Getting Started: Phone Number Regulatory Compliance
Each country's regulator requires phone number regulatory compliance because a phone number is a national resource. Because phone numbers are a national resource, governments want to identify the end-user of the phone number.
The Getting Started: Regulatory Compliance Public REST APIs page shows how to create a Regulatory Bundle with the v2 Regulatory Compliance (RC) REST APIs.
The Twilio Console Getting Started page shows the detailed steps on how to request a Phone Number Type with end-user Identity and supporting Documents to verify the Identity. Also, mapping Identities to a phone number to ensure that your phone numbers are compliant with the regulatory rules that Twilio has been required to satisfy, set forth by each country's regulators/carriers.
The How to Find a BU SID or an AD SID page lists the steps to find an ID for an identity bundle or address in your account. The system uses these IDs to make sure we have the right regulatory information for you.