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# Get a Twilio phone number

All trial projects can provision a free trial phone number for testing. Trial project phone number selection may be limited. You must [upgrade your Twilio project](https://support.twilio.com/hc/en-us/articles/223183208-Upgrading-to-a-paid-Twilio-Account) to provision more than one phone number, or to provision a number that is not available to trial projects.

1. Access the Buy a Number page in [Console](https://www.twilio.com/console/phone-numbers/search)
2. Enter the criteria for the phone number you need, and then click **Search**

![](/files/PjloGcBmgKUySzAY1Rd1)

* **Country**: Select the desired country from the drop-down menu.
* **Number** or **Location**: Select the desired option to search by digits/phrases, or a specific City or Region.
* **Capabilities**: Select your service needs for this number.
* **Advanced**: Click this link to show options for the desired phone number type (local, mobile, toll-free), local address requirements, and to allow [beta number](https://support.twilio.com/hc/en-us/articles/223135147-How-beta-numbers-and-other-numbers-are-different) results.

3\. Search results will be displayed with the phone number, location, type, capabilities, and price listed. Click **Buy** to purchase a phone number for your current project.

![](/files/e27olpYdzxcfZwdUfILS)


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