Announced today, Instant Mode is the ability to provision Box storage in a user’s account without authentication – it is as simple as passing an email address. This new RESTful endpoint creates a folder within the account that only accessible by your app and the best part is that the user doesn’t even need a Box account. Users without an account will have the storage created and associated with their email address. Users with an account will see it appear in their account just like the rest of their Box folders.

We’re so stoked about this new version of the Box API we’re celebrating it the best way we know how – a slambang developer contest! This will be the first developer contest featuring Box’s new Instant Mode feature and they are opening the beta for the Twilio developer community. Just email developers@box.com to get your API key enabled.

The Box Innovation Network and Twilio have posted quite a bounty up for grabs, and we encourage previous participants and runner ups to build out their apps and submit again. In addition to having your app profiled on the Twilio and Box blog, you’ll have the opportunity to win the following prizes:

First Place

• A ticket to the 2012 Twilio Conference
• Free 50GB Box Account
• Kindle Fire

Runner Up

• Kindle with a $50 Amazon Gift Card
• $50 Twilio Credit

The Challenge: Build a Twilio and Box App

Guys, have you seen the cool stuff going on at Box lately? Build custom workflows and interfaces, access the Box event stream data and updates to find trending data or build better collaboration tools, deploy as a content service, or go totally mobile with BoxOne Cloud iOS SDK. Excited to get started yet?

• Sign up for a free Box Account, grab an API Key, and dig into the documentation
• Sign up for a free Twilio Account, purchase a number and dig into the documentation
• Go mobile: Box and Twilio both have native iOS SDKs
• Box OneCloud
• Twilio Client iOS SDK

Get Your App into the Spotlight

Make sure to submit your app by Sunday, May 6th before midnight Pacific using this form. Bonus points for submission to Twilio App Gallery and Programmable Web, and don’t forget to sign up to be a part of the Box Innovation Network.

You’ll also get a special profile on the Twilio and Box developer blog. All of these things help get your app out into the community and build up your developer street cred. Plus, we just really dig sharing the cool things you build.

Contest Rules

• Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM PST Sunday May 6th
• Entries must use Twilio API and Box API
• Entry must be accompanied by a video or screencast
• Entry cannot be an app that has previously won a Twilio Developer Contest
• Bonus points for submission to the Twilio App Gallery and Programmable Web

What’s This Developer Contest All About?

Every month, we encourage developers to build something awesome with a Twilio-powered contest. As a language agnostic platform for cloud communications, we want developers of every shape, size and stripe to solve problems and grab a little glory using Twilio. To kickstart the creative process, we run these developer contests every month.

How To Get Involved

Submissions are accepted via this handy-dandy form. If you need any help or want to bounce some ideas off of other Twilio coders, join us on our forums or just drop a note to help@twilio.com.

Spring has sprung but for many of us, especially in San Francisco, this means rain. Crazy weather and lots of rain. Luckily there are all sorts of new tools and fun hacks to keep tabs on the weather and make predictions through patterns. Our friends at Weather Underground have a super API with an incredible range of global weather data. This developer contest is for those who love data and hacking the weather.

The title of weather-master is included for the winner of this contest, but we’re also throwing in a super rad Vantage Vue Wireless Weather Station Underground Package for the first place entry. We’re also throwing in two second-place prizes: a Kindle totally stocked with a handful of the top books on programming, weather hacking and technology. That’s three chances to win, so let’s get started.

The Challenge: Build a Weather Hack with Wunderground & Twilio

Build any weather-inspired app that uses both the Wunderground and Twilio APIs. With the upcoming hurricane season, what kind of severe weather warnings could you build with voice and SMS? How could you integrate weather and travel with apps like Tripit? Weather can be predicted but also random, so what random number generation types of apps could you build? So much data to hack around with, and we can’t wait.

To get started with the Weather Underground API:

• Sign up here (it only takes a minute)
• Read the documentation here
• Find code samples here

You have two weeks to build something that takes the best of Weather Underground’s data and Twilio voice or SMS capabilities. Make sure to submit your app by Sunday, April 15th right here on this form.

