Extract phone numbers from text
Paste an email signature collection, a web page or a spreadsheet column and get the phone numbers in it. The finder works from the look of a number, not from any country's numbering plan, so some numbers will be missed and a few look-alikes included.
Runs in your browser: nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
How to use it
- Paste the text. The numbers appear on the right, one per line.
- Remove duplicates or sort by digits if you need to.
- Check the list and press Copy.
How it works
A pattern finds runs that start with a digit, plus sign or bracket and contain only digits and common separators. Each run is accepted only if it has 7 to 15 digits, is not a date or an IP address, and has a plus sign, a separator or exactly 10 or 11 digits.
Worked example
From “Call +1 (555) 123-4567 or 020 7946 0958 on 2026-11-03” the finder lists the first two numbers and skips the date.
Tips
Review the list before using it. Only contact people who have agreed to be contacted: calling or texting without consent is restricted in many countries.
Frequently asked questions
How does it decide what is a phone number?
It looks for a run of digits that may include spaces, dots, dashes and brackets, with 7 to 15 digits in total (15 is the maximum length of an international number). Dates, IP addresses and short numbers are skipped. A run of digits with no separators and no plus sign counts only if it has 10 or 11 digits.
What can it get wrong?
It is a heuristic. It can include order or account numbers that look like phones, and miss numbers written with letters, with an extension in the middle or with fewer than 7 digits. Two numbers separated by only a single space may be read as one; put them on separate lines or separate them with a comma.
When are two numbers duplicates?
When they have the same digits and the same leading plus sign, however they are formatted. 555-123-4567 and 555.123.4567 are one number; the first spelling is kept.
Does it check that a number exists?
No. It only recognizes the shape of a number. Nothing leaves your browser.