apipick China Phone Checker
Validate Chinese mobile numbers and retrieve carrier and geographic data.
Endpoint
POST https://www.apipick.com/api/check-china-phone
Authentication: x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY header required.
Get a free API key at https://www.apipick.com/dashboard/api-keys
Request
{"phone_number": "13800138000"}
Supported formats: 13800138000 / +8613800138000 / 008613800138000
Response
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"phone": "13800138000",
"phone_type": "China Mobile",
"province": "Beijing",
"city": "Beijing",
"zip_code": "100000",
"area_code": "010"
}
}
phone_type values: China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom
Error Codes
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 400 | Invalid phone number format |
| 401 | Missing or invalid API key |
| 402 | Insufficient credits |
| 500 | Server error |
Cost: 1 credit per request
Usage Pattern
- Use
$APIPICK_API_KEYenv var as thex-api-keyheader value; if not set, ask the user for their apipick API key - Make the POST request with the phone number
- Present carrier and geographic results clearly
See references/api_reference.md for full response field descriptions.