[Getting started](https://missblue.dev/help/collections/getting-started) # Format phone numbers and iMessage email addresses Save the right recipient, avoid country-code mistakes, and match contacts to conversations. Miss Blue team Updated September 14, 2026 2 min read [Browse this collection](https://missblue.dev/help/collections/getting-started) ## Start with the country code Use a plus sign, the country code, and the full phone number. For example, +12125550143 is a fictional US number in the format expected by a messaging integration. Keep phone columns as text in your spreadsheet so the plus sign and digits survive an export. Miss Blue’s contact and conversation forms remove common spaces, brackets, dashes, and dots. A ten-digit North American number without a country code is interpreted with +1. For other countries, enter the full international form yourself; do not rely on that North American default. ## Check a suggested correction before accepting it A number beginning with + already states a country code. Miss Blue may suggest a correction when it looks like +1 was omitted, but the suggestion is not proof of the recipient’s country. Confirm it against your original contact record. Remove extensions and descriptive text from the recipient field. Formatting checks can detect an invalid shape; they cannot establish that the number belongs to the intended person or supports iMessage. ## Use an email only when it is an iMessage destination An Apple ID email can be a messaging handle. It does not become a phone number, and it cannot receive an ordinary phone call. Confirm which address the recipient uses for iMessage. The same person’s phone number and email can have separate conversations and separate new-lead analytics entries. Renaming a contact does not merge those identities. - [Add or import contacts](https://missblue.dev/help/articles/add-and-import-contacts) ## Related articles - [Send your first message Choose a sending number, start a conversation, and check that replies reach your team. 2 min read](https://missblue.dev/help/articles/send-your-first-message) - [Find conversations and prioritize unreplied messages Search names, numbers, and message text, then use number filters and conversation sorting. 2 min read](https://missblue.dev/help/articles/find-and-filter-conversations) - [Understand your new lead contact rate See which leads count, why voicemail is excluded, and how dates and timezones affect the result. 3 min read](https://missblue.dev/help/articles/understand-contact-rate) ## Still need a hand? Send us your question, or text the team at (929) 272-7048. [Contact the team](https://missblue.dev/contact) [Text us](sms:+19292727048)