Twilio SMS

Send SMS messages using Twilio

Twilio SMS

Twilio enables sending SMS through its API, allowing developers to programmatically send and receive text messages worldwide.

Configuration

Database Setup

Create a new entry in the notify_providers table with the following settings:

Field	Value
channel_type	5 (Twilio SMS)
is_enabled	1

Configuration Fields

TWILIO_SMS_ACCOUNT_SID · string · required

Twilio SMS account SID

TWILIO_SMS_AUTH_TOKEN · string · required

Twilio SMS auth token

TWILIO_SMS_NUMBER · string · required

Twilio registered phone number

Example Configuration:

{
  "TWILIO_SMS_ACCOUNT_SID": "ACapiKeyMsg",
  "TWILIO_SMS_AUTH_TOKEN": "some-auth-token",
  "TWILIO_SMS_NUMBER": "[phone]"
}

Request Format

Sample Request Body

{
  "providerId": 5,
  "data": {
    "to": "[phone]",
    "message": "Your appointment is coming up on March 21 at 2PM"
  }
}

Request Fields

to · string · required

Recipient’s phone number in E.164 format

message · string · required

The SMS message content

Dependencies

Package	Version	Description
twilio	^5.8.0	Twilio client for SMS and voice

Reference

• Twilio Messaging Quickstart