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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion content/docs/documentation/person-search/meta.json
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"partial-name-search",
"filter-by-age-range",
"search-by-address",
"search-by-radius"
"search-by-radius",
"reverse-phone-lookup"
],
"defaultOpen": true
}
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---
title: Reverse Phone Lookup
description: Find the owner of a phone number
---

Use the `phone` parameter to perform a reverse phone lookup and identify who owns a phone number. This returns person records associated with the phone number, including their name, address, and other contact information.

## Basic Usage

Look up a phone number:

```bash title="Request"
curl 'https://api.whitepages.com/v1/person?phone=2065550198' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

This returns person records associated with the phone number.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ------ | ----------------------- |
| `phone` | string | Phone number to look up |

## Examples

### Basic Phone Lookup

Find who owns a phone number:

```bash
curl 'https://api.whitepages.com/v1/person?phone=2125550198' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

### Combine with Name for Verification

Verify that a phone number belongs to a specific person:

```bash
curl 'https://api.whitepages.com/v1/person?phone=2125550198&name=John%20Smith' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

### Combine with Location

Narrow results by adding location filters:

```bash
curl 'https://api.whitepages.com/v1/person?phone=2125550198&state_code=NY' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

<Callout type="tip" title="Use Cases">
Reverse phone lookup is useful for verifying caller identity, confirming
contact information accuracy, and enriching customer records with additional
details.
</Callout>

## Response

The response includes the phone owner's information along with all associated contact details:

```json title="Response"
[
{
"id": "P1234567890",
"name": "John Smith",
"aliases": ["Johnny Smith"],
"is_dead": false,
"current_addresses": [
{ "id": "A9876543210", "address": "123 Main St, New York, NY 10001" }
],
"historic_addresses": [
{ "id": "A1234567890", "address": "456 Oak Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201" }
],
"owned_properties": [],
"phones": [
{ "number": "(212) 555-0198", "type": "mobile", "score": 95 },
{ "number": "(212) 555-0199", "type": "landline", "score": 72 }
],
"emails": ["john.smith@example.com"],
"date_of_birth": "1985-03-15",
"linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/johnsmith",
"company_name": "Acme Corp",
"job_title": "Software Engineer",
"relatives": [{ "id": "P0987654321", "name": "Jane Smith" }]
}
]
```

<Callout type="info" title="Multiple Results">
In rare cases, a phone number may be associated with multiple people. When
this occurs, the response includes all matching records sorted by relevance.
</Callout>
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