Malaysia phone number format

Country code +60, 9 digits after it. Below is the same example written every way you are likely to need it.

Example mobile number

Country calling code+60
National format012-345 6789
International format+60 12 345 6789
E.164 (use this in APIs)+60123456789
Digits after country code9
National trunk prefix0

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.

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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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From your code

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Questions

What is the country code for Malaysia?

Malaysia's country calling code is +60. In E.164 — the format almost every API, SMS gateway and CRM expects — it is written with no spaces, brackets or dashes, like +60123456789.

How many digits is a Malaysia phone number?

9 digits after the +60 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 Malaysia from abroad?

No. The 0 is a national trunk prefix used only inside Malaysia. Dialling internationally you drop it and use +60 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.

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