Melissa Global Phone Verification checks phone numbers globally and can add geographic details to records. Its Cloud API verifies numbers from over 230 countries and can append country dialing codes, international exit codes, and national prefixes. It can also return latitude, longitude, administrative area, and language information for a telephone line. In North America, it identifies mobile, landline, and VoIP number types; Premium checks can determine whether a number is live there. Caller ID information is available for 200 countries. The service is available through API and web platforms, with a free plan. API requests use the /V4/WEB/GlobalPhone/doGlobalPhone endpoint and accept GET or POST JSON requests. Premium Phone Verification is intended for call centers, list owners, and websites collecting numbers in real time. Premium Mode does not support batch processing and is limited to 5 records per second. Melissa says submitted validation data is generally processed in memory and discarded after validation. Business and technical support hours are listed as 6:00AM–5:00PM PST.
Who it is for
The service suits call centers, list owners, and websites collecting phone numbers in real time. It is also relevant to teams that need number verification and geographic details through an API or web platform.
What is good
- The Cloud API verifies numbers from over 230 countries.
- It can append geographic details to telephone records.
- Caller ID information is available for 200 countries.
- Submitted validation data is generally discarded after processing.
What to know first
- Premium Mode does not support batch processing.
- Premium Mode is limited to 5 records per second.
- No price is listed for Premium Phone Verification.
Verdict
Melissa Global Phone Verification combines international number checks with geographic and phone-type data. Premium Mode has a stated processing limit and does not support batch processing.
Get started with Melissa Global Phone Verification
- Visit the Melissa phone verification website.
- Choose the web platform or use the Cloud API.
- For API access, send GET or POST JSON requests to `/V4/WEB/GlobalPhone/doGlobalPhone`.
- Use the free plan, or schedule a demo for Premium Phone Verification.
Limits to know first
Premium Mode does not support batch processing and is limited to 5 records per second. The free plan is available; no limit for it is stated here.
Questions about Melissa Global Phone Verification
Is Melissa Global Phone Verification free?
A free plan is available. Premium Phone Verification is listed with a demo scheduling option, and no price is listed for it.
Which platforms are supported?
The service is available through API and web platforms.
What countries does it cover?
The Cloud API verifies phone numbers from over 230 countries. Caller ID information is available for 200 countries.
What does Premium Phone Verification add?
Premium checks can determine whether a number is live in North America. Premium Mode is intended for real-time collection use cases and is limited to 5 records per second without batch processing.
How does API access work?
Requests use the `/V4/WEB/GlobalPhone/doGlobalPhone` endpoint and can be sent as GET or POST JSON requests.
Who makes the service?
Melissa, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, provides the service.
Melissa Global Phone Verification plans and pricing
All plansCompared on phone number validation software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Line type data
- Yes
- Carrier data
- Yes
- Reachability data
- Yes
- Bulk validation
- Yes
