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# 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**.

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**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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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