Can I call now
can_i_call_nowDecide whether a call to a phone number, or to someone in a given state or province, is allowed right now or at a given time under calling-hours law: the FCC TCPA rule and FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule (8 a.m. to 9 p.m. called party's local time), every stricter state rule we verified (for example Florida, Oklahoma, Maryland, Washington and Wyoming stop at 8 p.m.; Texas Sundays start at noon; Pennsylvania bans Sundays from 2026-10-18; Kentucky starts at 10 a.m.; Maine allows automated solicitation weekdays 9 to 5 only), and in Canada the CRTC rules and British Columbia's holiday ban. Checks every time zone the number could be in, state holiday bans and future effective dates. Returns allowed or not, the reason, the window today, the next allowed time, and every rule applied with its citation, verbatim quote, source URL and as-of date. Choose call_type: sales_automated covers AI voice agents, prerecorded and autodialed sales calls. Informational, not legal advice.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| at | No | Check a time other than now: ISO 8601 with an offset, for example 2026-10-19T09:30:00-05:00. | |
| state | No | Instead of a number: the called person's US state, DC, US territory or Canadian province, as a code (TX) or name (Texas). States with several time zones are checked in all of them. | |
| call_type | No | sales_automated (default): a sales call by AI voice, prerecorded message or autodialer. sales_live: a sales call by a person. automated_non_sales: an automated or AI-voice call that sells nothing (reminders, surveys). live_non_sales: a person calling about anything but a sale. | sales_automated |
| phone_number | No | The number to be called. Its area code and exchange give the state and time zones. |