# Temp Number Scraper — Free Temporary Phone Numbers & SMS (`vnx0/temp-number-scraper`) Actor

Scrape free temporary phone numbers and real-time incoming SMS messages from temp-number.com. Get available countries, browse virtual phone numbers by country, and fetch live SMS verification codes — no account or API key required. Perfect for developers building SMS verification tools.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vnx0/temp-number-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Vnx0](https://apify.com/vnx0) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, Other, Automation
- **Stats:** 96 total users, 4 monthly users, 86.5% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 get numbers

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Temp Number Scraper

Scrape free temporary phone numbers and incoming SMS messages from [temp-number.com](https://temp-number.com). Get a list of available countries, browse phone numbers by country, and fetch real-time SMS messages — all in structured JSON output.

### What it does

- **Get Countries** — returns all countries that have temporary numbers available, with their slugs
- **Get Numbers** — returns all available phone numbers for a given country
- **Get Messages** — returns all incoming SMS messages for a specific phone number

### How to use

The actor works in three steps. You can run each step independently.

#### Step 1 — Find available countries

Set **Action** to `Get Countries`. No other input needed.

**Example output:**

```json
[
  { "name": "United Kingdom", "slug": "united-kingdom" },
  { "name": "United States",  "slug": "united-states" },
  { "name": "Germany",        "slug": "germany" }
]
```

#### Step 2 — Get phone numbers for a country

Set **Action** to `Get Numbers` and provide the **Country Slug** from Step 1.

**Example input:**

```json
{
  "action": "get-numbers",
  "countrySlug": "united-kingdom"
}
```

**Example output:**

```json
[
  { "number": "+447455958594", "is_new": true,  "added_ago": "3 hours ago" },
  { "number": "+447455957202", "is_new": true,  "added_ago": "3 hours ago" },
  { "number": "+447455956416", "is_new": false, "added_ago": "1 day ago" }
]
```

#### Step 3 — Read SMS messages for a number

Set **Action** to `Get Messages`, provide the **Country Slug** and the **Phone Number** (digits only, no `+`).

**Example input:**

```json
{
  "action": "get-messages",
  "countrySlug": "united-kingdom",
  "phoneNumber": "447455958594"
}
```

**Example output:**

```json
[
  {
    "sender": "business",
    "message": "Your Amazon verification code is 573972",
    "time": "10 seconds ago"
  },
  {
    "sender": "business",
    "message": "Your Uber code is 6627. Never share this.",
    "time": "5 minutes ago"
  }
]
```

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `action` | string | Yes | One of: `get-countries`, `get-numbers`, `get-messages` |
| `countrySlug` | string | For numbers/messages | Country identifier, e.g. `united-kingdom` |
| `phoneNumber` | string | For messages only | Phone digits without `+`, e.g. `447455958594` |

### Output

Results are saved to the default dataset and visible in the **Output** tab after each run.

| Action | Fields returned |
|--------|----------------|
| `get-countries` | `name`, `slug` |
| `get-numbers` | `number`, `is_new`, `added_ago` |
| `get-messages` | `sender`, `message`, `time` |

### Pricing

This actor uses Pay Per Event billing — you are only charged when results are returned:

- **Get Countries** — charged once per run
- **Get Numbers** — charged once per run
- **Get Messages** — charged once per run

You are never charged for failed runs.

### Notes

- Phone numbers on temp-number.com are public and shared — anyone can receive SMS to them
- Numbers rotate regularly; run `get-numbers` fresh before using a number
- SMS messages are real-time — run `get-messages` repeatedly to check for new ones
- Country slugs match the URL slugs on temp-number.com

# Actor input Schema

## `action` (type: `string`):

Choose what to scrape. Start with 'Get Countries' to find available country slugs, then use those slugs with 'Get Numbers' or 'Get Messages'.

## `countrySlug` (type: `string`):

The country identifier from the URL (e.g. 'united-kingdom', 'united-states', 'germany'). Run 'Get Countries' first to see all available slugs. Required for Get Numbers and Get Messages.

## `phoneNumber` (type: `string`):

The phone number digits only, without the leading + sign (e.g. '447455956416' for +447455956416). Get this from the 'Get Numbers' action first. Required for Get Messages.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "action": "get-countries",
  "countrySlug": "united-kingdom",
  "phoneNumber": "447455956416"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "countrySlug": "united-kingdom",
    "phoneNumber": "447455956416"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vnx0/temp-number-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "countrySlug": "united-kingdom",
    "phoneNumber": "447455956416",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vnx0/temp-number-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "countrySlug": "united-kingdom",
  "phoneNumber": "447455956416"
}' |
apify call vnx0/temp-number-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,vnx0/temp-number-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/lBqnaH7QZMYH9yUDk/builds/NFFDTHiS3sPUe9n8c/openapi.json