Phone parser and formatter
Parses a phone number, identifying the country code, area code and number type, and formats it to a standard form.
Parse, validate and format phone numbers. Get information about the phone number, like the country code, type, etc.
Steps and notes
What is Phone parser and formatter?
Parse a phone number into its structured form and reformat it between national, international and E.164 notation. The engine is libphonenumber (the same library behind Android's number handling), so you get country code, number type and validity based on real numbering plans rather than a regex guess.
- Enter the phone number (including the country code improves accuracy)
- Read the parsed details
- Copy the formatted number
- A number without a country code can only be parsed against a default region and is easily misidentified
Frequently asked questions
- What is E.164 and why does everyone ask for it?
- It is the unambiguous international format — plus sign, country code, subscriber number, no spaces (e.g. +442071838750). APIs and databases prefer it because the same number has many human spellings but exactly one E.164 form.
- Why does the result change when I add a country code?
- Without one, the parser must assume a default country for local notation; with one, the number is interpreted globally. Ambiguous short numbers can legitimately parse differently — always pass the country you mean.
- What does the "type" field mean?
- It classifies the number as mobile, fixed line, toll-free, premium rate and so on, based on the country's numbering plan. Useful for filtering out fax lines or blocking premium numbers before dialling.
Category: Data
Validators & parsers workflow
IBAN validator and parser → Phone parser and formatter → Email Address Normalizer