Telnyx Porting Out - Python
Installation
pip install telnyxSetup
import os
from telnyx import Telnyx
client = Telnyx(
api_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted
)All examples below assume client is already initialized as shown above.
Error Handling
All API calls can fail with network errors, rate limits (429), validation errors (422), or authentication errors (401). Always handle errors in production code:
import telnyx
try:
result = client.messages.send(to="+13125550001", from_="+13125550002", text="Hello")
except telnyx.APIConnectionError:
print("Network error — check connectivity and retry")
except telnyx.RateLimitError:
# 429: rate limited — wait and retry with exponential backoff
import time
time.sleep(1) # Check Retry-After header for actual delay
except telnyx.APIStatusError as e:
print(f"API error {e.status_code}: {e.message}")
if e.status_code == 422:
print("Validation error — check required fields and formats")Common error codes: 401 invalid API key, 403 insufficient permissions, 404 resource not found, 422 validation error (check field formats), 429 rate limited (retry with exponential backoff).
Important Notes
- Pagination: List methods return an auto-paginating iterator. Use
for item in page_result:to iterate through all pages automatically.
List portout requests
Returns the portout requests according to filters
GET /portouts
page = client.portouts.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)Returns: already_ported (boolean), authorized_name (string), carrier_name (string), city (string), created_at (string), current_carrier (string), end_user_name (string), foc_date (string), host_messaging (boolean), id (string), inserted_at (string), lsr (array[string]), phone_numbers (array[string]), pon (string), reason (string | null), record_type (string), rejection_code (integer), requested_foc_date (string), service_address (string), spid (string), state (string), status (enum: pending, authorized, ported, rejected, rejected-pending, canceled), support_key (string), updated_at (string), user_id (uuid), vendor (uuid), zip (string)
List all port-out events
Returns a list of all port-out events.
GET /portouts/events
page = client.portouts.events.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page)Returns: available_notification_methods (array[string]), created_at (date-time), event_type (enum: portout.status_changed, portout.foc_date_changed, portout.new_comment), id (uuid), payload (object), payload_status (enum: created, completed), portout_id (uuid), record_type (string), updated_at (date-time)
Show a port-out event
Show a specific port-out event.
GET /portouts/events/{id}
event = client.portouts.events.retrieve(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(event.data)Returns: available_notification_methods (array[string]), created_at (date-time), event_type (enum: portout.status_changed, portout.foc_date_changed, portout.new_comment), id (uuid), payload (object), payload_status (enum: created, completed), portout_id (uuid), record_type (string), updated_at (date-time)
Republish a port-out event
Republish a specific port-out event.
POST /portouts/events/{id}/republish
client.portouts.events.republish(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)List eligible port-out rejection codes for a specific order
Given a port-out ID, list rejection codes that are eligible for that port-out
GET /portouts/rejections/{portout_id}
response = client.portouts.list_rejection_codes(
portout_id="329d6658-8f93-405d-862f-648776e8afd7",
)
print(response.data)Returns: code (integer), description (string), reason_required (boolean)
List port-out related reports
List the reports generated about port-out operations.
GET /portouts/reports
page = client.portouts.reports.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)Returns: created_at (date-time), document_id (uuid), id (uuid), params (object), record_type (string), report_type (enum: export_portouts_csv), status (enum: pending, completed), updated_at (date-time)
Create a port-out related report
Generate reports about port-out operations.
POST /portouts/reports
report = client.portouts.reports.create(
params={
"filters": {}
},
report_type="export_portouts_csv",
)
print(report.data)Returns: created_at (date-time), document_id (uuid), id (uuid), params (object), record_type (string), report_type (enum: export_portouts_csv), status (enum: pending, completed), updated_at (date-time)
Retrieve a report
Retrieve a specific report generated.
GET /portouts/reports/{id}
report = client.portouts.reports.retrieve(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(report.data)Returns: created_at (date-time), document_id (uuid), id (uuid), params (object), record_type (string), report_type (enum: export_portouts_csv), status (enum: pending, completed), updated_at (date-time)
Get a portout request
Returns the portout request based on the ID provided
GET /portouts/{id}
portout = client.portouts.retrieve(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(portout.data)Returns: already_ported (boolean), authorized_name (string), carrier_name (string), city (string), created_at (string), current_carrier (string), end_user_name (string), foc_date (string), host_messaging (boolean), id (string), inserted_at (string), lsr (array[string]), phone_numbers (array[string]), pon (string), reason (string | null), record_type (string), rejection_code (integer), requested_foc_date (string), service_address (string), spid (string), state (string), status (enum: pending, authorized, ported, rejected, rejected-pending, canceled), support_key (string), updated_at (string), user_id (uuid), vendor (uuid), zip (string)
List all comments for a portout request
Returns a list of comments for a portout request.
GET /portouts/{id}/comments
comments = client.portouts.comments.list(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(comments.data)Returns: body (string), created_at (string), id (string), portout_id (string), record_type (string), user_id (string)
Create a comment on a portout request
Creates a comment on a portout request.
POST /portouts/{id}/comments
Optional: body (string)
comment = client.portouts.comments.create(
id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(comment.data)Returns: body (string), created_at (string), id (string), portout_id (string), record_type (string), user_id (string)
List supporting documents on a portout request
List every supporting documents for a portout request.
GET /portouts/{id}/supporting_documents
supporting_documents = client.portouts.supporting_documents.list(
"182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(supporting_documents.data)Returns: created_at (string), document_id (uuid), id (uuid), portout_id (uuid), record_type (string), type (enum: loa, invoice), updated_at (string)
Create a list of supporting documents on a portout request
Creates a list of supporting documents on a portout request.
POST /portouts/{id}/supporting_documents
Optional: documents (array[object])
supporting_document = client.portouts.supporting_documents.create(
id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(supporting_document.data)Returns: created_at (string), document_id (uuid), id (uuid), portout_id (uuid), record_type (string), type (enum: loa, invoice), updated_at (string)
Update Status
Authorize or reject portout request
PATCH /portouts/{id}/{status} — Required: reason
Optional: host_messaging (boolean)
response = client.portouts.update_status(
status="authorized",
id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
reason="I do not recognize this transaction",
)
print(response.data)Returns: already_ported (boolean), authorized_name (string), carrier_name (string), city (string), created_at (string), current_carrier (string), end_user_name (string), foc_date (string), host_messaging (boolean), id (string), inserted_at (string), lsr (array[string]), phone_numbers (array[string]), pon (string), reason (string | null), record_type (string), rejection_code (integer), requested_foc_date (string), service_address (string), spid (string), state (string), status (enum: pending, authorized, ported, rejected, rejected-pending, canceled), support_key (string), updated_at (string), user_id (uuid), vendor (uuid), zip (string)