Built-in Field Types
The Built-in Field Types allow you to create fields of a common data type such as Date, Time, Number rather than defining them yourself as a custom Field Type. You should use built-in fields when possible given that they are optimized to understand this type of data.
| Built-in Field | Example input | Example output |
|---|---|---|
| Twilio.YES_NO | yeah | Yes |
| Twilio.NUMBER | 34 please | 34 |
| Twilio.PHONE_NUMBER | The best number is (415) 390-2337 | 4153902337 |
| Twilio.DATE | for December 14th please | 2018-12-14 |
| Twilio.TIME | at 7 pm please | 19:00 |
| Twilio.FIRST_NAME | my name is sam | Sam |
| Twilio.LAST_NAME | my last name is jackson | Jackson |
| Twilio.EMAIL | my email is sam.jackson@example.com | sam.jackson@example.com |
| Twilio.MONTH | May is the best month of the year | May |
| Twilio.DAY_OF_WEEK | today is tuesday | Tuesday |
| Twilio.US_STATE | Last state I visited was Alaska | Alaska |
| Twilio.COUNTRY | I live in France | France |
| Twilio.CITY | I live in Tokyo | Tokyo |
| Twilio.CURRENCY | bucks | USD |
| Twilio.COUNTRY_ISO_ALPHA2 | I'm going to Spain for Christmas | ES |
| Twilio.COUNTRY_ISO_ALPHA3 | I'm going to Spain for Christmas | ESP |
| Twilio.LANGUAGE | I speak spanish | Spanish |
| Twilio.NUMBER_SEQUENCE | My US Zipcode is 90210 | 90210 |
| Twilio.ALPHANUMERIC | L40TH | L40TH |
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