text: from flask import request, Response, escape
  from . import routes
  from ..service.virtual_id_service import generateVirtualID
  
  
  @routes.route("/requestVirtualID", methods=['POST'])
  def requestVirtualID() -> dict:
      if request.json is None or type(request.json) is not dict:
          return Response('Invalid request', status=422)
      req: dict = request.json
      if 'phone_number' not in req:
          return Response('Required field missing', status=422)
      phone_number = escape(req.get('phone_number'))
      return generateVirtualID(phone_number)
  