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Validate Phone Numbers

Data Validation1 credit/cellSheets · Excel
=VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "detectedCountry")
What this pulls

Check numbers by the row. Flags whether each phone number is valid — Google Sheets or Excel.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 1 credit per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

phonenumbervalidator.xlsxsample data
C2fx=VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", A2, B2, "field", "detectedCountry")
A
B
C
D
E
1
Number
Country
Detected Country
Country Name
Countrycode
2
816-555-1017
us
US
United States
1
3
4
click any cell to see its formula1 credit / cell
Ways to use it

Validate a list before you use it

Run =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "detectedCountry") down a column of inputs and let each row tell you whether it's real and safe — catch the bad ones before they hit your workflow.

Score a lead or signup sheet

Add a validity column beside your contacts so you can filter, sort, or conditionally format the rows worth keeping.

Guardrail with IF

Wrap =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "detectedCountry") in an IF and flag anything that fails, turning a raw import into a checked, trustworthy sheet.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "detectedCountry")
Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "detectedCountry")
Fields you can pull

Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.

  • Detected Country
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "detectedCountry")
  • Country Name
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "countryName")
  • Countrycode
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "countrycode")
  • Number National
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "numberNational")
  • Is Valid
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "isValid")
  • Is Mobile
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "isMobile")
  • Is Voip
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "isVoip")
  • Is Disposable
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "isDisposable")
  • Type
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "type")
  • Formatted › International
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "formatted.international")
  • Formatted › National
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "formatted.national")
  • Formatted › Rfc
    =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "formatted.rfc")

Validate Phone Numbers, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Validate Phone Numbers into Google Sheets?
Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("phonenumbervalidator", "816-555-1017", "us", "field", "detectedCountry") into any cell. The "field" argument names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.
What data can I pull from Validate Phone Numbers?
Validate Phone Numbers returns detectedCountry, countryName, countrycode, numberNational and isValid, plus 7 more — name any one of them as the "field" argument and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.
Can I fill a whole column of Validate Phone Numbers at once?
Yes. Put your number values down a column and point the formula at the range — A2:A50 instead of A2 — and one call returns a value for every row. Dragging the formula down works too, but the range form is a single billed call per column rather than one per cell.
How many credits does each Validate Phone Numbers cell cost?
Each resolved cell costs 1 credit. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.
Does Validate Phone Numbers work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?
Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.
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=VERVE("disposablephone", "+12085813945", "field", "isDisposable")
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=VERVE("passwordstrength", "Password123", "field", "strength")
Check Usernames
=VERVE("usernameprofanity", "b00bs", "field", "isProfane")
Detect Spam
=VERVE("spamdetector", "Can you please spare some change?! Desperate!!! Send cash", "field", "likelySpam")
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=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.niceType")
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