Last reviewed: 25 September 2026
Run a TCPA lookup on one number: national and state DNC, litigator and blacklist status on one screen. Enter a US phone number above and the Blacklist Status panel fills in every row for that number. This page is the hub for the TCPA tools on the site; it explains what the combined lookup returns, points you to the four single-signal tools when you need to read one row closely, and sets out how to use them for a single-number scrub. The tools are free, no signup, no credits, and they are written for outbound teams, lead buyers and the compliance staff who support them.
What a TCPA lookup checks
The panel above returns six rows for the number you enter, in this order:
- Phone - the number as we normalised it, so you can confirm you checked the number you meant to.
- State - the state the number is registered in, which tells you which state registry and state calling rules may apply.
- DNC National - whether the number is on the National Do Not Call Registry maintained by the FTC.
- DNC State - whether the number is on a state-run do-not-call list, for the states that operate one alongside the national registry.
- Litigator - whether the number matches a known TCPA plaintiff, shown as a possible or confirmed match, including serial plaintiffs.
- Blacklist - whether the number appears on caller suppression lists of complainers, threateners and do-not-call requesters.
A seventh row, Litigator (Owner), reads N/A on this page. It is populated only by the full reverse phone lookup with owner data, because it needs the owner match: it flags a number whose likely owner is a known litigator even when the number itself is clean. A tcpa phone lookup here deliberately skips the owner lookup so the result is quicker and contains no personal data.
The four TCPA tools on this site
Each tool page answers one question and reads one row of the panel in depth. They do not overlap; pick the page for the row you are trying to interpret.
DNC lookup
Is this number on the national registry or a state registry? The DNC page covers the two registry rows: what a national hit and a state hit each mean, why a number can be on one and not the other, and how the registries differ from the other two signals. Start here if you are checking a number for a telemarketing campaign and the DNC rows are your first gate.
TCPA litigator lookup
Does this number match a known TCPA plaintiff or serial plaintiff? The litigator page explains what a possible and a confirmed litigator match are, how a litigator list is built, and why a litigator check is the row most likely to keep you out of a demand letter. Start here if the Litigator row came back with anything other than a clean result.
Blacklist lookup
Is this number on a caller suppression list? The blacklist page describes how numbers end up on suppression lists, what a hit does and does not say about the person, and why a blacklist is not a carrier spam label. Start here if you are working out how to treat a blacklist hit on a number you hold consent for.
Litigator name search
Is this person a known litigator, whatever number they use? The name search screens a person rather than a number: useful when a lead file carries a name and a number that was recently changed, or when you want to check a complainant before a callback. It is the only tool on the site that takes a name instead of a phone number.
How to use these tools in a single-number scrub
The workflow is short because the tool is meant for the number in front of you, not for a campaign file:
- Check before dialling. Run the number through the lookup above before the call, not after a complaint.
- Read every row. A clean national DNC row is not the answer; the state DNC, litigator and blacklist rows are each a separate gate.
- Suppress on any hit. One listed row is enough reason not to call. Do not re-dial to test whether the person minds.
- Record the date and time you ran the check. The panel does not keep a history, so your own log is the record of what the lookup showed and when.
To be explicit about scope: there is no batch upload, no bulk scrub and no API on this site. It is one number at a time, entered by the person who wants the answer. A phone scrub here means a single-number check; if you need to scrub thousands of records you need a scrubbing service, and this site will not become one.
DNC, litigator and blacklist are three different questions
Callers often talk about "the TCPA list" as if it were one thing. The three signals come from different kinds of source and fail in different ways, which is why a tcpa compliance check has to read all of them.
| Signal | Who maintains that kind of list | What a hit means | What a clean result does not mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNC | Government registries: the national registry run by the FTC and the state registries run by state agencies, populated by consumers who opt in. | The consumer asked not to receive telemarketing calls. You need consent or an exemption to call. | That the number is safe to dial. A clean DNC scrub is not safe to dial because litigators keep their numbers off the registry. |
| Litigator | Compliance data providers compiling court filings, demand letters and caller reports into a litigator list. | The number is linked to someone who has sued or threatened to sue over calls. Suppress and document. | That the person will not sue. Most people who sue over calls had never sued before. |
| Blacklist | Callers themselves: suppression lists shared between outbound teams and compliance data providers. | The person has already told a caller to stop, complained or threatened. Suppress. | That the person consents, or has never complained to anyone. No blacklist is complete. |
The one line to remember from this table: a clean DNC scrub is not safe to dial, because the people most likely to sue keep their numbers off the registry so the calls keep coming. That is the reason the lookup shows all three signals together, and it is the reason callers check in the first place: don't get sued over a number a single lookup would have flagged.
