> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.magpipe.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Release Phone Number

> Release a phone number from your account

Release a phone number from your account. The number will be returned to the available pool and can no longer be used for calls or messages.

<Warning>
  This action is irreversible. The number will be immediately released and you may not be able to re-acquire the same number.
</Warning>

## Request Body

<ParamField body="number_id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier of the phone number to release.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="success" type="boolean">
  Whether the number was released successfully.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="phone_number" type="string">
  The released phone number.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://api.magpipe.ai/functions/v1/release-phone-number \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"number_id": "a1b2c3d4-5678-9012-3456-789012345678"}'
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    'https://api.magpipe.ai/functions/v1/release-phone-number',
    {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        number_id: 'a1b2c3d4-5678-9012-3456-789012345678'
      }),
    }
  );

  const result = await response.json();
  console.log('Released:', result.phone_number);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.post(
      'https://api.magpipe.ai/functions/v1/release-phone-number',
      headers={
          'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      },
      json={'number_id': 'a1b2c3d4-5678-9012-3456-789012345678'}
  )

  result = response.json()
  print(f"Released: {result['phone_number']}")
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success Response theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "phone_number": "+16045551234"
  }
  ```

  ```json Error Response theme={null}
  {
    "error": {
      "code": "number_not_found",
      "message": "Phone number not found in your account"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>