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Quickstart

Getting started with the Twilio API couldn't be easier. Create a Twilio REST client to get started. For example, the following code makes a call using the Twilio REST API.

Make a Call

from twilio.rest import TwilioRestClient

# To find these visit https://www.twilio.com/user/account
ACCOUNT_SID = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
AUTH_TOKEN = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"

client = TwilioRestClient(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN)
call = client.calls.create(to="9991231234", from_="9991231234",
    url="http://twimlets.com/holdmusic?Bucket=com.twilio.music.ambient")
print call.length
print call.sid

Send an SMS

from twilio.rest import TwilioRestClient

account = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
token = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
client = TwilioRestClient(account, token)

message = client.sms.messages.create(to="+12316851234",
                                     from_="+15555555555",
                                     body="Hello there!")

Send an MMS

message = client.messages.create(
    body="Hello Monkey!",  # Message body, if any
    to="+12125551234",
    from_="+15105551234",
    media_url=[  # List of media URLs, if any
        "http://example.com/image1.jpg",
        "http://example.com/image2.jpg",
    ],
)

Generating TwiML

To control phone calls, your application needs to output TwiML. Use :class:`twilio.twiml.Response` to easily create such responses.

from twilio import twiml

r = twiml.Response()
r.play("https://api.twilio.com/cowbell.mp3", loop=5)
print str(r)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Response>
    <Play loop="5">https://api.twilio.com/cowbell.mp3</Play>
<Response>

Digging Deeper

The full power of the Twilio API is at your fingertips. The :ref:`user-guide` explains all the awesome features available to use.