How SMS activation works
From your first top-up to the code on screen, in six steps. Every activation is one number for one app, with a 20 minute window and a full refund if no code arrives.
- 1Step 1
Create an account
Your browser makes one access token. Copy it or save it as a file, tick the box, and the account is ready. There is no email or password.
- 2Step 2
Add credit
Open Top up in the console and pay through the checkout from $30. Your first top-up from $100 gets a bonus of 20 to 35 percent.
- 3Step 3
Choose the app and the country
Search the app, then pick a country. Each pair shows its fixed price. Countries marked Works best have the most numbers ready for that app.
- 4Step 4
Buy and copy the number
The number shows at once with a copy button. The price is taken from your credit.
- 5Step 5
Request the code in the app
Enter the number in the app signup and ask for the SMS code. Keep the activation open; the inbox refreshes by itself.
- 6Step 6
Read the code and finish
The code appears in large type. Need another SMS for the same app? Press Another code. When you are done, press Done.
Activation rules
20 minute window
Each number is yours for 20 minutes from the moment you buy it.
Automatic refund
No code in the window: the full price goes back to your credit without a request.
Cancel before a code
Changed your mind? Cancel while the status is Waiting for code and get the full price back.
Another code
After a code arrives, ask for another SMS on the same number inside the window at no extra cost.
20 open at once
Keep up to 20 activations open at the same time.
Activation statuses
Waiting for code
The number is ready and no SMS has arrived yet. You can cancel for a full refund.
Code received
At least one code is in the inbox. You can ask for another code until the window ends.
Finished
You pressed Done, or the window ended after a code arrived.
Refunded
No code arrived in 20 minutes, or you canceled before a code. The full price is back in your credit.
Automating signups? The same steps work through the API.
Try it with your first number
Pick an app, pick a country and read the code in your inbox.