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title: create
slug: /reference/python/rest/imported-numbers/create
description: Import a phone number from an external provider.
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Import a phone number from an external provider.

<EndpointSchemaSnippet endpoint="POST /api/relay/rest/imported_phone_numbers" />

## **Response Example**

<EndpointResponseSnippet endpoint="POST /api/relay/rest/imported_phone_numbers" />

## **Example**

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

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

imported = client.imported_numbers.create(
    number="+15551234567",
    name="External Support Line",
)
print("Imported:", imported.get("id"))
```