getNumberType

getNumberType(number) is used to gets the type of a valid phone number.

Usage

Using Standard JavaScript:

// Create an instance of PhoneNumberUtil

const phoneUtil = require('libphonenumbers').PhoneNumberUtil.getInstance();

// Parse number with US country code and keep raw input

const number = phoneUtil.parseAndKeepRawInput('202-456-2121', 'US');

// Get type of phone number

console.log(phoneUtil.getNumberType(number));

// 2 // FIXED_LINE_OR_MOBILE

Using ECMAScript (ES):

import libphonenumbers from 'libphonenumbers';

// Create an instance of PhoneNumberUtil

const phoneUtil = libphonenumbers.PhoneNumberUtil.getInstance();

// Parse number with US country code and keep raw input

const number = phoneUtil.parseAndKeepRawInput('202-456-2121', 'US');

// Get type of phone number

console.log(phoneUtil.getNumberType(number));

// 2 // FIXED_LINE_OR_MOBILE

PhoneNumberType

The following enums is used to compare with the output of getNumberType(number).

Enum	Value
FIXED_LINE	0
MOBILE	1
FIXED_LINE_OR_MOBILE	2
TOLL_FREE	3
PREMIUM_RATE	4
SHARED_COST	5
VOIP	6
PERSONAL_NUMBER	7
PAGER	8
UAN	9
VOICEMAIL	10
UNKNOWN	11