.. module:: twilio.rest.resources.task_router
Twilio TaskRouter is a system for distributing tasks such as phone calls, leads, support tickets, and other work items to the people and processes that can best handle them.
For more information, see the TaskRouter documentation <https://www.twilio.com/docs/taskrouter>_.
A Workspace is a container for your Tasks, Workers, TaskQueues, Workflows and Activities. Each of these items exists within a single Workspace and will not be shared across Workspaces.
The following code will create a new :class:`Workspace` resource and print its unique ID.
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
workspace = client.workspaces.create(
friendly_name="Customer Support",
template="FIFO", # Sets up default activities and a FIFO TaskQueue
)
print workspace.sidThe following code will get an instance of an existing :class:`workspace` resource
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
workspace = client.workspaces.get(WORKSPACE_SID)
print workspace.friendly_nameThe following code will get the list of all existing :class:`workspace` resources
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
for workspace in client.workspaces.list()
print workspace.friendly_nameThe following code will create a update an existing :class:`Workspace` resource
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
workspace = client.workspaces.update(
WORKSPACE_SID,
friendly_name='Test Workspace',
event_callback_uri="http://www.example.com",
template='FIFO')The following code will delete an existing :class:`workspace` resource
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
client.workspaces.delete(WORKSPACE_SID)Workflows control how tasks will be prioritized and routed into TaskQueues, and how Tasks should escalate in priority or move across queues over time. Workflows are described in a simple JSON format and can be modified through the REST API or through the account portal.
The following code will create a new :class:`Workflow` resource and print its unique ID:
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
# Some JSON to configure the Workflow. See the documentation at
# http://www.twilio.com/docs/taskrouter for more details.
CONFIG = """
{
"task_routing":{
"filters":[
{
"friendly_name":"Gold Tickets",
"expression":"customer_value == 'Gold' AND type == 'ticket'",
"targets":[
{
"task_queue_sid":"WQ0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
"priority":"2"
}
]
}
],
"default_filter":{
"task_queue_sid":"WQabcdef01234567890123456789abcdef"
}
}
}
"""
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
workflow = client.workflows(WORKSPACE_SID).create(
friendly_name="Incoming Call Flow",
assignment_callback_url="https://example.com/callback",
fallback_assignment_callback_url="https://example.com/callback2",
configuration=CONFIG
)
print workflow.sidThe following code will get a instance of an existing :class:`workflow` resource
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
workflow = client.workflows(WORKSPACE_SID).get(WORKFLOW_SID)
print workflow.friendly_nameThe following code will get a list of all existing :class:`workflow` resources
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
for workflow in client.workflows(WORKSPACE_SID).list()
print workflow.friendly_nameThe following code will update an existing :class:`workflow` resource
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
# Some JSON to configure the Workflow. See the documentation at
# http://www.twilio.com/docs/taskrouter for more details.
CONFIG = """
{
"task_routing":{
"filters":[
{
"friendly_name":"Gold Tickets",
"expression":"customer_value == 'Gold' AND type == 'ticket'",
"targets":[
{
"task_queue_sid":"WQ0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
"priority":"2"
}
]
},
{
"targets": [
{
"queue": "WQ2acd4c1a41ffadce5d1bac9e1ce2fa9f",
"priority": "1"
}
],
"friendly_name": "Marketing",
"expression": "type == 'marketing'"
}
],
"default_filter":{
"task_queue_sid":"WQabcdef01234567890123456789abcdef"
}
}
}
"""
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
workflow = client.workflows(WORKSPACE_SID).update(
WORKFLOW_SID,
friendly_name="Incoming Call Flow",
assignment_callback_url="https://example.com/callback",
fallback_assignment_callback_url="https://example.com/callback2",
configuration=CONFIG
)
print workflow.sidThe following code will delete an existing :class:`Workflow`
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
client.workflows(WORKSPACE_SID).delete(
WORKFLOW_SID
)Activities describe the current status of your Workers, which determines whether they are eligible to receive task assignments. Workers are always set to a single Activity.
To create a new :class:`Activity`:
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
activity = client.activities(WORKSPACE_SID).create(
friendly_name="Coffee Break",
available=False, # Whether workers are available to handle tasks during this activity
)To get an existing :class:`activity` resource
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
activity = client.activities(WORKSPACE_SID).get(ACTIVITY_SID)
print activity.friendly_nameTo get a list of existing :class:`activity` resources
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
for activity in client.activities(WORKSPACE_SID).list()
print activity.friendly_nameTo update an existing :class:`Activity`
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
activity = client.activities(WORKSPACE_SID).update(
ACTIVITY_SID,
friendly_name="Coffee Break",
available=True,
)To delete an existing :class:`Activity`
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
activity = client.activities(WORKSPACE_SID).delete(
ACTIVITY_SID
)Workers represent an entity that is able to perform tasks, such as an agent working in a call center, or a salesperson handling leads.
