What is a Twilio phone number?

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What is a Twilio phone number?

Twilio’s virtual phone numbers give you instant access to local, national, mobile, and toll-free phone numbers in over 100 countries for your voice call and messaging applications. Leverage local phone numbers for your customers to call and text, or use your own number.

What is Twilio used for?

Twilio Messaging is an API to send and receive SMS, MMS, OTT messages globally. It uses intelligent sending features to ensure messages reliably reach end users wherever they are. Twilio has SMS-enabled phone numbers available in more than 180 countries.

What carrier is Twilio?

Twilio’s US short codes can deliver SMS messages to the following mobile phone carriers in the United States: Major carriers: AT, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and T-Mobile USA.

Can I call using Twilio?

You can also add voice capabilities to your web application with the JavaScript browser client, or leverage Twilio’s mobile client SDKs for your Android or iOS applications.

How can I get a free Twilio number?

When you sign up for Twilio, you will get a free telephone number and a free trunk. You can fully configure this SIP Trunk for testing and placing actual calls to and from your business.

How do I get a Twilio number?

To purchase a new Twilio number:

  1. Access Twilio and log in to your account.
  2. If applicable, access your sub-account by clicking on Subaccounts and View Subaccount from the Home menu.
  3. Click the Phone Numbers menu (#).
  4. Click Buy a Number.
  5. Select the country that you’re purchasing this number for.

Why is Twilio special?

Twilio turns real-world events into virtual signals that software can handle, and TwiML is the core technology Twilio provides that allows developers to easily respond to those real-world events. Developers get to use the same languages and protocols they’re already using in their web applications.

Does Twilio pay well?

How much does Twilio pay per year? The average Twilio salary ranges from approximately $64,006 per year for a Sales Development Representative to $369,541 per year for a Vice President. Twilio employees rate the overall compensation and benefits package 4.5/5 stars.

Can you find out who owns a Twilio number?

Given a phone number, Twilio Lookup can identify the number’s carrier and what type of phone it is (landline, mobile, or VoIP). In the U.S., Lookup can also retrieve the name of the person or business associated with a phone number (if available).

How do I know if someone has a Twilio account?

Text +1 (855) 747-7626* (1-855-747-ROBO) with a US phone number to check if it is served from Twilio. Try it for free* today.

How do I call a Twilio number?

Once you have your SIM voice-enabled, you first need to purchase a voice-enabled Twilio phone number. You then create a TwiML bin for making phone calls. You use this new TwiML to associate your Twilio SIM with your new phone number. Next you create a TwiML bin for receiving incoming calls.

What happens when you call a Twilio number?

Twilio reaches out to your application on incoming communications, and uses the TwiML response we receive as instructions that tell us how to respond to the call – reject it, answer it, play a message, etc. Your Twilio response will vary depending on your use case and business needs.

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