The Twilio platform provides API to programmatically send, receive, and track SMS messages worldwide, while also letting you test your SMS-enabled applications within a sandbox environment.
Using your Internet browser, visit https://www.twilio.com/. The Twilio landing page will be displayed with the sign up and log in options.
Click on the SIGN UP button. You will be navigated to the new user registration form.
Fill out the form with the relevant information and then click on the Get Started button. You will be navigated to the Human Verification page:
- In this page, select your country from the drop-down list and type your phone number in the textbox.
- Click on the Text Me button. You will be navigated to the Enter Verification Page. Meanwhile, your mobile phone will receive an SMS message containing a verification code.
- In the Enter Verification Page, enter the verification code and click on the Submit button.
After successfully verifying your Twilio account, you will be navigated to the Twilio Getting Started page. This means that you have successfully created a Twilio account.
Twilio's getting started page
At the top of the Twilio getting started page, you will find the Show API Credentials link. Click on it, and the API Credentials panel will expand and display the following information:
- ACCOUNT SID
- AUTH TOKEN
Twilio API Credentials: Account SID and Auth Token
You will need the ACCOUNT SID and AUTH TOKEN in the next section when you connect your Twilio account with Temboo. However, the default account type is a trial account with limited API calls allocated. If you want to get the full benefit of Twilio, upgrade the account.
At the top-right of the page, click on your account name, and from the drop-down menu, click on Account. The Account Settings page will appear, as shown here:
Twilio test API credentials: Test Account SID and Test Auth Token
In this page, under API Credentials, you can find the Test Account SID and Test Auth Token to test your apps with Twilio.
Your Twilio account provides phone numbers to use with Voice, SMS, and MMS. You can obtained one such number by following these instructions:
- Click on the Voice, SMS & MMS menu item at the top of the page.
- Click on GETTING STARTED in the submenu of Voice, SMS & MMS.
- Click on the Get your Twilio Number button. Your first Twilio phone number will generate and you can choose the number by clicking on the Choose this number button. Also, you can search for a different number by clicking on Search, for a different number link.
Some countries, such as Australia, do not have SMS capability for trial accounts. Use a United States number, which will enable you to send SMS internationally.
Twilio phone number
- The following page will be displayed as a confirmation. You can further configure your Twilio phone number by clicking on the Configure your number button:
Twilio Phone number configuration page