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I would suggest a toothpick next time. If you short out the right pins with a needle you can damage your phone.
It’s possible to short, but the port pin outs show 2 or 3 pins between voltage lines and grounds.
It’s a pretty small port and a toothpick doesn’t fit well around the post in the centre if you want to get to the very bottom. I borrowed a very fine sewing needle from stepmom for port cleaning duties.
I did turn it off first though.
Don’t worry about it too much. As long as you don’t physically damage the pins, there is no problem. They are protected against electrical shorts.