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title: search
slug: /reference/python/rest/phone-numbers/search
description: Search for available phone numbers to purchase.
max-toc-depth: 3
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Search for available phone numbers that can be purchased.

<EndpointSchemaSnippet endpoint="GET /api/relay/rest/phone_numbers/search" />

## **Response Example**

<EndpointResponseSnippet endpoint="GET /api/relay/rest/phone_numbers/search" />

## **Example**

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

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

available = client.phone_numbers.search(areacode="503", max_results=5)
for number in available.get("data", []):
    print(number["number"], number.get("region"))
```