Use Phone Validator API for real time form validation or Bulk Phone Number Validation for lists.
We help businesses improve the quality of their phone data by identifying connection status (connected/disconnected), phone type (cell/landline/voip), carrier lookup, subscriber name, & subscriber type (consumer/business)

Validation, Verification, Active, Valid - This is Getting Confusing
Selecting a provider for phone number validation can be confusing because many services use the terms valid, active, and connected interchangeably. This can make it hard to compare apples to apples when looking for a phone validator.
See the definitions and handy dandy chart below to help you determine the best validation service for your needs:
Connected / Disconnected - The number belongs to someone and is in service / The number is out of service.
RealPhoneValidation’s Phone Number Validator is the industry’s most accurate phone validation service. Using telco data RPV Turbo makes up to 4 inquiries to provide true connected/disconnected dispositions.
Active / Inactive - The number has been assigned to a phone carrier (does not mean the carrier has assigned to a person) / The number has not been assigned to a carrier.
Valid / Invalid - The number complies with the North American Number Plan Association (NANPA) / The number is not compliant with NANPA
Phone Number Verification - The most common type of phone number verification is to send a code via a call with a recording or text message which they would entered into a form before continuing.
Phone Validator Service Comparison
In addition to the data points below all of the services listed offer phone carrier lookup, phone line types, and some sort of test or trial.
Service | Connected / Disconnected | Active / Inactive | Valid / Invalid | Mobile / Landline | US & Canada / International | API / Bulk |
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RealPhoneValidation |
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Both | US & Canada | Both |
PhoneValidator.com |
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Both | US & Canada | Both |
Text Magic |
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Both | International | Both |
Dexatel |
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Mobile | International | API |
IP Quality Score |
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Both | International | Both |
Messente |
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Mobile | International | API |
Real Validito |
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Both | US & Canada | Both |
Clearout Phone |
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Both | International | Both |
EDQ |
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Both | International | Both |
VeriPhone |
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Both | International | Both |
Numverify |
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Both | International | Both |
All data provided was publicly available on the services websites or found by using on site phone validation tool.
How to use RealPhoneValidation's Bulk Phone Validation Service
Login to the My.RealValidation.com customer portal
If you don’t have an account yet start a trial here.
Navigate to the Validation tab
The validation tab can be reached from the menu on the left or the icon on the top of the page
Select RPV Turbo or RPV Scrub
For complete validation including connection status, phone number type, and carrier lookup. Only need connection status? Select RPV Scrub. Services are located in the Select Validation Method dropdown menu
Review the file submission guidelines below the dropdown
Your phone numbers list should contain single column .csv file with 10 digit number only. We do not accept any personal information such as names, addresses, etc. For complete Phone Validation documentation see RPV Turbo API or batch instructions.
Submit file
You can select choose file and browser for your file or simply drag and drop

Validated file will be emailed to you
Files are processed as received. Depending on volume your file should be returned anywhere from 2 to 30 minutes. If you do not receive your file after 30 minutes please check your spam folder and whitelist Alert@RealValidation.com to ensure you receive files in the future. All files will be returned with numbers in the exact order as original file submitted.
Phone Validation FAQ
Customers who use the RealPhoneValidation Phone Number Validator tool are interested in the following information:
Why validating phone numbers is important
How does phone validation work?
About bulk phone number validation
About phone validator API
General service questions
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Benefits of Phone Number Validation:
Increase earning probability.
Improve customer/prospect service.
Maximize performance.
Check for invalid phone numbers before saving to your database.
Identify the phone type before sending a SMS message.
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Determine important information about the phone number owner.
Not all numbers are created equal. For instance, a number registered with Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, etc is most likely a better lead than someone using a Google Voice phone number.
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