Twilio Releases: Q4 2021

Twilio Command Line Interface (CLI) 

The Twilio Command Line Interface (CLI) is a new open-source tool to unleash all the power of Twilio from the command line. All of Twilio's REST APIs are supported. The CLI makes it easy to do common tasks like purchase and manage phone numbers, view your SMS and call logs, view Debugger logs, and much more. Visit the docs here to get started.
 

Twilio SendGrid Deliverability Insights 

Twilio SendGrid's Deliverability Insights is a streamlined in-app dashboard that empowers you to monitor and optimize your email program health. Deliverability Insights provides an actionable view of your email delivery performance over time with metrics segmented by top mailbox providers and consultative tool tips sourced from the email experts. 

Deliverability Insights also includes new Bounce Classifications, which categorize more than 30 million cryptic SMTP responses into 7 digestible categories, helping you understand why messages are bouncing and what you can do about it.
 

Video Insights Public Beta 

We’re thrilled to announce that Video Insights is now available in Public Beta. 

Video Insights brings self-service tooling to the Twilio console to help you observe application usage and quality, discover trends across all your rooms and participants, and troubleshoot issues with ease, leading to higher quality video experiences for your customers, reduced churn, and increased confidence in scaling rapidly. 

Get started now by visiting the Video Insights Dashboard in the Twilio Console, or check out our blog post or the documentation to learn more.

Twilio Live is now Generally Available 

Twilio Live is now Generally Available

With Twilio Live, developers have access to a low-latency, secure interactive live streaming platform that allows speakers to reach millions while providing an intuitive end-to-end developer experience, including flexible server-side API primitives, and player SDKs for iOS, Android, and JavaScript.

Twilio Live gives developers the tools to build immersive live experiences that can be directly embedded into their applications such as marketing conferences, next-generation social podcasts, shopping experiences, concerts, fitness classes, education sessions, and more.

For additional information on this release, check out our blog post and get started with our developer documentation.
 

Access to request headers and cookies in Twilio Functions with Runtime Handler version 1.2.1

Runtime Handler version 1.2.1 introduces access to headers and cookies for incoming requests to Twilio Functions through the new event.request object. Visit our documentation to learn more about this feature.

You can use this version today by setting @twilio/runtime-handler to use version 1.2.1. 

For new projects and those that don't specify a specific Runtime Handler version, we'll be rolling out version 1.2.1 over the coming weeks as the new default version.

Check out our docs to learn more about specifying which Runtime Handler version to use.