What a free TCPA compliance check does not replace
A tcpa check on this site is one input to a compliance decision. It does not stand in for:
- Safe-harbor records - the written procedures, training and registry access that the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) requires of a seller or telemarketer who wants to rely on a safe harbor. A lookup result is not one of those records.
- Reassigned Numbers Database queries - whether the number has changed hands since the consent you hold was given. The FCC's Reassigned Numbers Database exists for that question and this lookup does not query it.
- Express written consent records - the proof that the consumer agreed to the calls or texts you are about to send. Nothing here tells you whether consent exists.
- Legal advice - whether a given campaign is lawful in a given state is a question for counsel.
The TCPA and DNC compliance FAQ defines safe harbor, express written consent, the TSR and reassigned numbers, with links to the primary sources for each.
For consumers who landed here
If you are checking your own number, the same lookup on the home page shows owner data too, and the data removal page explains how to ask for your details to be removed from results or to query a listing you think is wrong.
What this is not
US People Search is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the information we provide is not a consumer report. You may not use this site to make decisions about employment, housing, credit, insurance or any other purpose covered by the FCRA. Our Terms of Use set this out in full.
Nothing on this page is legal advice, and no result here is a safe harbor. Every result is a record match for the number you entered, never a determination about a person. Where the data comes from, at the category level, and how it is kept current is set out on the data sources and refresh policy page.
TCPA tools FAQ
What is a TCPA lookup and what does it check?
A TCPA lookup checks one phone number against the signals an outbound caller needs before dialling: whether it is on the National Do Not Call Registry, whether it is on a state do-not-call list, whether it matches a known TCPA litigator, and whether it sits on a caller blacklist. The tool at the top of this page returns all of those for a single US number, plus the state the number is registered in.
Are these TCPA tools really free with no signup?
Yes. There is no account, no credit card and no credit system on any of the tool pages. The site is supported by advertising. Automated and unusually heavy use is limited so the tools stay available to people checking numbers by hand.
Can I scrub a whole list here?
No. Every tool on this site is a single number scrub: one number typed in by the person who wants the answer, one result. There is no file upload, no batch mode, no API and no bulk export. If you need to scrub a campaign file you need a scrubbing service; this site is for the number in front of you.
What is the difference between a DNC check, a litigator check and a blacklist check?
A DNC check asks whether the consumer registered the number on a government do-not-call list. A litigator check asks whether the number is linked to someone who has sued or sent demand letters over unwanted calls. A blacklist check asks whether callers have recorded the number as a complainer, threatener or do-not-call requester. They are built from different sources and one can be clean while another is a hit.
Is a number safe to call if it is not on the Do Not Call list?
Not on that basis alone. People who file TCPA lawsuits often keep their numbers off the registry precisely so that calls keep coming, and a blacklisted number is one whose owner has already told callers to stop. Read the litigator and blacklist rows as well as the two DNC rows before you decide, and remember that consent, exemptions and reassigned numbers are questions this lookup does not answer.
Does a TCPA compliance check give me safe harbor?
No. A result on this site is a record match for the number you entered, not a safe harbor under the TCPA, the Telemarketing Sales Rule or any state law. Safe harbor depends on your own written procedures, training, registry access and records, none of which a free lookup can supply. The compliance FAQ explains the definitions with links to the primary sources.
How current are the TCPA lookup results?
Registry, litigator and blacklist data are updated regularly from compliance data sources, and each result reflects the data we hold at the moment you run the lookup. Record the date and time of your check with the result. The methodology page describes the sources at the category level and how we keep them current.