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# Buy Phone Numbers

POST https://api.pinnacle.sh/phone-numbers/buy
Content-Type: application/json

Purchase one or more phone numbers found through the [search endpoint](./search).&#x20;

Billing uses your account credits and the numbers are ready for immediate use.

Reference: https://docs.pinnacle.sh/api-reference/phone-numbers/buy

## Authentication

- `PINNACLE-API-KEY` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a buySchema.

- `numbers` (list of string, required) — List of phone numbers you want to purchase, each in international E.164 format.&#x20; All specified numbers must be currently available and will be validated for availability before processing the purchase.&#x20; If any number in the request is unavailable or invalid, no purchases will be made and the request will be voided.

## Response

### 200

Successfully purchased the number(s).

- `list of BuyResponse`

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Validation failed. The payload has missing required fields and/or invalid types.&#x20; See [https://zod.dev/error-formatting](https://zod.dev/error-formatting) for more information.

- `description` (string, required) — Human-readable summary of validation failures.
- `errors` (ZodErrorErrors, required) — Structured dictionary of issues containing two main sections: - `errors`: Array of global validation errors not tied to specific fields - `properties`: Object mapping field names to their specific validation errors, where each field contains an `errors` array

### 401 Unauthorized Error

The request lacks valid authentication credentials or the provided credentials are invalid.&#x20; Ensure you're including a valid API key in the request headers and that your account has the necessary permissions to access this endpoint.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

### 402 Payment Required Error

Insufficient credits to complete this request.&#x20; This occurs when your account balance is below the required amount for processing the operation. Please add credits to your account to continue using the service.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

### 403 Forbidden Error

Your subscription does not include access to this feature.&#x20; This occurs when attempting to use functionality that requires a higher subscription tier. Please upgrade your subscription to access this feature.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

### 404 Not Found Error

The requested resource could not be found.&#x20; This may occur if the identifier is incorrect, the resource has been deleted, or you don't have permission to access it.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

### 500 Internal Server Error

An unexpected error occurred on Pinnacle's servers while processing your request.&#x20; If this error persists, please contact support with the request details.

- `error` (string, required) — Human-readable description of the error that occurred, corresponding to the HTTP status code.

## Types

### BuyResponse

Details of a phone number that has been successfully purchased and provisioned. Includes all communication capabilities currently enabled for immediate use.

- `number` (string, required) — Purchased phone number in E.164 format.
- `capabilities` (BuyResponseCapabilities, required) — Enabled communication features for the phone number.

### ZodErrorErrors

Structured dictionary of issues containing two main sections: - `errors`: Array of global validation errors not tied to specific fields - `properties`: Object mapping field names to their specific validation errors, where each field contains an `errors` array

### BuyResponseCapabilities

Enabled communication features for the phone number.

- `sms` (boolean, required) — Indicates if SMS messaging is enabled and functional.
- `mms` (boolean, required) — Indicates if multimedia messaging (images, videos, files) is enabled and functional.
- `voice` (boolean, required) — Indicates if voice calling is enabled and functional.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "numbers": [
    "+18559491727"
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
[
  {
    "number": "+18559491727",
    "capabilities": {
      "sms": true,
      "mms": true,
      "voice": true
    }
  }
]
```

**SDK Code**

```python Purchased Numbers
import requests

url = "https://api.pinnacle.sh/phone-numbers/buy"

payload = { "numbers": ["+18559491727"] }
headers = {
    "PINNACLE-API-KEY": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Purchased Numbers
const url = 'https://api.pinnacle.sh/phone-numbers/buy';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'PINNACLE-API-KEY': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"numbers":["+18559491727"]}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Purchased Numbers
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://api.pinnacle.sh/phone-numbers/buy"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"numbers\": [\n    \"+18559491727\"\n  ]\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("PINNACLE-API-KEY", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

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

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

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Purchased Numbers
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.pinnacle.sh/phone-numbers/buy")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["PINNACLE-API-KEY"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"numbers\": [\n    \"+18559491727\"\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Purchased Numbers
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.pinnacle.sh/phone-numbers/buy")
  .header("PINNACLE-API-KEY", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"numbers\": [\n    \"+18559491727\"\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php Purchased Numbers
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.pinnacle.sh/phone-numbers/buy', [
  'body' => '{
  "numbers": [
    "+18559491727"
  ]
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'PINNACLE-API-KEY' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Purchased Numbers
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.pinnacle.sh/phone-numbers/buy");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("PINNACLE-API-KEY", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"numbers\": [\n    \"+18559491727\"\n  ]\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Purchased Numbers
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "PINNACLE-API-KEY": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["numbers": ["+18559491727"]] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.pinnacle.sh/phone-numbers/buy")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```