# Getting Started: Phone Number Regulatory Compliance

Phone number regulatory compliance is required by each country's regulator due to a phone number being a *national resource*. Because phone numbers are a national resource, governments want to identify who the end-user of the phone number.

![Step-by-step guide for phone number regulatory compliance with verification process and outcomes.](https://docs-resources.prod.twilio.com/962cf04a884b76016e2010bb1dc9f111e1d0b6a386220ed3aad3df847005e1b2.png)

## Public API Getting Started

The Public REST API Getting Started page is currently under development. Please check back soon.

## Console Tutorial Getting Started

The [Twilio Console Getting Started page](/docs/phone-numbers/regulatory/getting-started/console-create-new-bundle) 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.

## Finding an ID Getting Started

The [How to Find an RI SID or an AD SID Getting Started](/docs/phone-numbers/regulatory/getting-started/how-find-bu-sid-or-ad-sid) page lists the steps to find an ID for a document or address in your account. The system uses these IDs to make sure we have the right regulatory information for you.