# Postandshare Nigerian Phone Number Lookup

> Postandshare Nigerian Phone Number Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.postandshare.net, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-28).

Validates and parses a Nigerian phone number, returning format/reference data such as network carrier and number type without personal identity lookup.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.postandshare.net/v1/ng/phone/lookup?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-28
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/postandshare-nigerian-phone-number-lookup-9f9eaee9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_fdOMPxzddgzNQCWAUdG8b

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability postandshare-nigerian-phone-number-lookup-9f9eaee9
```

Example prompt: Can you check if 08031234567 is a valid Nigerian phone number and tell me which network carrier it belongs to?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need lightweight Nigerian phone number validation and carrier identification based purely on number format and reference data, without requiring personal identity resolution. It is ideal for form validation, contact normalization, and pre-send verification for Nigerian SMS or OTP flows where personal data lookup is unnecessary or prohibited.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-Nigerian phone number format returns a validation error
- Missing 'number' query parameter results in a bad request response
- Non-numeric or malformed input (e.g. letters mixed in) may return an error or invalid flag
- Rate limiting or payment failure (x402) if USDC payment is not attached or insufficient

## How this service works

x402 pay-per-call data endpoints for AI agents: multi-chain reads (Base, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon) and Nigerian reference data. Format/reference validation only — no personal data, no identity-database lookup.

## Output

Returns structured data about the Nigerian phone number including whether it is valid, the normalized form (e.g. international E.164 format), the identified network carrier (e.g. MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile), and the number type — all based on format/reference data without personal identity database lookup.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "number": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Nigerian phone number, e.g. 08031234567, +2348031234567 or 2348031234567"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/postandshare-nigerian-phone-number-lookup-9f9eaee9/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.postandshare.net](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.postandshare.net/llms.txt)