twilio-setup.md

1. Obtain a Free Twilio Account

Sign up for a free Twilio account here.

2. Set Up Your Environment Variables

The Twilio API allows for authentication using with either an API key/secret or your Account SID/Auth Token. You can create an API key here or obtain your Account SID and Auth Token here.

Once you have those, follow the steps below based on your operating system.

Linux/Mac

echo "export TWILIO_API_KEY='YOUR_TWILIO_API_KEY'" > twilio.env
echo "export TWILIO_API_SECRET='YOUR_TWILIO_API_SECRET'" >> twilio.env

# or

echo "export TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID='YOUR_TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID'" > twilio.env
echo "export TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN='YOUR_TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN'" >> twilio.env

Then:

echo "twilio.env" >> .gitignore
source ./twilio.env

Windows

Temporarily set the environment variable (accessible only during the current CLI session):

set TWILIO_API_KEY=YOUR_TWILIO_API_KEY
set TWILIO_API_SECRET=YOUR_TWILIO_API_SECRET

: or

set TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=YOUR_TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID
set TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=YOUR_TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

Or permanently set the environment variable (accessible in all subsequent CLI sessions):

setx TWILIO_API_KEY "YOUR_TWILIO_API_KEY"
setx TWILIO_API_SECRET "YOUR_TWILIO_API_SECRET"

: or

setx TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID "YOUR_TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID"
setx TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN "YOUR_TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN"