Carousell SMS Verification

Complete Carousell SMS verification with a virtual number and build a trusted profile on this secondhand marketplace without making your number public.

Carousell is a Singapore-based secondhand buying-and-selling and classifieds platform widely used across Southeast Asia, where users sell electronics, clothing, furniture and more directly to one another. To build trust between buyers and sellers and reduce fake listings and fraud, the platform asks profiles to verify a phone number and sends an SMS code during sign-up.

Once verified with a virtual number, you enter your temporary number in the phone field and confirm the incoming code to earn a 'verified' badge. This suits anyone who wants to sell without exposing their personal number to thousands of listing viewers, to browse the platform from outside its region, or to run separate profiles as a buyer and a seller. Negotiations stay inside the app, keeping your private line free.

Because trust on Carousell builds on your profile history, it is wise to keep the same verification access for long-term seller accounts. Prefer the platform's secure payment tools such as Carousell Protection, make in-person handovers in crowded places, and be cautious of accounts asking for payment upfront outside the app. Reporting suspicious listings helps protect the community.