# HLR Lookup, free: Phone validation API

> Dependable status lookup for mobile telephone numbers. Directly query over 220 networks worldwide using the centralised HLR lookup service

HLR Lookup's phone validation API on its 200 free credits plan, $0.00 per 1,000 phones.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/free
- Get it: https://www.hlrlookup.com/pricing
- Its API docs: https://www.hlrlookup.com/docs/hlrlookup-docs.html#h-endpoints
- Sold by: HLR Lookup (https://www.hlrlookup.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-14

## Price

- $ per 1,000: $0.00
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Repeat free: 30 days
- Per: result
- Extra fields: ported date: +$0.00 · landline status: +$0.00 · USA status: +$0.00

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Dependable status lookup for mobile telephone numbers. Directly query over 220 networks worldwide using the centralised HLR lookup service

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: any, its terms add that the data isn't meant as the sole basis of a business decision

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 200 credits
- Enough for: 200 results, once

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: 210
- Batch: 80

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: telephone_number, input_format, output_format, cache_days_global, cache_days_private, save_to_cache, get_ported_date, get_landline_status, get_imsi_hash, usa_status
- Method: POST
- Path: /apiv2/hlr

## About the plan

- Plan: 200 free credits
- Who can get it: new accounts with a business email address

## The 22 fields in the plan's answer

error code, request ID, request parameters, credits charged, phone number, formatted number, line type, line status, original carrier, original MCC-MNC, country, country ISO3 code, location, country calling code, current carrier, current MCC-MNC, current carrier country, ported, SMS email, MMS email, disposable, lookup date

## HLR Lookup's plans (12)

- [HLR Lookup, free](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, $16.57 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/16-57-pack/llms.txt): $6.628 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, $29.82 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/29-82-pack/llms.txt): $5.964 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, $56.99 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/56-99-pack/llms.txt): $5.699 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, $135.85 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/135-85-pack/llms.txt): $5.434 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, $258.44 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/258-44-pack/llms.txt): $5.169 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, $490.38 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/490-38-pack/llms.txt): $4.904 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, $901.24 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/901-24-pack/llms.txt): $4.506 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, $1,192.82 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/1192-82-pack/llms.txt): $3.976 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, $1,789.23 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/1789-23-pack/llms.txt): $3.579 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, $3,313.39 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/3313-39-pack/llms.txt): $3.313 per 1,000, live
- [HLR Lookup, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/contact-us/llms.txt): live

## HLR Lookup's calls (1)

- `POST /apiv2/hlr`: [HLR Lookup, free](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/hlr-lookup/free/llms.txt)

## Similar plans of other providers

- [Byteplant, free](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/byteplant/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, live
- [RealPhoneValidation, free](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/realphonevalidation/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, live
- [Twilio, free](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/twilio/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, live
- [Telnyx, $10 pack](https://datacircle.dev/validate-phone-apis/telnyx/10-pack/llms.txt): $1.50 per 1,000, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-14.

- https://www.hlrlookup.com/
- https://www.hlrlookup.com/docs/hlrlookup-docs.html
- https://www.hlrlookup.com/frequently-asked-questions
- https://www.hlrlookup.com/hlr-api-v2.openapi.json
- https://www.hlrlookup.com/knowledge/charging
- https://www.hlrlookup.com/pricing
- https://www.hlrlookup.com/terms-of-service