Twilio
Twilio is a cloud communications, which provides programmable communication tools for making and receiving phone calls, sending and receiving text messages, and performing other communication functions using its web service APIs.
Creating a Twilio connection
Using Auth Token
To create the connection you need:
- An Account SID
- An Auth Token
Obtaining the credentials
You can find both your account SID and auth token in the Twilio Console.
Creating your connection
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In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
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Select the Twilio icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.
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(Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
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Select Auth Token as the method to create the connection.
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Fill in the parameters:
- The Account SID
- The Auth Token
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(Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
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Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.