The Recognize a Phone Number component extracts the calling code or two-letter ISO country/region code from an international phone number variable. It outputs the result as a new variable for downstream use. You can configure branches to handle different countries or regions.
Component information
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Recognize a Phone Number |
Prerequisites
To configure this component, access the flow canvas by using an existing flow or creating a new one.
Go to the canvas of an existing flow
In the
Create a new flow to open its canvas. For more information, see Create a flow.
Procedure
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On the canvas, click the Recognize a Phone Number icon to open its configuration panel.
In the configuration panel, select the incomingMessage variable from the Input Settings dropdown list. Leave Enable Multi-Branching turned off. For Output Type, select Calling Code and set Output Code Variable Name to phonecode.
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Configure component parameters as described in the Parameters table below.
After you finish the configuration, click Save. In the dialog box that appears, click Save.
Parameters
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Input Settings |
Select a variable that contains an international-format phone number. Available variables are defined by preceding components in the flow. |
From the Input Variable dropdown list, select a variable set by a previous component. |
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Multi-branching Settings |
Creates separate logic branches based on the phone number's origin. |
Branch by Calling Code or Region Code. Select a value in the Branch dropdown list, such as |
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Output Settings |
Sets the output variable name and format. |
In the Output section, select Calling Code or Region Code as the Output Type. Enter a variable name, such as |
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Calling Code |
Creates a branch for a specific calling code. For example, a branch for |
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Region Code |
Creates a branch for a specific two-letter ISO region code. For example, a branch for |
In Multi-branching Settings, turn on Enable Multi-Branching. For Branching by, select Region Code. Click Add Branch to add region codes. |