Create Clerk phone number

Create a phone number for a Clerk user.

← All Clerk endpoints · Capability overview

POST/v1/clerk/phone-numbers

https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/phone-numbers

10 tokens

Create a phone number for a Clerk user.

Authorization

Send your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

MCP

The same capability is available as an MCP tool on Vee3 hosted MCP.

Tool name

clerk.create_phone_number
Parameters6 fields
clerk_instance_idstringOptional

Clerk instance id (ins_...) from clerk.get_connected_accounts. Omit to use the default connected account.

user_idstringRequired

Clerk user id (user_...) to retrieve or modify.

phone_numberstringRequired

Phone number in E.164 format (e.g. +15551234567).

verifiedbooleanOptional

Whether the phone number should be marked verified. Defaults to false.

primarybooleanOptional

Whether this should be the user's primary phone number.

reserved_for_second_factorbooleanOptional

Whether to reserve this number for multi-factor authentication.

Response6 fields
phone_numberobject
5 fields

Created Clerk phone number object from the Backend API.

idstring

Clerk phone number id.

phone_numberstring

Phone number in E.164 format.

verifiedboolean

Whether the phone number is verified.

reserved_for_second_factorboolean

Whether the phone number is reserved for multi-factor authentication.

default_second_factorboolean

Whether this is the user's default second factor.

HTTP errors: clerk_connection_required, clerk_connection_not_found, clerk_connection_invalid, validation_error, unauthorized, payment_required