Twilio Lookup
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Plans and prices
From Twilio Lookup's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Formatting and validation | Free | Phone number formatting and validation · Free |
| Line Status | $0.01, paid once | Tiered by query volume · $0.007 for 0-100,000 queries; tiered prices decrease to $0.00385 above 10,000,000 |
| Inbound caller identification | $0.01, paid once | Only available in the US · $0.01 per request |
| Line type intelligence | $0.01, paid once | Identifies carrier and phone line type · $0.008 per request |
| Reassigned number risk | $0.02, paid once | Tiered by query volume · $0.02 for 0-1,000 queries; tiered prices decrease to $0.0015 at 6,000,000+ |
| SMS Pumping Risk Score | $0.03, paid once | Regional pricing · ROW $0.025 per request; NAMER Free |
| Identity match | $0.10, paid once | Prices vary per country · $0.1 per request |
| SIM swap and call forwarding | Priced on request | Billed based on carrier network access rates and enterprise contract agreements · Contact sales |
The facts
Each one read from Twilio Lookup's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Twilio provides a Lookup API and code examples using its helper libraries for Node.js, Python, C#, and Java.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Compliance
- Twilio says its platform helps simplify global compliance and telco regulations and supports meeting KYC standards.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Deliverability
- Lookup can return formatting, line type, line status, and active consent information to help improve contact rates and message deliverability.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Fraud prevention
- Lookup screens phone numbers before actions such as sending an OTP, creating an account, or processing a high-risk action.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- Twilio lists Salesforce, Replit, and OpenAI among its integrations.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Not a challenge product
- Lookup provides passive risk intelligence and is not a standalone challenge-response authentication mechanism.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Pricing model
- Twilio says Lookup uses pay-per-query pricing, with free basic formatting and validation and individually billed advanced features.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Twilio Lookup is a phone number intelligence API that formats, validates, and enriches phone numbers with carrier and risk data.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Regional availability
- Caller name is available only in the US, and call forwarding status is available only in the UK.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Risk signals
- Supported signals include line type, line status, identity match, SIM swap detection, call forwarding, reassigned number checks, caller name, and SMS pumping risk scoring.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Security
- Twilio says its services are designed to protect data, detect and prevent malicious activity, manage risk, and remain reliably available.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- Twilio links to its Help Center and offers support plans.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Use with Verify
- Twilio describes using Lookup and Verify together to reduce fraud risk and improve OTP conversions.checked 8 Oct 2001
The company
- Company history
- Twilio says it was founded in 2008 to simplify the global telecommunications network and bring communications to the cloud.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Founded
- 2008checked 28 Sep 2001
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