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Identify Duplicate Accounts by Shared Identity Fields
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Identify Duplicate Accounts by Shared Identity Fields

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Duplicate Account Detection

You are given account records and asked to identify duplicate accounts using SQL. Return the duplicate groups for shared email values and shared phone_number values, along with the number of accounts in each group and the matching account IDs. Exclude rows where both identity fields are missing, and only return groups with at least two accounts.

Schema

accounts
ColumnTypeDescription
account_idPKINTPrimary key for the account
emailVARCHAR(255)Email address used for login or contact
phone_numberVARCHAR(20)Phone number used for verification
created_atTIMESTAMPAccount creation timestamp
statusVARCHAR(20)Account status such as active, suspended, or closed
Tablesaccounts
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