Germany phone number format
Country code +49, 11 digits after it. Below is the same example written every way you are likely to need it.
Example mobile number
This is a numbering-plan example, not a real subscriber’s line. It is generated from the same data the validator uses, so it always matches what the API accepts.
Check a real Germany number
Formatting is the easy half. The validator reports whether the number is actually allocated, its line type, and a risk score — free, no signup.
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Questions
What is the country code for Germany?
Germany's country calling code is +49. In E.164 — the format almost every API, SMS gateway and CRM expects — it is written with no spaces, brackets or dashes, like +4915123456789.
How many digits is a Germany phone number?
11 digits after the +49 country code. Written nationally it may show a leading 0 trunk prefix, which is dropped in international form.
Does the leading 0 get included when dialling Germany from abroad?
No. The 0 is a national trunk prefix used only inside Germany. Dialling internationally you drop it and use +49 instead — this is the single most common cause of "invalid number" errors in signup forms.
Is a correctly formatted number the same as a real one?
No, and conflating the two is the usual mistake. Formatting only says a number could exist. It does not say whether the range was ever allocated, whether it is mobile, fixed line or VoIP, or whether it is worth trusting on a signup — those need a lookup against numbering-plan data.