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Phone Number Detector API for Node.js
📞 Detect and extract phone numbers from text — powered by SharpAPI AI.
SharpAPI Phone Number Detector parses text content and extracts phone numbers in various international formats. Perfect for lead generation, data extraction, and contact management.
📋 Table of Contents
Requirements
- Node.js >= 16.x
- npm or yarn
Installation
Step 1. Install the package via npm:
npm install @sharpapi/sharpapi-node-detect-phonesStep 2. Get your API key
Visit SharpAPI.com to get your API key.
Usage
const { SharpApiDetectPhonesService } = require('@sharpapi/sharpapi-node-detect-phones');
const apiKey = process.env.SHARP_API_KEY; // Store your API key in environment variables
const service = new SharpApiDetectPhonesService(apiKey);
const text = `
For customer support, call us at +1-555-123-4567 or toll-free at 1-800-EXAMPLE.
Our international office can be reached at +44 20 1234 5678.
`;
async function detectPhones() {
try {
// Submit detection job
const statusUrl = await service.detectPhones(text);
console.log('Job submitted. Status URL:', statusUrl);
// Fetch results (polls automatically until complete)
const result = await service.fetchResults(statusUrl);
console.log('Detected phones:', result.getResultJson());
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
}
detectPhones();API Documentation
Methods
detectPhones(text: string): Promise<string>
Detects and extracts phone numbers from the provided text.
Parameters:
text(string, required): The text content to scan for phone numbers
Returns:
- Promise
: Status URL for polling the job result
Example:
const statusUrl = await service.detectPhones(textWithPhones);
const result = await service.fetchResults(statusUrl);Response Format
The API returns detected phone numbers with parsed components:
{
"phone_numbers": [
{
"detected_number": "+1-555-123-4567",
"parsed_number": "+15551234567",
"country_code": "+1",
"national_number": "5551234567",
"country": "United States",
"format": "international",
"is_valid": true,
"type": "mobile"
},
{
"detected_number": "+44 20 1234 5678",
"parsed_number": "+442012345678",
"country_code": "+44",
"national_number": "2012345678",
"country": "United Kingdom",
"format": "international",
"is_valid": true,
"type": "landline"
}
]
}Examples
Basic Phone Detection
const { SharpApiDetectPhonesService } = require('@sharpapi/sharpapi-node-detect-phones');
const service = new SharpApiDetectPhonesService(process.env.SHARP_API_KEY);
const businessCard = `
John Doe
Senior Manager
Mobile: (555) 123-4567
Office: +1 (555) 987-6543
`;
service.detectPhones(businessCard)
.then(statusUrl => service.fetchResults(statusUrl))
.then(result => {
const phones = result.getResultJson();
console.log(`Found ${phones.length} phone numbers:`);
phones.forEach((phone, index) => {
console.log(`${index + 1}. ${phone.detected_number} (${phone.type})`);
});
})
.catch(error => console.error('Detection failed:', error));International Phone Number Extraction
const service = new SharpApiDetectPhonesService(process.env.SHARP_API_KEY);
const globalContacts = `
US Office: +1 (212) 555-0100
UK Office: +44 20 7946 0958
Australia: +61 2 9876 5432
Germany: +49 30 1234567
`;
const statusUrl = await service.detectPhones(globalContacts);
const result = await service.fetchResults(statusUrl);
const phones = result.getResultJson();
phones.forEach(phone => {
console.log(`${phone.country}: ${phone.parsed_number}`);
});Custom Polling Configuration
const service = new SharpApiDetectPhonesService(process.env.SHARP_API_KEY);
// Customize polling behavior
service.setApiJobStatusPollingInterval(5); // Poll every 5 seconds
service.setApiJobStatusPollingWait(120); // Wait up to 2 minutes
const statusUrl = await service.detectPhones(text);
const result = await service.fetchResults(statusUrl);Use Cases
- Lead Generation: Extract phone numbers from websites, PDFs, and documents
- Contact Management: Build databases from unstructured data
- Data Validation: Verify phone number formats and validity
- CRM Integration: Automatically populate contact information
- Marketing: Extract phone numbers for outreach campaigns
- Document Processing: Parse phone numbers from scanned documents
- Customer Support: Extract callback numbers from support tickets
Supported Formats
The detector recognizes various phone number formats:
- International: +1 (555) 123-4567, +44 20 1234 5678
- National: (555) 123-4567, 555-123-4567
- Toll-free: 1-800-EXAMPLE, 1-888-CALL-NOW
- Extensions: +1 (555) 123-4567 ext. 123
- Mobile: Various international mobile formats
- Landline: Fixed-line number formats
API Endpoint
POST /content/detect_phones
For detailed API specifications, refer to:
Related Packages
- @sharpapi/sharpapi-node-detect-emails - Email detection
- @sharpapi/sharpapi-node-detect-urls - URL detection
- @sharpapi/sharpapi-node-detect-address - Address detection
- @sharpapi/sharpapi-node-client - Full SharpAPI SDK
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.md file for details.
Support
- Documentation: SharpAPI.com Documentation
- Issues: GitHub Issues
- Email: contact@sharpapi.com
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