--- title: Resources - Telnyx Blog - numbers canonical: https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/numbers --- # Resources - Telnyx Blog - numbers Resources # Read it, clone it, or ask the machine. Infrastructure for real-time agents, documented as it ships. Release notes as features land, guides from the engineers who built the network, builds you can clone, and machine-readable versions of everything. [START BUILDING](https://portal.telnyx.com/#/login/sign-up) [RELEASE NOTES](#releases) [DOCS](https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview) Shipped this month * [21 OctCaller Identity and Enhanced Caller Name Now Available in Telnyx Number Lookup](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/number-lookup-caller-identity-enhanced-caller-name) * [20 OctPrompt and Keyterm Support Now Available for AssemblyAI on Telnyx Voice AI Assistants](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/assemblyai-prompt-keyterm-voice-ai-assistants) * [16 OctProgrammable Voice Now Available in Mumbai](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/programmable-voice-mumbai) * [15 OctNetwork Bindings Now Available for Telnyx Edge Compute Functions](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/edge-compute-network-bindings) * [15 OctAI-based SMS opt-out detection is now available](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/ai-based-sms-opt-out) * [13 OctAvatars Now in Beta for Telnyx Voice AI Assistants](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/ai-assistant-avatars-beta) * [9 OctAI Assistants Can Now Use More Than One Transcription Model](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/ai-assistants-multiple-transcription-models) Open source builds 517 Releases in 30 days 12 Countries covered 140+ Companies building 14,000+ Start here ## Four doors, by what you’re doing. * [What shippedRelease notes as features land, dated and tagged by product.Release notes](#releases) * [Building todayDocs start with a curl. Typed reference, SDKs in seven languages.developers.telnyx.com](https://developers.telnyx.com/docs/overview) * [CloningOpen-source agent builds on GitHub. Working code, README, .env.example.github.com/team-telnyx](https://github.com/team-telnyx) * [For machinesEvery surface above as text and JSON, for the agents reading this.Machine-readable](#machines) Release notes ## What shipped. Dated, by product, as it happens. Weekly or faster. Pick a product to see everything in that line. Filter by product All12Edge Compute1Voice AI1Voice API1WhatsApp1 * [21 Oct 2026Caller Identity and Enhanced Caller Name Now Available in Telnyx Number LookupTelnyx Number Lookup now returns the name and postal address behind a phone number with Caller Identity, plus Enhanced Caller Name with broader coverage than standard CNAM.Read the note](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/number-lookup-caller-identity-enhanced-caller-name) * [20 Oct 2026Prompt and Keyterm Support Now Available for AssemblyAI on Telnyx Voice AI AssistantsAssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro on Telnyx Voice AI Assistants now accepts a context prompt and keyterms, and receives the agent's last reply on every turn.Read the note](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/assemblyai-prompt-keyterm-voice-ai-assistants) * [16 Oct 2026Programmable Voice Now Available in MumbaiTelnyx Programmable Voice is now available in Mumbai, with local SIP connectivity through the Mumbai anchorsite.Read the note](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/programmable-voice-mumbai) * [15 Oct 2026Network Bindings Now Available for Telnyx Edge Compute FunctionsEdge Compute functions can now call services on your private Telnyx WireGuard network through a network binding, joining the function as a peer on deploy.Read the note](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/edge-compute-network-bindings) * [15 Oct 2026AI-based SMS opt-out detection is now availableLLM-powered intent detection for SMS unsubscribe requests, catching natural-language opt-out requests beyond fixed keyword matching.Read the note](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/ai-based-sms-opt-out) * [13 Oct 2026Avatars Now in Beta for Telnyx Voice AI AssistantsSix preset avatars for Telnyx AI Assistants, rendered on Telnyx infrastructure and opt-in per conversation. $0.08/min from November 1, 2026.Read the note](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/ai-assistant-avatars-beta) * [9 Oct 2026AI Assistants Can Now Use More Than One Transcription ModelAI Assistants can now run fallback transcription models or a language booster alongside the main model, for calls that survive failures and more accurate multilingual transcription.Read the note](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/ai-assistants-multiple-transcription-models) * [7 Oct 2026Observability Now Available for StatefulActor on TelnyxStatefulActor (beta) now has built-in observability: runtime logs, invocation logs, and metrics from the telnyx-edge CLI. No separate monitoring stack to wire up.Read the note](https://telnyx.com/release-notes/stateful-actor-observability) Showing the 8 most recent of 12 notes. [View all releases](https://telnyx.com/release-notes) Guides and articles ## Written by the people who run the network. Not sure where to start? Browse the library by product - deep dives, setup guides and working demos, every one dated, bylined and