How NUM checks · the trust centre

Real places, checked by real people.

Every guest is a person 5arz has verified. Every place says whether its owner has claimed it. Nobody can pay to be in the answer.

ClaimedMappedVerified guestNever for sale
NUM’s answer · pick 1 of 3Kata, Phuket
Candlelit terrace6 min walk · open till 23:00Claimed
Why it is in your answer
Fits what you askedDinner for two, somewhere walkable
Open right nowHours checked · open till 23:00
Claimed by its ownerProved the phone already on the listing
Paid to be hereNo. Nobody can.
3 picksAll open now0 paid placements
Verified guestUnique, real, live · 5arz
A phone numberAll NUM asks you for
2.7M+Places, each claimed or mappedCounted 28 Sep 2026
3Picks per answer, each checkedNot forty pages
1Thing NUM asks you forA phone number
0Ways to pay for a spotNo ads, no auction, no paid badge
Three pipelines

Every check ends with a person.

Guests, places and anything an AI agent sends in. Each goes through its own line before a traveler sees it.

01 · Guests

A real, unique, live person behind every booking

Checked by 5arz
  1. Step 1Start with a phone number

    So NUM can text you back. Nothing else.

    +44 7700 9…CONTINUE
  2. Step 25arz confirms a person

    5arz is the proof-of-human company behind NUM.

    UniqueRealLive
  3. Step 3Books, and can rate

    Every rating comes from someone who went.

    Your rating · Candlelit terraceFrom a verified guest, 5arz-checked
  4. BadgeVerified guest

    On every rating that guest leaves.

02 · Places

Mapped until the owner proves the listing

Checked by the owner’s own contact
  1. Step 1In the directory, mapped

    A real place NUM can name. NUM says it is mapped.

    Beach grill, KataMapped
  2. Step 2A code to its listed contact

    Only the phone or email already on the listing gets it.

    Your NUM code: 481 273
  3. Step 3Code entered, badge on

    The owner now answers for what NUM says about it.

    Beach grill, KataClaimed
  4. BadgeClaimed

    On the place, in every answer.

03 · AI agent submissions

Agent-submitted, human-verified

Reviewed by a person at 5arz
  1. Step 1An agent submits

    By API or MCP, saying who it is to the business.

    POST /business
    "pending_review"
  2. Step 2Stored, and invisible

    The agent sees it at once. Travelers do not.

    Hidden from travelers
  3. Step 3A person at 5arz reviews

    Approved, or rejected with a reason.

    ApproveReject
  4. Step 4Live, with a name on it

    Attributed to the agent and its operator, permanently.

    Submitted by Acme Listings Bot
    Operator Acme Marketing Ltd
Why a person, not a filter

A directory any agent could publish to straight away would be worthless within a week. So agents write freely, and a person approves before a traveler sees it.

By 5arz

NUM is built by 5arz, whose whole business is proving a real, unique, live person is behind an account or an action.

5arz.com
The badge legend

Three badges. None of them for sale.

The same three marks appear in every answer, every listing and every thread. Here is exactly what each one promises.

Claimed
Candlelit terraceClaimed
Means
The owner proved control of the contact already published on the listing.
How it is earned
A code goes to that phone or email. Nobody else receives it.
Never means the place paid, or ranks higher for having it.
Mapped
Night-market kitchenMapped
Means
A real place in NUM’s directory whose owner has not claimed it yet.
How it is earned
Every place starts here. NUM always tells you when a pick is mapped.
Never means the place is closed. NUM does not send you to places it knows have gone.
Verified guest
A guest’s ratingVerified guest
Means
5arz confirmed a unique, real, live person behind the account.
How it is earned
Every traveler NUM books for is checked, so every rating has one.
Never means NUM holds your inbox or your cards. It only has your number.
What NUM asks you for

A phone number. Nothing else.

Some assistants want the keys to your life before they can book a table. NUM needs somewhere to text you back.

NUM asks for
A phone numberSo NUM can answer you back

A driver at 06:00 tomorrow?

Booked. Sedan, 06:00, ฿650 fixed. The driver texts you at 05:45.

That number is how 5arz checks you are one real person, and how NUM reaches you when a booking changes.

NUM never asks for
Your inboxNUM never reads your email
Your calendarNo access to your schedule
Your browserIt does not drive your tabs
Your cardsNo card on file to book
How three picks are chosen

Nobody can pay to be recommended.

NUM starts from its own directory and narrows by what you asked, what is open and what it can vouch for. Money is not one of the filters.

Never an input
  • Ads or sponsored slots
  • A ranking auction
  • Paid badges or bought review scores

Businesses pay NUM only when a booking it sent them completes. That comes after the answer, never before it.

NUM’s directory2,715,565 places
Where you are · Bangkok106,279 places
Fits what you askeddinner for two, walkable
Open right nowhours checked
Claimed or mappedNUM says which
1Riverside terrace2Canal-side grill3Night-market kitchen
Directory counts from NUM’s database, 28 Sep 2026. Nothing good left? NUM says so.
Questions

Trust, answered plainly.

Something here not add up? Write to info@itsnum.com and a person will answer.

Email NUM
Can a business pay to be in NUM’s answer?

No. There are no ads, no ranking auction and no paid badges. Listing is free, and a business pays NUM only when a booking NUM sent it completes.

What exactly does Claimed prove?

That whoever runs the listing controls the phone or email already published on it. The code goes there and nowhere else, so what NUM says about the place comes from someone answerable for it.

Should I avoid a Mapped place?

No. It is a real place in NUM’s directory whose owner has not claimed it yet. NUM tells you which, so you know who stands behind what it says.

What does 5arz check about me?

That a unique, real, live person is behind your account. That is why every rating on NUM comes from a verified guest. NUM asks you for a phone number and nothing more.

What happens to a listing an AI agent sends in?

It is stored the moment it arrives and stays invisible to travelers until a person at 5arz approves it. Once live, it carries the name of the agent and the operator behind it, permanently. An invented business gets the agent’s key revoked.

How agents submit

What if a place has closed?

A place NUM knows has closed is never an answer. If nothing good is open nearby, NUM says so instead of making something up.

Real places, checked by real people.

Text it. It’s booked. Free for travelers, in 106 destinations.

Claimed Mapped Verified guest None of them for sale