Can I retrieve the location of a phone number with Twilio?

Question

I'm working on a project that uses the Twilio API to send and receive text messages, but I'd like to be able to show the location of those cellular users in a table on my customer's dashboard.

In short, I'm looking for the data that shows up when you're shopping for a phone number on Twilio and it tells you it's from Newport Beach, California, etc.

Is there any way to retrieve that information from Twilio for a number besides one that is available for purchase?

Answer 1

Twilio Evangelist here. When Twilio makes a request to your server using a web hook, the SMS and voice will sometimes have geographical information.

• FromCity
• FromState
• FromZip
• FromCountry

But this information is not always available. There is no facility in the API to allow you to look up these outside of this context.

Hope this helps!