- The Twilio bindings are provided in the Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Twilio NuGet package, version 1.x. Source code for the package is in the azure-webjobs-sdk GitHub repository. The following table tells how to add support for this binding in each development environment.
- Twilio only sends SMS messages, not iMessages as Apple has not made that API public. Consequently you will notice that messages from Twilio numbers will appear as green chat bubbles and cannot have any of the fancy iMessage effects.
- At this point I could point to a lot of things to explain the lack of engagement: too much data needed for correlations, bugs in the user interface, shitty idea, wrong audience, etc. However, there was one thing in particular which bothered me more than anything, and that was that the texts sent from twilio were green (not iMessage).
We'll show you how to get your Arduino to send SMS with Twilio, so your Arduino can text whenever it's running late.
Messages show a time in Twilio's Outbound Queue that matches up with the delay experienced by the user. To see the time a specific message spent in Twilio's queue, browse to your Message Logs in Console, and then click on a message to view its details. Twilio only sends SMS messages, not iMessages as Apple has not made that API public. Consequently you will notice that messages from Twilio numbers will appear as green chat bubbles and cannot have any of the fancy iMessage effects.
This sketch uses our Twilio > SMSMessages > SendSMS Choreo.
Get Set Up
1Make sure you have a Temboo account. If you don't already have one, you can register for free.
2Next, make sure that you've got the latest version the Arduino IDE installed. You should also check that you have the newest version of the Temboo Library by checking the Arduino Library Manager
3You'll also need a Twilio account, which you can create for free here.
4You'll need to supply your Twilio phone number, along with the Account SID and Auth Token you get when you register with Twilio. Make sure to use the Account SID and Auth Token from your Twilio Console Dashboard, shown below, as opposed to the test credentials from the Dev Tools panel.
A Twilio Account SID and Auth Token in the Twilio Console Dashboard
5When using a free Twilio account, you'll need to verify the phone number to which messages are being sent by going to Twilio and following the instructions under the 'Numbers > Verified Caller IDs' tab.
Auto-Generate the Sketch
6Go to the Twilio > SMSMessages > SendSMS Choreo in our Library.
7Select Arduino from the drop down menu at the top of the Choreo page, then choose your Arduino device. Make sure that you've added details about how your Arduino will connect to the internet.
8Click Generate Code to test out the Choreo from our website and confirm that you can send an SMS to your own phone.
Testing the SendSMS Choreo from our website
9When you've confirmed that the Choreo runs successfully and you've received an SMS, you can copy the auto-generated Arduino code from the Code section and paste it into your Arduino IDE.
10The auto-generated sketch references the TembooAccount.h header file, which contains your Temboo account information and internet shield details. You'll find the code for this file beneath your generated sketch. Create a new tab in the Arduino IDE called TembooAccount.h and copy in the header file information.
Run The Sketch
11With both files in place you are ready to upload the sketch and start sending SMS from your Arduino. Text away!
Note: If you run into problems with this example, it could be that Twilio doesn't yet support sending SMS from your country. Here's a full list of the countries they currently have SMS support for.
What's Next?
Now that you've mastered SMS, why not check out the rest of the 2000+ Choreos in our Library and start planning your next Arduino project.
Need Help?
We're always happy to help. Just email us at support@temboo.com, and we'll answer your questions.
-->Twilio enables apps to send and receive global SMS, MMS and IP messages.
This connector is available in the following products and regions:
| Service | Class | Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Logic Apps | Standard | All Logic Apps regions except the following: - Azure China regions |
| Power Automate | Standard | All Power Automate regions except the following: - US Government (GCC High) - China Cloud operated by 21Vianet |
| Power Apps | Standard | All Power Apps regions except the following: - US Government (GCC High) - China Cloud operated by 21Vianet |
| Contact | |
|---|---|
| Name | Microsoft |
| URL | Microsoft LogicApps Support Microsoft Power Automate Support Microsoft Power Apps Support |
| Connector Metadata | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Microsoft |
| Website | https://www.twilio.com/ |
| Privacy policy | https://www.twilio.com/legal/privacy |
Connector in-depth
For more information about the connector, see the in-dept section.