never behind a form. [All253](https://telnyx.com/resources#learn)[Conversational AI51](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/conversational-ai#learn)[Storage5](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/storage#learn)[Wireless13](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/wireless#learn)[SIP Trunking19](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/sip-trunking#learn)[Regulations4](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/regulations#learn)[Product1](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/product#learn)[Inference41](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/inference#learn)Numbers5[Networking4](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/networking#learn)[Voice28](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/voice#learn)[Integrations2](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/integrations#learn)[IoT4](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/iot#learn)[eSIM2](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/e-sim#learn)[Verify API3](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/verify-api#learn)[Fax4](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/fax#learn)[General3](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/general#learn)[Telnyx3](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/telnyx#learn)[Messaging18](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/messaging#learn)[Email API4](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/email-api#learn)[WhatsApp Business API7](https://telnyx.com/resources/topic/whatsapp-business-api#learn) Search articles * [![Number porting issues and fixes](https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/featured-number-porting-issues-2.png)Numbers8 global number porting issues and how to solve themDeniz Yakışıklı · 2 Oct 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/number-porting-issues) * [![five types of phone numbers](https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/phone-number-types-featured-index-1200x627-3x.png)Numbers5 types of phone numbers and what each can legally sendEmily Bowen · 11 Sep 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/types-of-phone-numbers) * [![How to get a VoIP number: A step-by-step guide](https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/how_to_get_a_voip_number_2a169acb26.jpg)NumbersHow to get a VoIP number: A step-by-step guideKelsie Anderson · 10 Sep 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/how-to-get-a-voip-number) * [![Choosing the best phone number for your contact center](https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/Local_Toll_Free_Number_Search_1_7310e9192b.png)NumbersChoosing the best phone number for your contact centerDeniz Yakışıklı · 10 Sep 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/local-vs-toll-free-numbers-contact-center) * [![Toll-free VoIP: what it is, what it costs, and how to choose a provider in 2026.](https://dotcom-payload-assets-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/cms-media/toll-free-voip.svg)NumbersToll-free VoIP: what it is, what it costs, and how to choose a provider in 2026Eli Mogul · 4 Sep 2026](https://telnyx.com/resources/toll-free-voip) Page 1 of 1. Compare ## Three layers. Three sets of competitors. Every page is built from the competitor’s public rate card, with the date it was pulled. Where they are excellent, we say so. ### Edge Compute 4 pages Cloudflare put compute at the edge of the internet. We put it at the edge of the phone network. Their network reaches the internet; ours reaches the internet and the phone network. * [Primary frameTelnyx vs CloudflareRead](https://telnyx.com/the-best-cloudflare-alternative) * [vsTelnyx vs Together.aiRead](https://telnyx.com/the-best-together-alternative) * [vsTelnyx vs FireworksRead](https://telnyx.com/the-best-fireworks-alternative) * [vsTelnyx vs BasetenRead](https://telnyx.com/the-best-baseten-alternative) ### Agent Platform 4 pages Prototypes assemble. Production owns. When the demo becomes a business, the rented stack is where it breaks. * [vsTelnyx vs VapiRead](https://telnyx.com/the-best-vapi-alternative) * [vsTelnyx vs RetellRead](https://telnyx.com/the-best-retell-alternative) * [vsTelnyx vs ElevenLabsRead](https://telnyx.com/the-best-elevenlabs-alternative) * [vsTelnyx vs LiveKitRead](https://telnyx.com/the-best-livekit-alternative) ### Global Communications 4 pages Telnyx is the carrier. 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Rates on [telnyx.com/pricing](https://telnyx.com/pricing). For the agents reading this ## Everything above, as data. Read the docs, the API surface, and the signup flow without a human in the loop. * [llms.txtIndex of every documented surface. Start here if you're a model.Text](https://telnyx.com/llms.txt) * [llms-full.txtThe full corpus in one file, for a single fetch into context.Text](https://telnyx.com/llms-full.txt) * [openapi.jsonThe complete v2 API surface as an OpenAPI document.JSON](https://telnyx.com/openapi.json) * [agent-signup.mdProvision an account programmatically. No sales queue.Markdown](https://telnyx.com/agent-signup.md) * [agents/startThe fast path: what to read, in what order, to start building.Text](https://telnyx.com/agents/start) ## Read less. Clone more. Working code and a curl beat a whitepaper. When you want a human, they run the network and pick up 24/7. 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