Contest Rules

• Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM PST Sunday April 15th
• Entries must use Twilio API and Weather Underground API
• Entry must be accompanied by a video or screencast
• Entry cannot be an app that has previously won a Twilio Developer Contest
• Bonus points for submission to the Twilio App Gallery and Programmable Web
• Bonus points for achieving time travel via weather hack

The Challenge: Build with Salesforce

Get started building a Twilio and Salesforce integration, and create a CRM tool for the social enterprise. We have a few resources to help you get started:

• Getting started with Twilio and Salesforce
• How to Answer Incoming Calls with your CRM
• Salesforce Documentation

Here are a few examples of very cool apps built with Twilio and SalesForce:

• Seconds uses Salesforce with SMS Integration for local businesses
• RingDNA provides a click-to-call center through your mobile device
• Phone2Lead serves call tracking natively in Salesforce

Win the title of CRM Master

This contest is all about tackling the top CRM tool and making it even better with voice, SMS and VoIP. Not only will you gain the Twilio-approved title of CRM Master, you can pick up these sweet prizes:

• Kindle Fire
• Limited edition Twilio Merit Badge

What’s this Developer Contest’s All About

Contest Rules

• Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM PST Sunday March 25th
• Entries must use Twilio API and Salesforce / Force.com
• Entry must be accompanied by a video or screencast
• Entry cannot be an app that has previously won a Twilio Developer Contest
• Bonus points for submission to the Twilio App Gallery and Programmable Web

What’s This Developer Contest About?

Every month, we encourage developers to build something awesome with a Twilio-powered contest.  As a language agnostic platform for cloud communications, we want developers of every shape, size and stripe to solve problems and grab a little glory using Twilio. To kickstart the creative process, we’ve run these developer contests for over a year.

How To Get Involved

Submissions are accepted via this handy-dandy form. If you need any help or want to bounce some ideas off of other Twilio coders, join us on our forums or just drop a note to help@twilio.com.

Twilio Client for iOS is now available for developers everywhere to easily integrate voice and presence into mobile apps. Now you can make and receive phone calls, and provide real-time presence using the data connection of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

We’re really excited to get hacking on new projects and see what mobile ideas the community comes up with next. This developer contest challenges you to get started with the new Twilio iOS SDK in return for the most epic of mobile developer glory. All contest entries will receive Twilio credit and recognition on the official Twilio blog, while the top winner will take home an iPad 3.

Time to download the SDK and give your iOS app a voice.

The Challenge: Build a Twilio Client iOS App

Get started on a new mobile app or add voice capabilities to a current app that really makes the experience unique. We’ve got documentation, helper libraries and sample code for you to dig into:

• Twilio Client
• Twilio Client iOS Quickstart
• iOS User Guide
• Download the SDK

Here are a few interesting ideas to kickstart the brainstorm process:

• Mobile games - Let players banter in real time or leave each other voice messages while playing iOS games. Built in presence gives you the ability to detect when other user are online.
• Social apps - Build apps that let friends, contacts or mobile daters call each other with or without a traditional phone number. Enable 1:1 connections or multi-person voice chat.
• Distributed mobile agents / call centers - Deploy phone agents anywhere with nothing but an iPad and a headset. Easily route calls to them based on their availability and skills.
• Mobile commerce - Connect prospects and customers to sales or support agents in real time. Since callers stay inside the app, you can see exactly which products they’ve browsed when they call.
• Mobile marketing - Build “tap-to-call” into your mobile campaigns and instantly connect a lead from within your app.

The Prizes

This contest is big and we’re packing the Twilio heat to reward the top Twilio Client iOS apps submitted.

• Everyone that submits an app that meets the requirements will receive $15 Twilio credit – that’s 600 Twilio Client minutes
• Everyone that submits an app that meets the requirements will receive recognition and link promotion to the app
• Two runner ups will each receive $25 in Twilio credit – that’s 1,000 Twilio Client minutes
• First place will receive $50 in Twilio credit and an iPad 3 so you can focus on building apps for the hottest mobile device, and a feature on the Twilio blog

Contest Rules

• Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM PST Sunday March 11th
• Entries must use Twilio Client iOS SDK
• Entry must be accompanied by a video or screencast
• Entry cannot be an app that has previously won a Twilio Developer Contest
• Bonus points for submission to the Twilio App Gallery and Programmable Web

What’s This Developer Contest About?

Every month, we encourage developers to build something awesome with a Twilio-powered contest.  As a language agnostic platform for cloud communications, we want developers of every shape, size and stripe to solve problems and grab a little glory using Twilio. To kickstart the creative process, we’ve run these developer contests for over a year.

