Twitch asks for a phone number before it lets you in. No code, no charge — a number that never receives one costs you nothing. You choose the market, we hand you a real number, and whatever Twitch texts to it appears in your SMS For U account within seconds of Twitch releasing it. The same catalogue covers 1,400 services and buys numbers on four continents.
How you get your code
- Open SMS For U and search for Twitch.
- Pick a country from the list the app shows for Twitch right now — that list is Twitch's own.
- Confirm, and the number for Twitch is yours straight away.
- Enter it at Twitch — Settings → Security and Privacy → Phone Number — and ask Twitch for the code.
- The Twitch code appears in SMS For U on its own. Copy it back into Twitch.
Why a phone number is asked for
Twitch confirms the sign-up with a phone number and uses the same number later to put the account back in your hands. Twitch does not ask during sign-up: the number is added later, in the account settings. The number goes in at: Settings → Security and Privacy → Phone Number. Twitch normally asks for the number once and does not come back to it afterwards.
What the code looks like
Twitch sends a 6-digit code by SMS. The Twitch code shows up in your SMS For U account on its own, within seconds of Twitch sending it — nothing to refresh and nothing to forward. The window Twitch allows is short, so do not leave the code sitting in your account. One number can usually serve more than one Twitch account, although Twitch may limit that.
What can go wrong
Twitch accepts numbers from many countries but not from all of them. Which countries work for Twitch changes over time, because Twitch 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 Twitch take it. Nothing on this page is a promise that Twitch will accept a number, and no success figure is printed here, because any figure would be out of date by the time you read it.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
The 50 markets below are the ones we buy Twitch numbers in. They are examples of where we work and nothing more: a market on this list can still be empty for Twitch by lunchtime, because ranges get used up and refilled all day. So take the list as our reach, and take the country screen in the app as the answer to "can I have a Twitch number from here right now" — only the app knows that.
- 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 Twitch verification code without my own SIM card?
Open SMS For U, search for Twitch and pick a country. You get a real phone number, you enter it at Twitch (Settings → Security and Privacy → Phone Number), and the code Twitch sends appears in your SMS For U account by itself. No SIM card is involved, and the Twitch number is not yours to keep.
How fast does the Twitch code arrive?
The Twitch code appears in your account within seconds of Twitch sending it. How long Twitch itself takes is up to Twitch and to the country the number comes from, which is why nothing here is worded as a promise.
What happens if no Twitch code arrives?
You do not pay for a Twitch 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 Twitch attempt costs nothing: no code, no charge.
Which countries can I use for Twitch?
Twitch numbers come from the 50 markets listed on this page. Which of them can be picked for Twitch 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 Twitch again later?
A used Twitch number is not reserved for you indefinitely. Twitch normally does not come back to it after sign-up, but if you need lasting access to the Twitch account, use a number of your own.