Country codes and phone number formats
How to read an international number, compare calling codes and check mobile prefixes.
Choose a temporary number from a country list and open its SMS inbox. Country guides explain how to enter the number on a registration form and follow your confirmation message.
No matching countries. Try another name or dial code.
Select a number.
SMS inbox
Find the country for your temporary-number search.
Compare the calling code and open its SMS inbox.
View connection status and the current message list.
Each phone has its own message page. Start by matching the number on your registration form with the inbox you open. The country guides explain formatting differences and common problems; the number page shows its receiving information.
A temporary number describes short-term access; a virtual number describes phone access through a service. Compare the country, shared or private access and how long you can use the number.
SMS verification checks phone access through a code sent by the requesting service. With an active receiving connection, follow the correct number, sender and timestamp in the inbox.
Browsing the directory and guides is free. When comparing free SMS options, distinguish inbox access from acceptance by the service sending a code. Public messages are not private.
Numbers, messages and access.
A temporary number describes short-term or limited access. A virtual number is accessed through a service and is not necessarily temporary. Also check whether access to the number is shared or private.
With an active receiving service, choose a number, request a code from an app that permits it and follow the message in the same inbox. Free inbox access does not guarantee that every website accepts the number.
Read the receiving information on the number page before requesting a code. An unavailable inbox cannot receive messages. Opening or refreshing the page does not activate the number or reserve it for you.
Anyone visiting a public inbox can read its messages. Keeping your personal number out of a form does not make shared messages private. Use a number you control for sensitive accounts and account recovery.
This site is designed for incoming SMS inboxes and does not send texts. Permanent access to a shared or temporary number is not guaranteed. Consider private-number access separately for long-term needs.