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TwiML Bins

TwiML Bins are a serverless solution that help you provide Twilio-hosted instructions to your Twilio applications. They're a useful way to prototype and explore Twilio's capabilities without needing to set up your own web server to respond to requests.

Create your first TwiML Bin(link takes you to an external page)

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Twilio servers
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Your app

<Response>
<Message>Hello, {{From}}! You wrote: "{{ Body }}"</Message>
</Response>

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Hello, +2134567890. You wrote: 'How are you?'
Hello

Take the next steps with Twilio TwiML Bins


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You can use Twilio's Markup Language (TwiML) to instruct Twilio what to do when you have an incoming message, or what should happen during a phone call. With TwiML Bins, you can host any valid TwiML directly with Twilio, and Twilio will handle hosting and scaling as you launch your app.

Voice TwiMLMessaging TwiML

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<Response>
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<Say>Hello from Twilio! We'll be connecting you.</Say>
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<Dial>
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<Number>+12065551212</Number>
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</Dial>
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</Response>

Create your first TwiML Bin

Learn how to create and configure your TwiML Bins


Build your Application

Create your first TwiML Bin, connect it to your phone number, test it, and learn how you can pass additional data into your TwiML Bins.

Start Building

Advanced Features

TwiML Bins support limited logic-based templating using Handlebars to modify your TwiML response. For example, based on the text from an incoming SMS, or if the message contained a picture.


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