
}
{
  "error": 123,
  "message": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

Purchase a phone number

​
country
enum<string>
required

The country code for the phone number.

Available options:
US,
IN
​
phone_number
string
required

E.164 formatted phone number, including country code.

Pattern: ^\+[1-9][0-9]{7,14}$
Example:

"+19876543210"

​
provider
enum<string>

The telephony provider for the phone number.

Available options:
twilio,
plivo,
vobiz

Response

Sub-account create response

​
id
string<uuid>

Unique identifier for the purchased phone number record.

Example:

"133b9a7d-59b1-49c4-b62a-c4924503e38b"

​
agent_id
string<uuid> | null

Identifier of the agent associated with the number, if applicable.

Example:

null

​
bolna_owned
boolean

Indicates if the number is owned by Bolna.

Example:

true

​
deleted
boolean

Indicates whether the number record is deleted.

Example:

false

​
renewal
boolean

Indicates if the phone number subscription will auto-renew.

Example:

true

​
payment_uuid
string<uuid>

Unique identifier for the payment transaction.

Example:

"de36c363-6a2d-4e83-ba5b-fbb8d0ac8c32"

​
phone_number
string

E.164 formatted purchased phone number.

Pattern: ^\+[1-9][0-9]{7,14}$
Example:

"+19876543210"

​
price
number<float>

Price for the phone number in cents.

Example:

500

​
telephony_provider
enum<string>

Name of the telephony provider for the number.

Available options:
twilio,
plivo,
vonage,
telnyx
​
telephony_sid
string

Unique identifier or SID for the phone number within the telephony provider.

Example:

"19876543210"

​
created_at
string<date-time>

Timestamp when the record was created.

Example:

"2025-07-27T20:51:49.468787"

​
updated_at
string<date-time>

Timestamp when the record was last updated.

Example:

"2025-07-27T20:51:49.468796"