How To Get Involved

Submissions are accepted via this handy-dandy form. If you need any help or want to bounce some ideas off of other Twilio coders, join us on our forums or just drop a note to help@twilio.com.

The glory and prizes you will score will take you straight to the heart of the startup epicenter.

The Challenge: Build Your Must-Have SXSW app

SXSW is a flurry of activity from Film, Music and Interactive to networking and parties, not to mention just getting there can be a journey in itself. For this developer contest, build your must-have SXSW app around any of the themes below:

• The three official pillars of SXSW: Music, Film, Interactive
• The two unofficial pillars of SXSW: parties and networking
• Austin, Texas – where the wild west meets progressive innovation, this brilliant city is packed with delicious food and fun for everyone

Please include a video, screencast or trailer of your Twilio app with submission to show your hustle.

You Become the VIP

In addition to showering you with prizes, you should be able to enjoy the best events SXSW has to offer without the lines. You’ll be first in the door at every Twilio party with VIP access, plus hang with us during The Lean Startup event in partnership with SXSW.

The winner will receive:

• A SXSW Interactive Badge
• A super-swag set of Twilio gear including:
• A Twilio messenger bag, Twilio track jacket, Twilio stickers, Twilio T-shirts and Twilio credit to get hacking
• VIP access to all Twilio events at SXSW including:
• Zaarly and Startup Weekend party
• An invite-only Happy Hour on a Boat with Appstores, Udemy, and Appstack [details coming soon]
• Get.Down Party with Apigee, Heroku, UrbanAirship [details coming soon]

**Winners must provide their own travel to and from Austin, TX. Twilio does not provide lodging during SXSW.

Contest Rules

• Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM PST Monday February 20th
• Entries must use Twilio API
• Entry must be accompanied by a video, screencast or trailer
• Entry cannot be an app that has previously won a Twilio Developer Contest
• Bonus points for submission to the Twilio App Gallery and Programmable Web

What’s This Developer Contest About?

Every two weeks, we encourage developers to build something awesome with a Twilio-powered contest.  As a language agnostic platform for cloud communications, we want developers of every shape, size and stripe to solve problems and grab a little glory using Twilio. To kickstart the creative process, we’ve run these developer contests for over a year.

How To Get Involved

Submissions are accepted via this handy-dandy form. If you need any help or want to bounce some ideas off of other Twilio coders, join us on our forums or just drop a note to help@twilio.com.

This only happens two times a year, so in celebration of the module-fueled event we’re paring up with Drupal.org for this extended developer contest.

The Challenge: Twilio + Drupal = Epic Module

Create a Drupal module with Twilio integration for this 2012 DrupalCon. Submissions will be judged by some of the leading minds in the Drupal world during the main event on March 21st, with the top three modules given the opportunity to present on stage. Judges include the lead developer of VoIP Drupal Leo Burd, and Co-Founder of San Francisco based Drupal shop Chapter Three Matt Cheney. Twilio team members will also be on site on March 19th to help you with any questions or last minute hacking.

In addition to the glory and admiration of your peers, you can win some great prizes:

• Third place: Unique Twilio VIP swag
• Second place: Kindle Fire and Twilio T-shirt
• First place: Macbook Air and Twilio track jacket

Not attending DrupalCon this year? Don’t worry, you can still enter with the chance to win a sweet prize and Drupal glory. The non-attendee winner will receive a Kindle Fire.

Twilio and Drupal Inspiration

To get you rolling, here are some thoughts:

• User interface is more than pixels – Web Accessibility, Section 508
• Verbal/aural or visual – which is more important?
• How do you manage Drupal when not at a computer?
• Have you wished Drupal could reach out to your visitors?

Contest Rules

• Entries must be submitted here by 11:59 PM MDT on Monday March 19th (Monday 10:59 PM PDT/5:59AM GMT on Tuesday, March 20th)
• Submission form can also be found here
• Entries must use the Twilio API and Drupal
• Entry cannot be an app that has previously won a Twilio Developer Contest
• Bonus points for submission to the Twilio App Gallery and Programmable Web

How To Get Involved

If you need any help or want to bounce some ideas off of other Twilio coders, join us on our forums or just drop a note to help@twilio.com. Submissions for the Drupal Twilio contest are accepted here.

