Twilio API: Build SMS Text Message Into Web Apps

Twilio allows building apps that send and receive SMS using phone numbers. This session is to learn about the basics of Twilio API, how to use and to send SMS with Twilio.

1. TWILIO API
Presenter: Naincy Gupta
Mindfire Solutions
Build Text Messaging in Web
App.

2. About Me
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3. Contents
Introduction
How it Works?
Get start with it
TWILIO API
Features of Twilio
Comparison with other API's

4. Introduction
Allow to build apps that can communicate.
TWILIO APIs are designed to make it easier to build
telephony into your apps
TWILIO SMS supports 98 languages
You can use TWILIO API with PHP, PYTHON, RUBY,
JAVA, .NET, PERL

5. How It Works?

7. How to Start with
Create account in Twilio
Get verified your phone number.
Get a Twilio Phone number.
Write your script want to call
Set POST url for the number which will call your script
All set! To send SMS

8. TWILIO REST API
Request Formats :- HTTP Request
Parameters: From, Body, DateSent
Response Formats:- POST parameters
Required: From, To
Atleast one: Body or Mediaurl

9. Features of TWILIO
SMS API: Build apps that send and receive SMS
-Global reach
-Concatenated Messaging
-Message queueing
-Logs & analytics
-Voice enabled numbers

10. VOICE API: Build apps that make and receive phone
calls.
-Play audio & text
-Record audio
-Conferencing
-Real time status
-Global reach
-Convert Speech to text
TWILIO Client: Lets any browser, phone or tablet talk
using only a data connection. With it you can embed voice
directly into your web, iPhone or Android apps.

11. Benefits of TWILIO
Set Geographic permissions for SMS sending and
receiving.
Monitor your API.
Maintain log details of SMS.
Can export CSV of your logs.
Can use TWILIO API with PHP, PYTHON, RUBY,
JAVA, .NET, PERL

14. Comparison with
Other API's

15. Features
TWILIO TROPO NEXMO
SMS YES YES YES
VOICE Call YES YES YES
Inbound Numbers YES - -
Voice Recognition - YES -
Client API YES YES -
Logs YES YES
(call logs in google
maps)
-
Import contacts
from gmail
- YES -
Development FREE - YES -
Convert Speech to
text
YES - -

16. QUESTIONS..??
Mail me your questions at [email protected]

17. References
https://www.twilio.com/sms
https://www.twilio.com/docs/api/twiml
https://www.twilio.com/docs/api/rest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU8WGC7bvW8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZPeNfLD5Yc

18. Thank You..!!