Integrate the Twilio API with the Formatting API

Setup the Twilio API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Formatting API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Twilio and Formatting remarkably fast. Free for developers.

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Popular Ways to Connect Twilio with Formatting#

[Data] Convert JSON to String with Formatting API on New Incoming SMS (Instant) from Twilio API

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[Data] Parse JSON with Formatting API on New Incoming SMS (Instant) from Twilio API

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[Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time with Formatting API on New Incoming SMS (Instant) from Twilio API

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[Date/Time] Compare Dates with Formatting API on New Incoming SMS (Instant) from Twilio API

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[Date/Time] Format with Formatting API on New Incoming SMS (Instant) from Twilio API

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Popular Twilio and Formatting Triggers#

New Incoming SMS (Instant) from the Twilio API

Emit new event every time an SMS is sent to the phone number set. Configures a webhook in Twilio, tied to an incoming phone number.

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New Call (Instant) from the Twilio API

Emit new event each time a call to the phone number is completed. Configures a webhook in Twilio, tied to a phone number.

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New Phone Number from the Twilio API

Emit new event when you add a new phone number to your account

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New Recording from the Twilio API

Emit new event when a new call recording is created

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New Transcript Created from the Twilio API

Emit new event when a new call transcript is created

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Popular Twilio and Formatting Actions#

Make a Phone Call with the Twilio API

Make a phone call passing text, a URL, or an application that Twilio will use to handle the call. See the documentation

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[Data] Convert JSON to String with the Formatting API

Convert an object to a JSON format string

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[Data] Parse JSON with the Formatting API

Parse a JSON string

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Check Verification Token with the Twilio API

Check if user-provided token is correct. See the documentation

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[Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time with the Formatting API

Add or subtract time from a given input

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Overview of Twilio#

Twilio's API on Pipedream opens up a multitude of communication capabilities, allowing you to build robust, scalable, and automated workflows. With Twilio, you can send and receive SMS and MMS messages, make voice calls, and perform other communication functions programmatically. Leveraging Pipedream's seamless integration, you can connect these communications features with hundreds of other services to automate notifications, streamline customer interactions, and enhance operational efficiency.

Connect Twilio#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    twilio: {
      type: "app",
      app: "twilio",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts.json`,
      auth: {
        username: `${this.twilio.$auth.AccountSid}`,
        password: `${this.twilio.$auth.AuthToken}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Connect Formatting#

export default defineComponent({
  async run({ steps, $ }) {
    const text = ' Hello world! ';
    return text.trim()
  },
})

Community Posts#

How Our Family Uses SMS and Smart Picture Frames to Connect During Remote Holidays

Two days before Thanksgiving, I decided to put together a simple way for our family to share pictures, because we couldn’t be together in person. The idea: smart photo frames that everyone could text pictures to. Here’s how I got it working. tldr; A Pipedream workflow parses SMS messages sent to a Twilio phone number, extracting the pictures and then using SendGrid to email them to the dedicated email addresses used by our Pix-Star photo frames.

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