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Send SMS with Twilio Programmable Messaging

Twilio makes sending and receiving SMS, MMS, and WhatsApp messages easy. Find the documentation, sample code, and developer tools you need to build exactly what you want, fast. We’ll handle the complexity of mobile carrier and global regulations. Let’s get building.

Send your first message
When your phone number receives an incoming message, Twilio sends an HTTP request to your server
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Twilio servers
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Your app tells Twilio how to respond with a text message
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Your app

const MessagingResponse =
  require("twilio").twiml.MessagingResponse;

  app.post("/incoming-message", (req, res) => {
    const twiml = new MessagingResponse();
    twiml.message("Thanks for signing up!");
    res.end(twiml.toString());
  });
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Twilio gets the instructions from your app and sends the text message
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Thanks for signing up!

Get Started

"Ahoy, World" is a few lines of code away. Choose your programming language and dive in. We’ve got Helper Libraries and Quickstarts to get you sending SMS/MMS, and/or WhatsApp messages in your web app, fast.

Ahoy, World!

Send your first message. Jump to a Quickstart in the language of your choice:

Build your App

You’ve got an idea in mind. Let’s get it to production.

Pick the docs that are right for you. These guides, sample app tutorials, and API reference docs will get you across the deploy line, straight to HTTP 200 OK.

Advanced Features

Give your app the power to be successful in the wild. These features will help you build for resiliency, scale for traffic, fight fraud, and expand internationally. Deploy with confidence.

Twilio Messaging Service features tackle challenges before they make it to your error logs. Increase your message delivery rates, find the right phone number to pair with specific users, and scale your message volume.

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