Free TextNow lookup
TextNow Number Lookup
Find out whether a phone number comes from TextNow. Enter a US number with its area code for a yes or no.
- Encrypted
- 8M+ lookups a month
- 250+ countries and territories
- Since 2005
Reading the result
How to tell if a number is TextNow
TextNow numbers look like ordinary local cell phone numbers. The lookup answers yes or no from the phone company’s records, and shows the details behind the answer.
Phone company
TextNow
For most TextNow numbers, Phone Company shows TextNow. Some show the network behind the app instead, such as Bandwidth or Peerless.
The answer
Yes, no or can’t tell
Above the result you get a plain answer. “Can’t tell” means the records don’t say which app the number belongs to, so we won’t guess.
Number origin
Where it was issued
The city and state come from the area code. They show where the number was issued, not where the person using it is.
Not TextNow?
Another company
If the phone company is another carrier, such as Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile, the number isn’t with TextNow. Google Voice and other app numbers show their own names; see the Google Voice lookup or other app numbers.
About TextNow numbers
What a TextNow lookup can and can’t tell you
TextNow is an app that gives people a free US or Canadian phone number for calls and texts over Wi-Fi or data. Lots of people use it as their main number, often to save money, and the numbers work like any other.
A lookup tells you whether a number is with TextNow right now. Numbers move between companies, so a number that was TextNow last year may be with a mobile carrier today, and the other way around.
A lookup can’t tell you who is using a TextNow number. Only TextNow can link a number to an account.
For businesses
Check sign-ups and lists for TextNow numbers
Marketplaces, lenders and sales teams check whether numbers come from apps like TextNow to decide what to look at more closely. Many real customers use app numbers, so use the result as one signal, not a reason to turn someone away.
Check a whole list
Upload a CSV or Excel file and get the phone company for every row, in the original order. Batches start at $35, and you see your exact total before you pay.
Check numbers as they arrive
The API returns the phone company for each number in real time, at $0.004 a lookup. New accounts get 100 free trial lookups, no card required.
Questions
TextNow lookup questions
Is the TextNow lookup free?
Yes, for single numbers on this page, within a daily limit. Lists and the API cost $0.004 a lookup.
Can I find out who owns a TextNow number?
No. This lookup checks the number, not the person. It doesn’t show a name, an address or where the phone is. Only TextNow holds account details.
Why does the area code show a city the person isn’t in?
TextNow lets people pick a number by area code, so the city tells you where the number was issued, not where its user lives.
Does it work for Canadian TextNow numbers?
Not for a yes or no. For Canadian numbers the lookup shows the company a number was first assigned to, not its current one, so it can’t tell whether a number is with TextNow now.
Can I check lots of numbers for TextNow at once?
Yes. Upload a list to check every row, or use the API to check numbers as they come in.
Checking more than one number?
Upload a CSV or Excel file, or check numbers as they arrive with the API. $0.004 a lookup, the same either way.