Mercadolibre wants a phone number, and it does not take no for an answer. No code, no charge: nothing is billed for a number that stays silent. So borrow one — choose a market in SMS For U, give the number to Mercadolibre, and the Mercadolibre code arrives in your account by itself, seconds after Mercadolibre sends it. 1,400 services sit in the same catalogue, with numbers from markets across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa.
How you get your code
- Open SMS For U and search for Mercadolibre.
- Pick a country from the list the app shows for Mercadolibre right now — that list is Mercadolibre's own.
- Confirm, and the number for Mercadolibre is yours straight away.
- Enter it at Mercadolibre — the phone-number step during sign-up — and ask Mercadolibre for the code.
- The Mercadolibre code appears in SMS For U on its own. Copy it back into Mercadolibre.
Why a phone number is asked for
Mercadolibre is a single login with a lot behind it, so the number is how it proves it is you and how you get back in. Mercadolibre asks for it on the sign-up form, before the account exists at all. The number goes in at: the phone-number step during sign-up. Mercadolibre normally asks for the number once and does not come back to it afterwards.
What the code looks like
Mercadolibre sends a short numeric code by SMS. You do not have to go looking for it: the Mercadolibre code drops into your SMS For U account by itself, seconds after Mercadolibre lets it go. Mercadolibre expires its codes quickly — type it in while it is fresh. One number can usually serve more than one Mercadolibre account, although Mercadolibre may limit that.
What can go wrong
Mercadolibre accepts numbers from many countries but not from all of them. Which countries work for Mercadolibre changes over time, because Mercadolibre 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 Mercadolibre take it. We do not claim Mercadolibre will take any given number, and we print no percentage, since a number like that would be stale within hours of being written.
Countries we serve
Numbers for Mercadolibre 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 Mercadolibre at this moment — ranges of numbers are used up and refilled through the day. Which of them you can really pick for Mercadolibre 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 Mercadolibre verification code without my own SIM card?
Open SMS For U, search for Mercadolibre and pick a country. You get a real phone number, you enter it at Mercadolibre (the phone-number step during sign-up), and the code Mercadolibre sends appears in your SMS For U account by itself. No SIM card is involved, and the Mercadolibre number is not yours to keep.
How fast does the Mercadolibre code arrive?
The Mercadolibre code appears in your account within seconds of Mercadolibre sending it. How long Mercadolibre itself takes is up to Mercadolibre and to the country the number comes from, which is why nothing here is worded as a promise.
What happens if no Mercadolibre code arrives?
You do not pay for a Mercadolibre 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 Mercadolibre attempt costs nothing: no code, no charge.
Which countries can I use for Mercadolibre?
Mercadolibre numbers come from the 50 markets listed on this page. Which of them can be picked for Mercadolibre 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 Mercadolibre again later?
A used Mercadolibre number is not reserved for you indefinitely. Mercadolibre normally does not come back to it after sign-up, but if you need lasting access to the Mercadolibre account, use a number of your own.