To create a new :class:`Worker`:
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
worker = client.workers(WORKSPACE_SID).create(
friendly_name="Jamie",
attributes="""{
"phone": "+14155551234",
"languages": ["EN", "ES"]
}
"""
)
print worker.sidTo get an existing :class:`worker` instance
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
worker = client.workers(WORKSPACE_SID).get(WORKER_SID)
print worker_friendly_name;To get an existing :class:`worker` list
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
for worker in client.workers(WORKSPACE_SID).list()
print worker_friendly_name;To update an existing :class:`Worker`
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
worker = client.workers(WORKSPACE_SID).update(
WORKER_SID,
friendly_name="Jamie Howe",
attributes="""{
"phone": "+14155551234",
"languages": ["EN", "ES","DE"]
}
"""
)
print worker.sidTo delete an existing :class:`Worker`
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
client.workers(WORKSPACE_SID).delete(
WORKER_SID
)TaskQueues are the resource you use to categorize Tasks and describe which Workers are eligible to handle those Tasks. As your Workflows process Tasks, those Tasks will pass through one or more TaskQueues until the Task is assigned and accepted by an eligible Worker.
To create a new :class:`TaskQueue`:
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
queue = client.task_queues(WORKSPACE_SID).create(
friendly_name="Sales",
# The Activity to assign workers when a task is reserved for them
reservation_activity_sid="WA11111111111",
# The Activity to assign workers when a task is assigned to them
assignment_activity_sid="WA222222222222",
)
print queue.sidTo get an existing :class`TaskQueue` instance
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
queue = client.task_queues(WORKSPACE_SID).get(TASKQUEUE_SID)
print queue.sidTo get an existing :class`TaskQueue` list
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
for queue in client.task_queues(WORKSPACE_SID).list()
print queue.sidTo update an existing :class:`TaskQueue`
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
queue = client.task_queues(WORKSPACE_SID).update(
TASKQUEUE_SID,
friendly_name="Sales+Pre-Sales",
# The Activity to assign workers when a task is reserved for them
reservation_activity_sid="WA11111111111",
# The Activity to assign workers when a task is assigned to them
assignment_activity_sid="WA222222222222",
)
print queue.sidTo delete an existing :class:`TaskQueue`
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
queue = client.task_queues(WORKSPACE_SID).delete(
TASKQUEUE_SID
)
print queue.sidA Task instance resource represents a single item of work waiting to be processed.
To create a new :class:`Task` via the REST API:
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
WORKFLOW_SID = "WWXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
# Some JSON containing attributes for this task. User-defined.
TASK_ATTRIBUTES = """{
"type": "call",
"contact": "+15558675309",
"customer-value": "gold",
"task-reason": "support",
"callSid": "CA42ed11..."
}"""
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
task = client.tasks(WORKSPACE_SID).create(
attributes=TASK_ATTRIBUTES,
assignment_status='pending',
workflow_sid=WORKFLOW_SID
)
print task.sidTo get an existing :class:`Task` instance
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
WORKFLOW_SID = "WWXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
# Some JSON containing attributes for this task. User-defined.
TASK_ATTRIBUTES = """{
"type": "call",
"contact": "+2014068777",
"customer-value": "gold",
"task-reason": "support",
"callSid": "CA42ed11..."
}"""
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
task = client.tasks(WORKSPACE_SID).delete(TASK_SID)
print task.attributesTo get an existing :class:`Task` list
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
WORKFLOW_SID = "WWXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
# Some JSON containing attributes for this task. User-defined.
TASK_ATTRIBUTES = """{
"type": "call",
"contact": "+2014068777",
"customer-value": "gold",
"task-reason": "support",
"callSid": "CA42ed11..."
}"""
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
for task in client.tasks(WORKSPACE_SID).list()
print task.attributesTo update an existing :class:`Task`
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
WORKFLOW_SID = "WWXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
# Some JSON containing attributes for this task. User-defined.
TASK_ATTRIBUTES = """{
"type": "call",
"contact": "+2014068777",
"customer-value": "gold",
"task-reason": "support",
"callSid": "CA42ed11..."
}"""
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
task = client.tasks(WORKSPACE_SID).update(
TASK_SID,
attributes=TASK_ATTRIBUTES,
assignment_status='pending',
workflow_sid=WORKFLOW_SID
)
print task.sidTo delete an existing :class:`Task`
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
WORKFLOW_SID = "WWXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
# Some JSON containing attributes for this task. User-defined.
TASK_ATTRIBUTES = """{
"type": "call",
"contact": "+2014068777",
"customer-value": "gold",
"task-reason": "support",
"callSid": "CA42ed11..."
}"""
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
client.tasks(WORKSPACE_SID).delete(
TASK_SID
)Using Workflow builder helper classes to create a :class:`Workflow` resource.
from twilio.rest import TwilioTaskRouterClient
# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
# See previous examples to create a Workspace
WORKSPACE_SID = "WSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
rules = [
WorkflowRule("1==1", [WorkflowRuleTarget("WQeae4fc2f4db7f377c5d3758fb08b79b7", "1==1", 1, 20)],"SomeQ"),
WorkflowRule("1==1", [WorkflowRuleTarget("WQ19ebe92fb33522f018b5a31d805d94da", "1==1", 1, 210)], "SomeOtherQ")
]
default_target = WorkflowRuleTarget("WQ9963154bf3122d0a0558f3763951d916", "1==1", None, None)
config = WorkflowConfig(rules, default_target)
print config.to_json()
client = TwilioTaskRouterClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
workflow = client.workflows(WORKSPACE_SID).create(
friendly_name= "Incoming Call Flow",
assignment_callback_url= "https://example.com/callback",
fallback_assignment_callback_url= "https://example.com/callback2",
configuration= config.to_json()
)
print workflow.sid