# Carrier and CNAM

## GET or POST Request

{% hint style="info" %}
<https://v1.api19.com/lookup/number>
{% endhint %}

Lookup the CNAM, Carrier or BOTH for a specific number.

You will be billed for 2 transactions if you use both as lookups are billed separately.

| Argument | Required | Type                                       |
| -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| type     | yes      | <p>Options:<br>cnam<br>carrier<br>both</p> |
| number   | yes      | phone number                               |
| key      | yes      | your api key                               |

CURL Commands

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Curl Post" %}

```javascript
curl https://v1.api19.com/lookup/number \
 -d 'type=cnam' \
 -d 'number=3033333333' \
 -d 'key=api_token'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Curl Get" %}

```javascript
curl https://v1.api19.com/lookup/number?type=both&number=3033033333&key=apikey
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

JSON Responses

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Both - JSON Response" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "carrier": {
      "status": "ok",
      "spid": "979E",
      "total_ported_spid": "50345535",
      "port_date": "2020-08-11 20:55:32",
      "fraud_risk": "high",
      "is_textable": "no",
      "lrn": "7207270948",
      "spid_name": "BANDWIDTH.COM-NSR-10X/1|0",
      "ocn_name": "unknown",
      "ocn": "000",
      "ocn_type": "unknown",
      "carrier": "Bandwidth.com",
      "name": "Bandwidth.com",
      "alt-spid": "",
      "id": "",
      "ported": ""
    },
    "carrier_o": {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "Bandwidth.com"
    }
  },
  "invalid": [],
  "missed": [],
  "number": "+13033333333",
  "pricing": {
    "breakdown": {
      "carrier": "-0.0005",
      "carrier_o": "0"
    },
    "total": "-0.0005"
  },
  "status": "ok",
  "type": "unknown",
  "cnam": "MOBILE ADDICTIO"
}

```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Cnam - JSON Response" %}

```json
{
  "status": "ok",
  "cnam": "MOBILE ADDICTIO"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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