Creating a connection
Twilio Message
The connector supports the following authentication types:
| Default | Required parameters for creating connection. | All regions | Not shareable |
Default
Applicable: All regions
Required parameters for creating connection.
This is not shareable connection. If the power app is shared with another user, another user will be prompted to create new connection explicitly.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Twilio Account Id | securestring | Twilio Account Id |
| Twilio Access Token | securestring | Twilio Access Token |
Throttling Limits
| Name | Calls | Renewal Period |
|---|---|---|
| API calls per connection | 1200 | 60 seconds |
Actions
| Get Message | This operation returns a single message specified by the provided Message ID. |
| List Messages | Returns a list of messages associated with your account. |
| Send Text Message (SMS) | This operation is used to send a new message to a mobile number. |
Get Message
This operation returns a single message specified by the provided Message ID.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MessageId | True | string | Unique SID of the message. |
Returns
Proprties of a single message.
- Message
- Message
List Messages
Returns a list of messages associated with your account.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To | string | Only show messages to this phone number. | ||
From Phone Number | From | string | Only show messages from this phone number. | |
| DateSent | date | Only show messages sent on this date (in GMT format), given as YYYY-MM-DD. Example: 2009-07-06. | ||
Limit | PageSize | integer | How many resources to return in each list page. Default is 50. | |
| Page | integer | Page number. Default is 0. |
Twilio Imessage Setup
Returns
List of one or more messages.
- Message List
- MessageList
Send Text Message (SMS)
This operation is used to send a new message to a mobile number.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from | True | string | A Twilio phone number (in E.164 format) or alphanumeric sender ID enabled for the type of message you wish to send. | |
To Phone Number | to | True | string | The destination phone number. Format with a '+' and country code e.g., +16175551212 (E.164 format). |
| body | True | string | The text of the message you want to send, limited to 1600 characters. | |
Media Url | Media Urls | uri | ||
| StatusCallback | uri | A URL that Twilio will POST to each time your message status changes. | ||
Messaging Service Sid | messaging_service_sid | string | Unique id of the Messaging Service. | |
| application_sid | string | SID of Twilio Application which is configured with the required Message status call back. | ||
Max Price | max_price | string | The total maximum price limit for the message. | |
| validity_period | string | The number of seconds that the message can remain in a Twilio queue. |
Returns
Proprties of a single message.
- Message
- Message
Definitions
Message
Proprties of a single message.
Twilio Message Voices
| Name | Path | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | string | Body of the message. | |
From Number | from | phone | Phone number from which the message was sent. |
| to | phone | Phone number to which the message was sent. | |
Status | status | string | Sent status of the message. |
| sid | string | SID of the sent message. | |
Account Sid | account_sid | string | SID of the account associated with the sent message. |
| api_version | string | Version of the API used to send the message. | |
Segment Count | num_segments | string | Number of segments the message was divided into. |
| num_media | string | Number of media files associated with the sent message. | |
Created Date-Time | date_created | string | yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ (UTC format) |
| date_sent | string | yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ (UTC format) | |
Updated Date-Time | date_updated | string | yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ (UTC format) |
| direction | string | Direction associated with the sent message. | |
Error Codes | error_code | integer | Error codes associated with the sent message, if any. |
| error_message | string | Error messages associated with the sent message, if any. | |
Price | price | string | Cost of the sent message. |
| price_unit | string | Price unit used to evaluate the cost of the message. | |
URI | uri | uri | Relative URI for this resource. |
| subresource_uris | object | Relative URIs for any subresources. | |
Messaging Service Sid | messaging_service_sid | string | Unique id of the messaging Service. |
MessageList
Twilio Message Service
List of one or more messages.
| Name | Path | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| messages | array of Message | ||
Page | page | integer | Page number of the respone. |
| page_size | integer | Page size of the response. | |
Page Count | num_pages | integer | Total number of pages in the response. |
| start | integer | Index of the first message. | |
End | end | integer | Index of the last message. |
| uri | uri | Relative URI for this list. | |
First Page URI | first_page_uri | uri | Relative URI for the first page. |
| next_page_uri | uri | Relative URI for the next page. | |
Message Count | total | integer | Total number of messages. |
| previous_page_uri | uri | Relative URI for the previous page. |