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title: import_number
slug: /reference/python/rest/compat/phone-numbers/import-number
description: Import an external phone number.
max-toc-depth: 3
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Import an external phone number into the account.

<EndpointSchemaSnippet endpoint="POST /Accounts/{AccountSid}/ImportedPhoneNumbers" />

## **Response Example**

<EndpointResponseSnippet endpoint="POST /Accounts/{AccountSid}/ImportedPhoneNumbers" />

## **Example**

```python {9}
from signalwire.rest import RestClient

client = RestClient(
    project="your-project-id",
    token="your-api-token",
    host="your-space.signalwire.com",
)

number = client.compat.phone_numbers.import_number(
    number="+15559876543",
    number_type="longcode",
)
```