1001SMS

Get a Virtual Number to Receive SMS

Rent a real mobile number in 18 countries, from $5.98 per 12 hours. Get SMS and OTP codes from any app, keep it as long as you need.

  • Dedicated numbers
  • 2-hour free cancellation
  • No app to install

Choose a number

Pick a country for your number, or a service to see its page. Every number receives SMS from any app, and prices are per term and include everything.

How does a virtual number work?

Three steps · about a minute
1

Choose a country or a service

Pick the country you need a number in. You see the price before you pay.

Step 1: choose a country or a service
2

Choose how long to keep it

From 12 hours to 12 months. Pay from your 1001SMS balance and the number is yours right away.

Step 2: choose how long to keep the number
3

Read your SMS and OTP codes in the dashboard

Every message shows up under My Rentals within seconds, including one-time passwords. Renew your number before it ends to keep it.

Step 3: read the SMS in the dashboard
Why 1001SMS

A real number you control. For as long as you need.

Virtual numbers from 1001SMS come from real carriers, live in your dashboard, and renew only when you say so. One balance covers every number you rent.

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Dedicated numbers in your browser

  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Lithuania
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Numbers in 18 countries

Rent from real carriers straight in your browser. No SIM card, nothing to install, and one account for all of them.

One number for every app

An unlimited number takes SMS from any app, so one number covers all your accounts, and it renews with the same digits.

12 hours to 12 months

Pick the term that fits: one code today, or a number you keep for a year. Renew before it ends and the digits stay yours.

Nothing arrives, nothing paid

If no SMS reaches an unlimited number, it is cancelled within 120 minutes and the full price goes back to your balance, automatically.

Every code in one inbox

Hold numbers in several countries at the same time. Every SMS and every OTP lands in the same dashboard, paid from one balance.

Your own number stays private

Give out the rented number instead of yours, and your personal number stays off sign-up forms and marketing lists.

When to use

When a virtual number helps

Signing up for messengers and shops with a virtual number

Signing up for apps and websites

Messengers, social networks, marketplaces and other apps all ask for a phone number before they send an OTP. Give them a virtual mobile number and keep your own number out of it.

Keeping a personal number private behind a virtual one

Protecting your personal data

Post an ad, sell something online or try a new service without showing your real number. When you are done, simply let the number expire.

Staying reachable on a home number while abroad

Staying reachable while abroad

Keep a number from home while you travel, or get a local number in the country you moved to. The SMS reach your dashboard wherever you are.

A separate virtual number for a work or shop account

A separate number for work

Keep a shop account, a support line or a business profile apart from your personal number. One balance pays for every number you hold.

Which one do you need?

Temporary numbers

Need a code once, for a single sign-up? A temporary number is cheaper and closes as soon as the code arrives.

Virtual Numbers

Need the number to stay reachable, for logins you will repeat or accounts you keep? Rent a virtual number and keep it from 12 hours up to 12 months.

Real numbers

People already use 1001SMS numbers every day

These figures come straight from the platform and update as it grows.

registered members
133,676
SMS codes delivered
41,369
countries with virtual numbers
18
24/7 support, every day of the year
Reviews

What customers say

Trustpilot4.5 4.5 out of 5

Best virtual number website

Using this site from more than 1 month and everything works perfect till now.. no problem faced.. UI is simple and easy to understand, buying number is fast.. numbers are always fresh and otp comes instantly no waiting time.. I really suggest them best site in 2026
Mark
EIN Presswire

“Customers can get virtual numbers in 18 countries and eSIM data for 197 destinations entirely online, making it easier to access a phone number in another country or get mobile data before traveling abroad.”

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Crozdesk

“1001SMS is a privacy-focused platform for receiving SMS online using virtual numbers. Protect your identity, avoid sharing personal numbers, and verify accounts securely.”

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Worked as intended

Well, it worked as intended. It was very easy to use the service, so I can only recommend it. Wish there were help desk to check some questions but regardless it was a satisfactory purchase.
Blue Sky

Excellent service. So happy I found it

Excellent service. Works when it works and replaced when it doesnt. Fair pricing and good perks as well.
Alexsis Quinn

A year and counting...

Ive been using this service for what feels like a year now, most easy to use software out there and by far the best prices, this is my one stop shop for everything SMS related. Big thanks to the 1001SMS team for constant updates and interface updates! :))
customer

Much more reliable

SMS a little more expensive than other pages, but they are much more reliable, and work.
Duck

My experience has been great

My experience has been great because 1001sms has made my job so effortless and a 10 man task feel like a job for just 1.
Rojo

Great service

Great service, absolute amazin for 3rd Countries who cant use amaing services without phone numbers
Vincent Gordom

I have used number from this site and it's good

I have used number from this site and it worked perfectly. 1001sms is a good choice when it comes to getting number from any country and any service
Mbanugoihejiako Gladstone
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

A real mobile number that you rent instead of buying a SIM card. It is added to your account for the time you choose, and every SMS sent to it appears in your dashboard. It receives SMS only: you cannot make calls or send messages from it.

Your own number, for as long as you need it

Rent for a day, a month or a year, read every SMS on the page and renew from your balance.

Rent a number

133,676 registered members