# Twilio

[Twilio](https://www.twilio.com/) is a cloud communications platform as a service company. Twilio allows software developers to programmatically make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, and perform other communication functions using its web service APIs.

## Account integration using API key

To begin, you will need:

* A [Twilio](https://twilio.com/) account.

**STEP 1:** Open your Twilio project [dashboard](https://www.twilio.com/console).

**STEP 2:** Copy both the displayed **Account SID** and **Auth Token**.

![](https://3400071099-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FypCKq44Psaly6khgrY7x%2Fuploads%2FVof1s9TF4rpthMbhGt6D%2F1.png?alt=media)

**STEP 3**: In iMBrace, select **Credential** and click the **\[ADD NEW]** button.

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**STEP 4:** Select **Twilio API** in the **Integrations** section.

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**STEP 5:** Paste the **Account SID** and **Auth Token**.

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**STEP 6:** In Twilio, click the **\[Account]** on the top-right corner and select the **\[API keys & tokens]** from the drop-down list.

![](https://3400071099-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FypCKq44Psaly6khgrY7x%2Fuploads%2Fz18GZKNlAXDZZdpczAoK%2FTwilio_06.png?alt=media\&token=a0736bad-5a54-45fb-9c7c-a4ab480d9a96)

**STEP 7:** Verify for the access if you haven’t done so.

![](https://3400071099-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FypCKq44Psaly6khgrY7x%2Fuploads%2FX8sv9lJ3R8xMEKckd4ux%2FTwilio_07.png?alt=media\&token=bb6985b8-8cfc-4f5e-b6ab-40f3ed18a77e)

**STEP 8:** Click on the **\[Create API key]** button.

![](https://3400071099-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FypCKq44Psaly6khgrY7x%2Fuploads%2FuHjeIzKHXPETFWCdciLm%2F7.png?alt=media)

**STEP 9:** Enter a name in the **Friendly Name** field (In this case, iMBrace).

![](https://3400071099-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FypCKq44Psaly6khgrY7x%2Fuploads%2FmzgBB5YCcxyhB8KwiwGM%2F8.png?alt=media)

**STEP 10:** Click on the **\[Create API Key]** button.

![](https://3400071099-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FypCKq44Psaly6khgrY7x%2Fuploads%2Fy7WrG7WsrGsQqRUu9P0e%2F9.png?alt=media)

**STEP 11:** Copy both the displayed **SID** and **Secret**.

![](https://3400071099-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FypCKq44Psaly6khgrY7x%2Fuploads%2Fa5q3l9TnoHGSJE9O0nFJ%2F10.png?alt=media)

**STEP 12:** In iMBrace, paste the **SID** and **Secret** in the ***API Key SID*** field and ***API Key Secret*** field accordingly.

![](https://3400071099-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FypCKq44Psaly6khgrY7x%2Fuploads%2Fu8sm7P0re0Gv2sfBQjyy%2F11.png?alt=media)

**STEP 13:** Click on the **\[CREATE]** button.

**DONE:** The credential can then be used for Twilio nodes.