# How to Confirm Phone Number Ownership with Lookup Identity Match in PHP

DevFeed: [How to Confirm Phone Number Ownership with Lookup Identity Match in PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-confirm-phone-number-ownership-with-lookup-identity-match-in-php-16101.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.twilio.com/en-us/blog/developers/tutorials/product/confirm-phone-number-ownership-lookup-identity-match-php>)

Author: Kelley Robinson, Matthew Setter

Published: 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Twilio Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/twilio-blog.md>)

Topics: [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [.env](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dotenv.md>)

Tags: [account](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/account.md>), [and-best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/and-best-practices.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [developer-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-insights.md>), [fraud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fraud.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [lookup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lookup.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>), [tutorials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorials.md>), [verification](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verification.md>), [verify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verify.md>), [zero-knowledge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-knowledge.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to use Twilio Lookup Identity Match with PHP to confirm whether details such as a name, address, national ID, or date of birth match a phone number. It covers setup requirements, project configuration, and collecting the information needed for the match.

## Source excerpt

Send details like name, address, or date of birth and the Identity Match API will tell you if they match a provided phone number. Reduce fraud and verify identities quickly in PHP.