There is a phone-number wall in front of LINE, and this is the way through it. No code, no charge: a number that brings none is never billed. Rent one for the moment you need it: choose where it should come from, type it into LINE, and read the LINE code straight out of your SMS For U account. Behind that sit 1,400 services and numbers bought in markets on four continents.
How you get your code
- Start in SMS For U by looking up LINE.
- The app lists the countries open for LINE at this moment; choose one of those.
- Say yes, and a working number is on your screen immediately.
- Hand that number to LINE at the sign-up screen, then trigger the code.
- Watch it land in SMS For U by itself, and paste it back where LINE asked.
Why a phone number is asked for
LINE is built around a phone number: it is the account name, the key your contacts reach you by and the thing you sign in with. LINE asks for it on the sign-up form, before the account exists at all. The number goes in at: the sign-up screen. LINE can ask for the same number again later — on a new device, after a password change or during a routine check. Bear that in mind before you tie an account to a number you will not have access to in a month.
What the code looks like
LINE sends a 6-digit code by SMS, and on some accounts as a voice call instead. Whatever LINE texts to the number is delivered into your SMS For U account automatically, a few seconds behind LINE, with nothing to forward. LINE expires its codes quickly — type it in while it is fresh. One number normally carries one LINE account.
What can go wrong
LINE accepts numbers from many countries but not from all of them. Which countries work for LINE changes over time, because LINE adjusts its checks and because the available ranges of numbers change. That is the honest state of it — we can hand you a number, we cannot make LINE take it. Nothing on this page is a promise that LINE will accept a number, and no success figure is printed here, because any figure would be out of date by the time you read it.
Countries we serve
Numbers for LINE come from the 50 markets listed below, and the same list stands behind every other service in the catalogue. Read it as where we work, not as a statement that each of them is free for LINE at this moment — ranges of numbers are used up and refilled through the day. Which of them you can really pick for LINE is on the screen in the app where you choose one, and that screen is the only current answer.
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- France
- Spain
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Poland
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Norway
- Denmark
- Finland
- Ireland
- Czechia
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Greece
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Cyprus
- Malta
- Iceland
- USA
- Canada
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Colombia
- India
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- Singapore
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Australia
- South Africa
- Nigeria
- Turkey
- Ukraine
Common questions
How do I get a LINE verification code without my own SIM card?
Open SMS For U, search for LINE and pick a country. You get a real phone number, you enter it at LINE (the sign-up screen), and the code LINE sends appears in your SMS For U account by itself. No SIM card is involved, and the LINE number is not yours to keep.
How fast does the LINE code arrive?
The LINE code appears in your account within seconds of LINE sending it. How long LINE itself takes is up to LINE and to the country the number comes from, which is why nothing here is worded as a promise.
What happens if no LINE code arrives?
You do not pay for a LINE number that brought no code. Cancel the order in the app and the payment is refunded as soon as the cancellation is confirmed. That is the whole rule, and it is why a failed LINE attempt costs nothing: no code, no charge.
Which countries can I use for LINE?
LINE numbers come from the 50 markets listed on this page. Which of them can be picked for LINE at this moment is on the country screen in the app: that list moves through the day, and a page in a search index cannot keep up with it.
Can I use the same number for LINE again later?
Sometimes. LINE can ask for the same number again on a new device, and a used LINE number is not reserved for you indefinitely. If you need lasting access to a LINE account, use a number of your own.