Keep your personal number private
A virtual number keeps your personal phone number out of your Telegram sign-up.
Select Telegram as the service and choose an available virtual number.
When Telegram asks for your phone number, enter the virtual number you rented.
Telegram sends a verification code by SMS to the virtual number.
When the SMS arrives, read the code in the web app or from the API response, then enter it in Telegram.
A virtual number keeps your personal phone number out of your Telegram sign-up.
Use a virtual number to test Telegram verification without using your own number.
Different virtual numbers can help you manage multiple Telegram accounts.
The SMS verification service also supports real carrier SIM numbers if you prefer a non-VoIP option: non-VoIP real SIM numbers.
A short rental for a one-time Telegram verification.
A rental that covers a day of use when you need the number a little longer.
A longer rental when you want to keep the number for ongoing use.
These options are suggestions for choosing a rental length. Availability changes, and numbers may be reused after a rental ends.
You are charged only when the SMS arrives. The pricing page lists the current rental options for virtual numbers.
You can try. Whether Telegram accepts the number depends on Telegram.
You are charged only when the SMS arrives.
You can rent by the hour, by the day, or by the month.
Yes. The API documentation shows how to receive SMS codes through the API.
Yes. Start with the free trial before you rent a number.