{"id":2660,"date":"2022-04-22T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reloadly.com\/blog\/?p=2660"},"modified":"2022-04-20T13:19:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T13:19:42","slug":"how-to-test-api-numbers-different-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.reloadly.com\/blog\/how-to-test-api-numbers-different-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"How to test Reloadly’s API with numbers from different countries?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re just starting using Reloadly’s Top-Ups API, it makes sense to run a few tests before you go all-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To run these tests without affecting your actual balance you can use the SandBox environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It works exactly like production but, in order to have it completely isolated from one another, there’s a separate set of credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the first thing you need to do is to get an access token specific to this environment, like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 curl --location --request POST 'https:\/\/auth.reloadly.com\/oauth\/token' \\\n      --header 'Content-Type: application\/json' \\\n      --data-raw '{\n           \"client_id\":\"$CLIENT_ID\",\n           \"client_secret\":\"$CLIENT_SECRET\",\n           \"grant_type\":\"client_credentials\",\n           \"audience\":\"https:\/\/topups-sandbox.reloadly.com\"\n      }'<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Just replace $CLIENT_ID<\/code> and $CLIENT_SECRET<\/code> with the values found in your dashboard<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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SandBox credentials<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Make sure you are in development mode, otherwise the following calls will fail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Test mode ON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Then you can use the token to issue requests to the server like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
curl --location --request POST 'https:\/\/topups-sandbox.reloadly.com\/topups' \\\n     --header 'Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN' \\\n     --header 'Accept: application\/com.reloadly.topups-v1+json' \\\n     --header 'Content-Type: application\/json' \\\n     --data-raw '{\n          \"operatorId\":\"$OPERATOR_ID\",\n          \"amount\":\"$AMOUNT\",\n          \"recipientPhone\": {\n              \"countryCode\": \"$COUNTRY_CODE\",\n              \"number\": \"$RECIPIENT_NUMBER\"\n          }\n     }'<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Note how the URL contains a -sandbox<\/code> as part of the domain name. That is indicating you’re interacting with the test servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just replace the variables with the values you want to use and that’s it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can use this call with any number you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If don’t know the operator, you can find out by making a request to the auto-detect endpoint<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to generate test mobile numbers for different countries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
With what you learned so far you can test the API with any phone number you want. But what if you don’t have any particular number to use for testing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Generating random numbers yourself can be really challenging since the format for each country can dramatically change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luckily, someone has done it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are services like FakeNumber<\/a> or RandomNumber<\/a> where, with just a couple of clicks you’ll get results such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Fake Nigeria phones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Or:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Random Bermuda phone number<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
You can generate as many random numbers as you need and use them in subsequent calls to Reloadly’s APIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, you can even generate them programmatically<\/a> and put together a script to automate both the number generation and top-up test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t let the unavailability of phone numbers become a roadblock for powering up your applications with Reloadly’s APIs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Start testing today. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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