What’s Are Developer Contests About?

Every two weeks, we encourage developers to build something awesome with a Twilio-powered contest.  As a language agnostic platform for cloud communications, we want developers of every shape, size and stripe to solve problems and grab a little glory using Twilio. To kickstart the creative process, we’ve run these developer contests for over a year.

It’s a brand new year and the time to jump into new challenges and start drawing fucking owls. Say farewell to 2011 and welcome 2012 with a hack for the age of DOers.

The Challenge: Build an App for the 2012 DOer

This developer contest challenge is to build an app to help us get it all done. GTD, GSD, or whatever framework you choose, let’s cross those tasks off lists, wipe stories off the board, bust bugs in the backlog and show that New Year’s Baby who’s boss.

The Challenge: Build a Digital Rube Goldberg machine

How the Twilio Rube Goldberg Contest Works

Contest Rules

What’s This Developer Contest About?

Every two weeks, we encourage developers to build something awesome with a Twilio-powered contest. As a language agnostic platform for cloud communications, we want developers of every shape, size and stripe to solve problems and grab a little glory using Twilio. To kickstart the creative process, we’ve run these developer contests for over a year.

How To Get Involved

We’re not immune to the rush of deep discounts here at Twilio, so we are teaming up with our friends at Shopify for the holiday cure for the ordinary developer contest.  Shopify serves up a next-gen one-stop-solution for setting up a complete online store, with tools for handling all aspects of selling goods online. Using Shopify’s killer RESTful API with Twilio Voice, SMS and Client, this week’s contest is aimed at creating eCommerce awesome.

Shopify + Twilio = Holiday Happiness

Shopify’s super simple toolset for creating and running online storefronts combined with Twilio’s telephonic fantasticness serves up a sweet opportunity for hackers to leverage the holiday shopping season.  Here’s a few ideas that came immediately to mind:

• Easy-to-add Shopify webhook plugin for Twilio SMS sale notifications
• Click-to-call Product audio tours with Twilio Client
• Asset management through SMS
• Post-Fulfillment satisfaction surveys with Twilio Voice

Breaking Santa’s Sleigh

What’s at stake for changing the holiday game in this developer contest?  Well, let’s say Rudolph wouldn’t be wild about hitching up to this hefty hunk of holiday swag.

First prize is a hot-rodded 11-inch Macbook Air from Shopify with 256GB solid-state drive and 1.8 GHz CPU along with a gigantic 27-inch Apple Cinema Display.

Second prize from Twilio is a stacked LEGO Mindstorms swag bag with the NXT 2.0, a bundle of touch, light and sound sensors, and a Bluetooth dongle to keep your holiday creations connected.

Third prize winner scores the brand new Kindle Fire with all winners scoring tasty gear from Shopify and Twilio.

Contest Rules

• Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM PST Sunday December 11th
• Entries must use Twilio and Shopify APIs
• Entry cannot be an app that has previously won a Twilio Developer Contest
• Bonus points for submission to the Twilio App Gallery and the Shopify App Store
• Extra bonus points for use of Twilio Client

(CC) image by Matt Jones

Just over three weeks ago, Twilio announced our expansion into Europe and the demand is positively rabid.  Twilio phone numbers in the United Kingdom has opened up new levels of trans-Atlantic possibility to our developer community, from opening up existing apps to a new market to forging new Twilio-powered products that cut the headaches out of international communication.

In celebration of this successful launch, we’re inviting Twilions worldwide to throw down their ability in a fortnight friendly – our first UK developer competition.  Rules for this one are simple – use Twilio Voice to make a United Kingdom number do something exciting.

What kind of things can you do with a Twilio UK number?  Here’s a few we’ve already seen in the wild:

• A forwarding service to give users US and UK phone numbers.
• A Twilio Client implementation to leverage Twilio’s aggressive international calling rates
• Roll-your-own UK calling card service
• Dial-a-Song clone featuring British punk rock bands

Anything goes this week so long as you’re using Twilio Voice to connect to the United Kingdom.

What’s at stake?  The brand new Kindle Fire.

Contest Rules

• Entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM PST Sunday November 27th
• Entries must use Twilio Voice and a Twilio UK phone number
• Entry cannot be an app that has previously won a Twilio Developer Contest
• Bonus points for submission to our App Gallery
• Extra bonus points for use of Twilio Client