Look up a number with Node.js

You can quickly see how the Number Lookup API works by looking up a number using the API.

In this guide you will learn how to:

What you need to know before you start

Before you can get started, you need the following already set up:

• Set all Number Lookup API configuration settings.
• Node.js and a familiarity with how to create a new app.

Set up your Node.js application

First we'll create a Node project using npm.

To create the project, do the following steps:

1. Create a folder called number-lookup.
2. Navigate into the folder you created and run the following command.
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   npm init

   This command creates the package.json file. You will be prompted to provide values for the fields. For this tutorial, you can simply accept the default values and press enter at each stage.

3. Add the fetch package with npm to generate the necessary dependencies.

npm install 'cross-fetch'

Create your file

Create a new file named index.js in the project and paste the provided "index.js" code into the file.

Fill in your parameters

Assign your values to the following parameters:

Save the file.

Look up your phone number

Now you can execute the code and look up your phone number. Run the following command:

node index.js

You should receive a response in your console with details about the phone number you specified.

Additional resources

• API specification