To configure the SMS URL for your number you need to go to your console, to your Twilio numbers, edit your numbers by clicking on them and then entering a URL (or choosing a Twilio Function or TwiML Bin) in the Messaging section.Nov 18, 2018
What is a Twilio 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 (/ˈtwɪlioʊ/) is an American cloud communications platform as a service (CPaaS) company based in San Francisco, California. Twilio allows software developers to programmatically make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, and perform other communication functions using its web service APIs.
How do I use Twilio phone 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.