Rent a number and read its code

This guide shows you how to rent a temporary number from the Verifications screen, read the SMS code it receives, and cancel if no code comes.

You can pay with your organization’s credits, or with your own SMS provider account. See Credits and limits and Change your settings.

Rent a number

1. Click Verifications in the sidebar.
2. Click Start verification.
3. The dialog’s top right shows what you can spend: your available balance, or Unlimited.
4. In the dropdown, choose where the number comes from: ExitNode SMS, or a provider you connected. The balance updates to match.
5. Search for the service with Search services…, or scroll the list. Each row shows its name, category and price.
6. Click Rent. A price in red, with Rent greyed out, means your balance doesn’t cover it.

The app says Rented, with the number, and adds a row to Recent verifications.

Close leaves the dialog without renting.

Rent again in one click

Above the table, Quick rent lists services you’ve rented recently, each with its price. Click one to rent it straight away. If you haven’t rented before, it lists services from the catalog.

Use the number

1. Find the row marked SMS rental.
2. Click the number to copy it. If it says Assigning number…, wait a moment.
3. Enter the number on the site you’re verifying.

Read the code

Watch the Value / status column.

What it shows	What it means
Reserving…	The number is being set up.
Listening	The number is ready, and waiting for a code. Updated shows a countdown.
The code	It arrived. Click it to copy.
Cancelled	You cancelled it.
Refunded	It was refunded.
Expired	Time ran out.

The code also appears in the floating Codes window. See Verification codes.

To read the whole text, click the row or click View. The dialog shows the message, From (number), Status and Received. The status there can also read Waiting for code, Code received, Completed or Provider error.

Cancel a rental

You can cancel while it’s still reserving or listening.

1. Click the x on the row. Its label is Cancel & refund.
2. Click Cancel rental to confirm.

The dialog asks Refund and release this number? For a number from your own provider, it asks Cancel this provider rental and request its provider refund?

Cancelled, refunded and expired rentals drop out of the list. Tick Show cancelled to see them.

Find past rentals

Click SMS above the table to show only rentals. See Verification codes for search and paging.

Rent from the web app

1. Click Codes in the web app’s sidebar.
2. Click Start verification. The dialog is headed Start a verification.
3. Search with Search services… and pick a service.
4. You may also see Cellular provider, to choose a provider, or Custom Ranking if you’ve set an order.
5. Click Rent. Back returns to the list.

The rental appears in the list, and you read and copy its code the same way.

Quick rent works here too.

Set a preferred provider order

If you see Manage providers, you can choose which cellular providers to try first for a service.

1. Click Manage providers.
2. Select a service.
3. Add providers from Available to Preferred order (top tried first).
4. Click Save. Clear removes your order.

Use your own provider

Connect your provider under Settings, then SMS providers. It then appears in the Start verification dropdown. See Change your settings.

If something goes wrong

“No numbers available right now” Try again shortly, or pick another service or provider.

“That service isn’t available” It can’t be rented at the moment. Pick another.

“That carrier isn’t available for this service” Pick a different provider.

“Provider balance exhausted” The provider has no balance left. Contact support, or use another source.

“SMS provider not configured” The source you picked isn’t set up. Check it under Settings.

“Insufficient balance to rent” Your credits don’t cover any of these services. See Credits and limits.

“Member spend limit reached” You’ve reached the limit set for you. Ask an owner or admin.

“No services” Nothing matches your search, or this source has no services turned on.

Cancel failed The rental may already have ended. Refresh the screen and check its status.