twilio-account-setup

Overview

Every Twilio skill requires an active Twilio account and credentials. This skill covers the one-time setup steps that are prerequisites for all other Twilio skills.

Quickstart

1. Sign up at twilio.com/try-twilio -- enter name, email, password
2. Verify your email and personal phone number
3. Get your credentials from Console > Account > API keys & tokens:

export TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=ACxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
export TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=your_auth_token

4. Buy a phone number at Console > Phone Numbers > Buy a number