# Buy a local or toll-free number Choose an available Canadian number, local or 1-800, and make it active in a few minutes. - Role: Manager - Duration: 3 min - On: Web, Mac - Learning Centre: https://callizy.ca/en/apprendre/acheter-un-numero - Manager path · Lesson 1 - Open this screen in Callizy: https://app.callizy.ca/en/manager?view=numbers ## This lesson’s video [Create your account and choose your number](https://media.callizy.ca/apprendre/apprendre-gest-1.mp4) · 2:10 Video in French with English subtitles. The English version is coming. - 0:00 What you need - 0:20 Create your account - 0:36 Choose your number - 1:06 Your business - 1:14 Choose your plan - 1:39 Start the trial - 1:48 Verify your cell phone ## Before you start - Be a manager on the Callizy account. - During the trial: one number only, and a card on file. Nothing is charged during the trial. - Want to keep your current number? Follow [Transfer your current number to Callizy](https://callizy.ca/en/apprendre/transferer-son-numero) instead. ## Step by step 5 steps, about 3 min. Screenshots show Callizy in French. Button names are given in English. You buy numbers on the web or on Mac, not in the mobile apps. ### 1. Open Numbers (20 s) In the Administration space, open **Numbers**, then click **Buy a number**. Menu: Administration › Numbers › Buy a number ### 2. Choose the country and type (20 s) **Country**: Canada or United States. **Type**: **Local** for a number in your city, **Toll-free (1-800)** so people can reach you free of charge anywhere in the country. ### 3. Search by area code (30 s) Enter your customers' **Area code** (514, 438, 418, 613…). The **Contains** field helps you find digits that are easy to remember, for example 2024. ### 4. Get the number (20 s) Click **Get** on the line you chose. The message “Number … acquired successfully” confirms that the number is yours. It is active right away. ### 5. Choose who answers (1 min) Open the number's page, **Answering** tab. By default, it is “Everyone, at the same time”. To change it, follow [Choose who answers a number](https://callizy.ca/en/apprendre/qui-repond). Menu: Numbers › your number › Answering ## Key points - The number is active as soon as you click “Get”. - Local: your customers see a familiar area code. Toll-free: the call is free for them anywhere in Canada. - Remember to declare the number's 911 address, in its Settings tab. ## Not working? ### Callizy shows “No number found” 1. Try a nearby area code: 438 or 263 instead of 514, for example. 2. Clear the “Contains” field. ### Callizy shows “Your trial is limited to 1 number. Activate your subscription to buy more.” 1. Open Settings › Billing and click “Activate now”. ### Callizy shows “Add a card to get a number.” 1. Add a card when Callizy asks for one. Nothing is charged during the trial. ### Callizy shows “This number is unavailable right now. Please pick another one.” 1. Someone took it between your search and your click. Search again and pick another one. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I keep my current number? Yes. Transfer it to Callizy instead of buying a new one: see [Transfer your current number](https://callizy.ca/en/apprendre/transferer-son-numero). ### How much does an extra number cost? It is billed on your active subscription. The details are in Settings › Billing. ### Can I get a US number? Yes: choose “United States” in the Country field. ## Video transcript Your business account and number. In three minutes. Here's the result: your Callizy number, active. It takes calls, texts and voicemail. To get there, you need an email address, your mobile phone and a credit card. Nothing is charged during the 14-day trial. On callizy.ca, click “Start free trial”. Fastest: “Continue with Google”. Otherwise, your email, then a password, twice. Accept the terms, then “Create my account”. A 6-digit code arrives by email. Enter it. Now choose your main number. Three tabs. “Toll-Free”: a 1-800 number, free for whoever calls you. Optional. “Transfer”: you keep your current number. A temporary number is used during the transfer. Here, we take a “Local” number. Callizy suggests one. Don't like it? “Try another number”. To pick the area code: “See more available numbers”. Type 514, and choose. “Continue with this number”. Your business name. “Continue”. Two last questions: your industry, and how you heard about Callizy. “Continue”. Choose your plan. “Yearly” saves 20%. Solo, if you're the only one answering. Team, for a team. Business, to run the team's calls: campaigns, power dialer, analytics. Remember one rule. Several people need to answer the same number? Take Team: it's the plan that rings a team. You can change plans later. Here, Team: “Start 14-day free trial”. Enter your card. Nothing is charged today: billing starts after the trial, and you can cancel anytime. “Start free trial”. One last check: your mobile phone. Your first name, your number, then “Send the code”. A text arrives. Enter the code, then “Verify”. That's it: your Callizy number is active. One last step: “Continue”. Setup begins, in the next video. Callizy, the phone that answers when you can't. Updated October 17, 2026.