band number activate

Activate voice or messaging services on phone numbers

Synopsis

Creates a service activation order to enable voice and/or messaging services on one or more phone numbers via the Universal Platform.

At least one service flag must be provided. Use --dry-run to check eligibility (status per service) without creating an order. Use --wait to block until the order reaches a terminal status.

Underlying API: POST /api/v2/accounts/{accountId}/serviceActivation

band number activate <number...> [flags]

Examples

  # Enable inbound voice on a single number
  band number activate +19195551234 --voice-inbound

  # Enable all voice services on multiple numbers and wait
  band number activate +19195551234 +19195551235 --voice-inbound \
    --voice-outbound-national --voice-outbound-international --wait

  # Eligibility check only — no order created
  band number activate +19195551234 --voice-inbound --dry-run

  # With a customer-supplied order ID for tracking
  band number activate +19195551234 --voice-inbound --customer-order-id my-order-123

Options

      --customer-order-id string       Optional customer-supplied order ID for tracking
      --dry-run                        Run the eligibility checker instead of creating an order
  -h, --help                           help for activate
      --messaging                      Target the messaging (ALL) service
      --timeout duration               Maximum time to wait when --wait is set (default 60s) (default 1m0s)
      --voice-inbound                  Target the voice INBOUND service
      --voice-outbound-international   Target the voice OUTBOUND_INTERNATIONAL service
      --voice-outbound-national        Target the voice OUTBOUND_NATIONAL service
      --wait                           Block until the order reaches a terminal status

Options inherited from parent commands

      --account-id string    Bandwidth account ID (overrides config)
      --environment string   API environment: prod, test (overrides config)
      --format string        Output format: json or table (default "json")
      --plain                Simplified flat JSON output (recommended for scripts and agents)

SEE ALSO

• band number - Manage Bandwidth phone numbers