Getting Started with Nexmo’s Number Insight APIs on Koa.js
Blog post from Vonage
Hui Jing Chen's blog post provides an in-depth tutorial on how to utilize Nexmo's Number Insight API with Node.js and the Koa.js framework, detailing the setup process from creating a new Node.js project to handling API requests. The Number Insight API offers three levels of information—Basic, Standard, and Advanced—about phone numbers, such as their validity, reachability, and roaming status, which can be used to format numbers correctly and assess communication methods. The guide explains setting up a Koa.js server, configuring environment variables, and implementing a basic web page to input phone numbers and retrieve insights. It also covers the asynchronous capabilities of the Advanced API, suitable for risk assessment and determining a number's communication type, while encouraging further exploration through additional resources and community support.