Ekata Phone Check Responses

For phone check responses, Ekata considers the inputs Primary Phone, Primary Address, Primary Name (or Primary First Name and Primary Last Name), Secondary Phone, Secondary Address, Secondary Name (or Secondary First Name and Secondary Last Name).

Error: An error message for a phone check can return the following responses:

• Null – No information returned
• Partial Error – Could not retrieve entire response
• International Phone Disabled – Phone number is international and international phone checks are turned off in your API key

Warnings: A warning message returns the following:

• Invalid Input
• Not Found
• Empty Array

Is Valid: This indicates if the phone is a valid phone number and is assigned to a carrier:

• True
• False
• Null

Phone to Name: A verification result whether the subscriber name for the phone matches the input name:

• Match – Positive indicator
• No Match – Increased risk, compare to other indicators before weighting.
• No Name Found
• Null

Phone to Address: A verification result whether the phone matches the input address:

• Match – Positive indicator
• Postal Match
• Zip Code +4 Match
• City/State Match
• No Match – Increased risk but can also be the result of family plans or phones belonging to a business.
• Null

Subscriber Name: Returns the name of the input phone if available.

Is Subscriber Deceased: Indicates if the subscriber of the phone is deceased:

• True – Increased risk, compared to other indicators.
• False

Country Code: Returns a country code for input phone such as U.S. Increased risk if the country code does not match subscribers input address.

Is Commercial: Indicates if the phone is registered to a business:

• True
• False
• Null

Line Type: The line type for the input phone:

• Mobile
• Landline
• Fixed VOIP
• Non-fixed VOIP – Not fixed to a physical address. Increased risk. Compare to other indicators.
• Premium
• Toll free – Increased risk. Compare to other indicators.
• Voicemail
• Other
• Unknown

Carrier: Returns the name of the carrier such as Verizon.

Is Prepaid: Indicates if the phone is registered to a business:

• True – Indicator of increased risk in most cases.
• False
• Null