A Dutch 06 number for ChatGPT and OpenAI verification

Why a +31 number for ChatGPT

Dutch users expect accounts to be tied to an 06 number, and OpenAI's phone-only sign-up follows that pattern. Expats, remote workers and companies with Dutch teams often want their ChatGPT or developer account on a Dutch line rather than on a SIM from another country.

A separate Dutch number also protects the account from everyday phone changes. OpenAI's help centre is clear that the number can't be updated later, so keeping the AI account on a line that exists only for it, and that you renew, is the tidy solution.

When OpenAI will ask

OpenAI says phone verification is not generally needed to use ChatGPT outside those situations.

• Creating a ChatGPT account with only a phone number, available to new users in the Netherlands according to OpenAI.
• Accessing Codex in the ChatGPT desktop app.
• Generating the first developer key for an account on platform.openai.com.
• Signing in with text-message MFA, if you set it up that way.

Pick your Netherlands number

These Netherlands numbers are listed right now (35 in total). Choose one on the country page; the hidden digits are assigned when your order is approved and the number is activated.

Netherlands

The 06 format and the 097 trap

Dutch mobiles are 06 plus eight digits at home. After +31 the 0 disappears and you're left with nine digits beginning with 6, for example +31 6 12345678. The length is fixed, so the usual mistake isn't the count but keeping the 0 after selecting +31, which gives OpenAI ten digits it can't route.

Watch for the 097 range too. Those longer numbers are allocated for machine-to-machine connections like smart meters and trackers, not for people, and they don't work for app verification. OpenAI takes mobile numbers only, and an SMSCreation Dutch number is an ordinary 06 mobile.

Dropdown

Netherlands (+31), not the default United States

Home format

06 12345678

Type on OpenAI

6 12345678 (9 digits)

Wrong

+31 06 12345678

Code channel

SMS; the Netherlands isn't on OpenAI's WhatsApp list

Codes, resets and phone-only accounts

OpenAI sends codes for Dutch numbers as SMS. It never sends them by email or voice call, so the number has to take texts, and with SMSCreation each one appears in your web dashboard inbox.

On a phone-only account the 06 number stays central. OpenAI says passwords are reset by SMS from a device you've already used to log in. To turn on MFA or pay for a plan, link an email first under Settings → Account → Email → Add; after that you can also use Google, Apple or Microsoft login.

Step by step

1. 01Buy a Dutch number and check the full 06 number in your SMSCreation dashboard.
2. 02Go to OpenAI's phone step and select Netherlands.
3. 03Type the nine digits after +31, starting with 6.
4. 04Request the code and copy it from your dashboard's SMS inbox.
5. 05Link an email if the account is phone-only, then enable MFA under Settings → Security and login.
6. 06Leave auto-renew on so the number keeps receiving OpenAI's texts.

Things a Dutch number can't change

• The phone number on an OpenAI account can't be changed or updated.
• Each number is limited to three verifications, and once used it can't create another new account.
• “Too many signups with this number” signals earlier OpenAI use of the number, possibly by a previous holder; OpenAI says there's no workaround.
• Landlines, VoIP, Google Voice and premium numbers are rejected.
• An “unsupported country” message is about your access location, not the +31 number.

Why it works with WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram & Google

Apps check more than the digits: they look up the line type, the country format and whether the number can actually receive their code. Every SMSCreation number is a real mobile number in its country's official format — not a VoIP line — so it passes those checks the same way a SIM in your pocket does.

And we stand behind it with a 7-day replacement guarantee: if your number doesn't work with WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, Google or any app you need, we replace it free with a new number in the same country — or refund 100% if you prefer.

• Non-VoIP, real mobile line type — line-type checks see an ordinary SIM number, not a VoIP line
• Official country format with the right country code, prefix and digit count
• Unlimited incoming SMS and calls — codes arrive by text or through the “call me” option
• Private to you — never listed on public SMS sites, so it isn't flagged or rate-limited
• Yours for as long as you want — re-verification and account recovery keep working

Price, renewal and the 7-day guarantee

Dutch numbers are from $1.80 a month on the yearly plan, billed as $21.60 a year, with unlimited incoming SMS and calls, 500 outgoing SMS and 1,000 outgoing minutes a month. The number is yours for as long as it renews.

Under the 7-day replacement guarantee, if the number doesn't work for OpenAI verification you get a free replacement Dutch number within 7 days of activation, or a 100% refund. Unused numbers, with no call or SMS, can be refunded within 7 days without questions.

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