CarrierFinder API Documentation
get_telcoinfo
Overview
The purpose of this function is to return information about who the local telco is and associated information such as npa/nxx, clli code, etc.
Service Endpoint
The service endpoint is found at: http://api.carrierfinder.net/api.py
The following is an example of looking up the telco using the address method:
The following is an example of looking up the telco using the geo method:
Parameters
Parameter
Description
key
API access key
You must have a CarrierFinder account in order to create this key
userid
User ID which the key belongs to
address
Site address for which the telco data is being requested (address method)
lat
Latitude for the location (geo method)
lon
Longitude for the location (geo method)
method
Specifies the method to locate telco:
address - Address of the site
geo - lat/lon of the site
Response Data Elements
Parameter
Description
status
Returns one of the following values:
ok - found data to return
error - encountered an error
none found - could not identify telco
search_address
Address which as specified as parameters
result_type
Internal code
geo_lat
Latitude of the search address
geo_lon
Longitude of the search address
geo_street
Location street address returned by geocoding routine
geo_city
Location city returned by geocoding routine
geo_state
Location state returned by geocoding routine
geo_zipcode
Location zipcode returned by geocoding routine
geo_formattedaddress
Formatted address returned by geocoding routine
telco_co_lon
Longitude of telco central office
telco_clli
clli code of telco central office
telco_co_lat
Latitude of telco central office
telco_co_distance
Distance between search address and central office address
telco_exchange
Telco exchange name
telco_co_city
Telco central office state name
telco_co_state
Telco parent name
telco_parentnumber
Telco parent number
telco_lataname
Telco lata name
telco_co_zipcode
Telco central office zipcode
telco_co_street
Telco central office street
telco_carrierid
Telco carrier ID (if exists)
telco_npa
Telco NPA
telco_nxx
Telco NXX
telco_parentname
Telco parent name
telco_telconame
Telco name
telco_telconumber
Telco number
telco_npanxx
Telco NPA NXX
telco_lata
Telco lata name