> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.clickatell.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.clickatell.com/developers-api-reference/developers-archive/sms-rest-api-overview/get-coverage-command.md).

# Get coverage command

This command allows you to check our coverage of a network or mobile number without sending a message to that handset. This command should **NOT** be used before sending each message.

The returned credit charge value indicates the lowest possible credit charge at that point in time for a single plain-text message. Credit charges may fluctuate based on the availability of delivery routes and features, and there is no guarantee that all your messages will be charged this value.

```
GET https://api.clickatell.com/rest/coverage/[msisdn]
```

{% hint style="info" %}
The REST API may respond with various HTTP status codes. See the full list [here](broken://pages/g4LnbcQA4XA3TRKvmBGV).
{% endhint %}

### **JSON**

#### **Request**

```
GET /rest/coverage/27999123456 HTTP/1.1
HOST: api.clickatell.com
X-Version: 1
Authorization: Bearer [Your Authorization Token]
Accept: application/json
```

#### **Response**

```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
 
{
   "data": {
       "routable" : true,
       "destination" : "27999123456",
        "minimumCharge" : 0.8
    }
}
```

### **XML**

#### **Request**

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```
GET /rest/coverage/27999123456 HTTP/1.1
HOST: api.clickatell.com
X-Version: 1
Authorization: Bearer [Your Authorization Token]
Accept: application/xml
```

{% endcode %}

#### **Response**

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
 
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<response>
    <data>
        <routable>1</routable>
        <destination>27999123456</destination>
        <minimumCharge>0.8</minimumCharge>
    </data>
</response>
```

{% endcode %}

### **Sample code**

#### **cURL**

```
number=""
 
authToken=""
 
curl -X GET \
-H "X-Version: 1" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $authToken" \
 
https://api.clickatell.com/rest/coverage/$number
```

#### **Python**

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```
import httplib2, json
 
to = ""
 
authToken = ""
 
resp, content = httplib2.Http().request(
    "https://api.clickatell.com/rest/coverage/" + to,
    "GET",
    headers={
        "X-Version" : "1",
        "Accept" : "application/json",
        "Authorization" : "Bearer " + authToken
    }
)
```

{% endcode %}

#### **PHP**

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```
<?php
 
$mobileNumber = "<mobile number>";
 
$authToken = "<place auth token here>";
  
$ch = curl_init();
  
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,            "https://api.clickatell.com/rest/coverage/$mobileNumber");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER,     array(
    "X-Version: 1",
    "Accept: application/json",
    "Authorization: Bearer $authToken"
));
  
$result = curl_exec ($ch);
 
?>
```

{% endcode %}


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