# aql, free trial, POST /nl/network_lookup.php, OFCOM reservation reference: Phone validation API

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aql's Free trial plan for the phone validation API costs $0.00 per 1,000 phones. We check each provider's docs for 9 fields. aql's docs list 3: Number, Validity, Place.
You get 300 credits. You spend the credits on aql's other calls. This call is free. aql limits how many calls you get but gives no number.
We haven't run aql through [our phone validation API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-phone-validation-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 1,266 plans for phone validation APIs by price. Half the plans cost $3.55 or less per 1,000 phones. [See the best free phone validation API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-phone-validation-api.txt)
[GuGuData's CNY 124 (about $19) monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/gugudata/cny-124-monthly/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 phones. GuGuData's CNY 124 (about $19) monthly plan charges nothing per call. You get as many phones as GuGuData's rate limit allows. [Neutrino API's On-Demand plan](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/neutrino-api/pay-as-you-go-on-demand/llms.txt) costs the least for 10,000 phones a month: $0.80.
[Trestle](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/trestle/top-up-from-10-self-serve-pay-as-you-go-get-3-0-phone-intel-phone-validation-api/llms.txt), [Data247](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/data247/12-pack-membership-get-v3-0-verify247-phone/llms.txt) and [Abstract API](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/abstract-api/19-monthly-starter-5000-requests-month/llms.txt) are the best phone validation API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/aql/free-trial-post-nl-network-lookup-php-ofcom-reservation-reference
- [Phone validation API: the best of 50+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-phone-validation-api.txt)
- Get it: https://aql.com/products/messaging-old/number-lookups?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=phone-validation-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://gw.aql.com/nl/network_lookup.php`, OFCOM reservation reference
- API key: with the plan, on https://aql.com/products/messaging-old/number-lookups?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=phone-validation-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://aql.com/support/apis/network-lookup-api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=phone-validation-api-pricing
- Sold by: aql (https://aql.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=phone-validation-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-05

## In the answer

- Completeness: 33%
- Number: ✓
- Validity: ✓
- Place: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 phones: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Send SMS via SOAP API · vCard API · WAP push API · Voice push API · SMPP protocol

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: We provide a way for you to refer to this information programmatically for free.

## Data

- Countries: United Kingdom
- What it checks: numbering plan
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: you will use Services provided aql only for lawful purposes. In particular, you represent, warrant and undertake that: 6.1.1 you will not use the Services in any manner which infringes any law or regulation or which infringes the rights of or, causes annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to any third party, nor will you authorise or permit any other person to do so, 6.1.2 you will not use the Services to post, link to or transmit: (a) any material which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, malicious, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, blasphemous, profane or otherwise objectionable in any way, (b) any material containing a virus or other hostile computer program, and/or (c) any material which constitutes, or encourages the commission of, a criminal offence or which infringes any intellectual property right, [...] 6.1.4 you will observe the procedures which aql may from time to time prescribe and shall make no use of the Services which is detrimental to aql’s other customers, 6.1.5 you will procure that the Services are used in accordance with all applicable legislation (including data protection legislation) and in a secure manner, 6.1.6 (if you are an individual), you are using the services for business use and are at least 18 years of age, and 6.1.7 (if you are a company), the Services will not be used anyone under the age of 18 years.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 300 credits

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: msisdn. Optional: method "1", contact
- Method: POST
- Path: /nl/network_lookup.php

## About the plan

- Plan: Free trial
- Who can get it: anyone who signs up for an account: an individual using the services for business use and at least 18 years of age, or a company (terms 6.1.6 and 6.1.7)

## The 9 fields the plan's answer can hold

status, MSISDN, country, contact, Ofcom area, Ofcom change date, Ofcom network, Ofcom tariff note, Ofcom use

## aql's plans (3)

- [aql, free trial, POST /nl/network_lookup.php, OFCOM reservation reference](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/aql/free-trial-post-nl-network-lookup-php-ofcom-reservation-reference/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 33% complete
- [aql, top-up, Prepaid credits, POST /nl/network_lookup.php, OFCOM reservation reference](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/aql/top-up-prepaid-credits-post-nl-network-lookup-php-ofcom-reservation-reference/llms.txt): 33% complete
- [aql, contact us, Enterprise pricing, POST /nl/network_lookup.php, OFCOM reservation reference](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/aql/contact-us-enterprise-pricing-post-nl-network-lookup-php-ofcom-reservation-reference/llms.txt): 33% complete

## aql's calls (2)

- `POST /nl/network_lookup.php`, Network reference: [aql, free trial, POST /nl/network_lookup.php, Network reference](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/aql/free-trial-post-nl-network-lookup-php-network-reference/llms.txt)
- `POST /nl/network_lookup.php`, OFCOM reservation reference: [aql, free trial, POST /nl/network_lookup.php, OFCOM reservation reference](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/aql/free-trial-post-nl-network-lookup-php-ofcom-reservation-reference/llms.txt)

## aql's APIs (1)

- [aql: phone validation API pricing, 3 plans, POST /nl/network_lookup.php, OFCOM reservation reference](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/aql/free-trial-post-nl-network-lookup-php-ofcom-reservation-reference/llms.txt)

## aql: phone validation API alternatives

- [Trestle, free trial, GET /3.0/phone_intel](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/trestle/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 56% complete, stored
- [Abstract API, free](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/abstract-api/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 89% complete, 1 day
- [Foxentry, free trial, POST /phone/validate, Validate phone number (basic)](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/foxentry/free-trial-post-phone-validate-validate-phone-number-basic/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 56% complete, stored
- [HLR Lookups, free, 100 free lookups, POST /nt-lookups](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookups/free-100-free-lookups-post-nt-lookups/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 67% complete, stored
- [AgentPhone, free](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/agentphone/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 33% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-05.

- https://aql.com/faq?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=phone-validation-api-pricing
- https://aql.com/products/messaging-old/number-lookups?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=phone-validation-api-pricing
- https://aql.com/products/network-lookup?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=phone-validation-api-pricing
- https://aql.com/support/apis?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=phone-validation-api-pricing
- https://aql.com/support/apis/network-lookup-api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=phone-validation-api-pricing
- https://aql.com/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=phone-validation-api-pricing