Renting a number
Keep one number for days or weeks — general, or reserved for one platform — and receive every message it gets.
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<a href="https://numestri.com/guides/renting-a-number"><img src="https://numestri.com/guides/_api/public/orgs/25229885-9620-4c08-bd2e-a0d0d74ac8b6/spaces/eff30848-7ff1-4a21-8a5f-1f282c362fb6/pages/1236c59f-d190-4443-9232-27092c4e2d41/social-card.svg?v=3e7ae33eec8b" alt="Renting a number" width="600" height="315"></a>A rental keeps the same number for a fixed term and shows every message sent to it. Use one when you need a number to come back to: logging in again later, a platform that re-verifies, or a long-running project.
General or reserved?
General | Reserved for a platform | |
|---|---|---|
Receives from | anyone | that platform |
Good for | several services on one number | a platform that only accepts its own numbers, like WhatsApp |
- Open Rentals
In the dashboard, open Rentals and choose Rent a number.
- Choose the country, and a platform if you want one
Pick the country. To reserve the number for one platform, choose it; otherwise leave it general.
- Choose a term
Each term shows its price and whether it is Renewable. If you might want to keep the number beyond the term, pick a renewable one — not every number can be extended later.
- Rent it
The number is yours for the term. Its messages appear on the rental as they arrive, with the code picked out for you.
Get messages without watching
Add a webhook under Developer and every message a rented number receives is sent to your server as it arrives. See Webhooks.