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

DevFeed: [How to Confirm Phone Number Ownership with Lookup Identity Match in Python](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-confirm-phone-number-ownership-with-lookup-identity-match-in-python-16102.md>)

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

Author: Kelley Robinson, Dylan Frankcom

Published: 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

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

Topics: [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Flask](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/flask.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to use Twilio Lookup Identity Match with Python to confirm that a person is associated with a provided phone number. It builds a simple Flask application that collects a phone number and name, then uses the API to support fraud reduction and identity verification.

## 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.