Allowed Numbers Parameters

When you export your Allowed Numbers list, or build a file to import one, the data is stored as a CSV (comma-separated values) file: a plain-text table where each row is one entry. Each row describes a single entry using the columns below. Use this reference to fill in every column correctly before importing.

Name

• Required: Yes
• Restriction: Up to 127 characters.
• Default: None.

A label that identifies the entry.

Caution

Keep the name to 127 characters or fewer. This is the maximum the field accepts, so a longer value will cause that row to fail when you import the file.

Type

• Required: Yes
• Default: inbound

Sets the direction that the entry applies to. Choose one of the following values:

• inbound, the number or numbers may place calls into your phone system.
• outbound, extensions on your phone system may place calls to the number or numbers.
• both, calls are permitted in both directions: the number or numbers may call in, and extensions may call out to them.

Note

If you leave this column blank, the entry is saved with the default value inbound.

Number

• Required: Yes
• Restriction: May contain digits, letters, and the characters [ ] * # ( ) . - + !.
• Default: None.

The number or number pattern the entry allows.

Tip

To include several numbers or patterns in one entry, separate them with an ampersand (&), for example {number1}&{number2}. This lets you group related numbers into a single row instead of creating one row per number.