No-code Voice quickstart with Twilio Studio
This quickstart shows you how to build an application that answers phone calls using Twilio Studio, our no-code application builder.
A Flow is an application in Twilio Studio that handles calls and messages. Each Flow has a visual, flowchart-like interface.
- Go to Studio > Flows.
- Click Create new Flow.
- In the Flow Name field, enter a name for your Flow.
- Click Next.
- Keep Start from scratch selected, and click Next.
A canvas with a Trigger Widget and the Widget Library is displayed. Follow these steps to create a Widget:
- In the Widget Library, find Say/Play.
- Click and drag Say/Play onto the canvas. The canvas displays a Say/Play Widget.
- Connect the Trigger Widget to the Say/Play Widget:
- Click the red dot next to Incoming Call on the Trigger Widget.
- Drag to the gray dot on the Say/Play Widget.
- Select the Say/Play Widget.
- In the configuration pane on the side of the canvas, find the Text to say field and enter the message you want callers to hear.
- Click Save.
- Click Publish.
- Go to the Active Numbers page in the Twilio Console.
- Click a phone number.
- Go to the Configure tab and find the Voice Configuration section.
- In the A call comes in row, select the Studio Flow option.
- From the Select a Flow dropdown, select the name of your new Flow.
- Click Save configuration.
Place a call to your Twilio number. The message you entered earlier plays.
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