Twilio
name: twilio
by byungkyu · published 2026-03-22
$ claw add gh:byungkyu/byungkyu-twilio-api---
name: twilio
description: |
Twilio API integration with managed OAuth. SMS, voice calls, phone numbers, and communications.
Use this skill when users want to send SMS messages, make voice calls, manage phone numbers, or work with Twilio resources.
For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).
Requires network access and valid Maton API key.
metadata:
author: maton
version: "1.0"
clawdbot:
emoji: 🧠
requires:
env:
- MATON_API_KEY
---
# Twilio
Access the Twilio API with managed OAuth authentication. Send SMS messages, make voice calls, manage phone numbers, and work with Twilio resources.
Quick Start
# List all accounts
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts.json')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOFBase URL
https://gateway.maton.ai/twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/{resource}.jsonThe gateway proxies requests to `api.twilio.com` and automatically injects your OAuth token.
**Important:** Most Twilio endpoints require your Account SID in the path. You can get your Account SID from the `/Accounts.json` endpoint.
Authentication
All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:
Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY**Environment Variable:** Set your API key as `MATON_API_KEY`:
export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"Getting Your API Key
1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai)
2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)
3. Copy your API key
Connection Management
Manage your Twilio OAuth connections at `https://ctrl.maton.ai`.
List Connections
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=twilio&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOFCreate Connection
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'twilio'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOFGet Connection
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF**Response:**
{
"connection": {
"connection_id": "ebe566b1-3eaf-4926-bc92-0d8d47445f12",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"creation_time": "2026-02-09T23:18:44.243582Z",
"last_updated_time": "2026-02-09T23:19:55.176687Z",
"url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
"app": "twilio",
"metadata": {}
}
}Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.
Delete Connection
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOFSpecifying Connection
If you have multiple Twilio connections, specify which one to use with the `Maton-Connection` header:
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts.json')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', 'ebe566b1-3eaf-4926-bc92-0d8d47445f12')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOFIf omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.
API Reference
Accounts
#### List Accounts
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts.json**Response:**
{
"accounts": [
{
"sid": "ACf5d980cd4b3f7604a464afaec191fc60",
"friendly_name": "My first Twilio account",
"status": "active",
"date_created": "Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:19:55 +0000",
"date_updated": "Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:20:05 +0000"
}
]
}#### Get Account
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}.jsonMessages (SMS/MMS)
#### List Messages
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages.json**Query Parameters:**
**Response:**
{
"messages": [
{
"sid": "SMxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"body": "Hello!",
"from": "+15551234567",
"to": "+15559876543",
"status": "delivered",
"date_sent": "Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0000"
}
],
"page": 0,
"page_size": 50
}#### Get Message
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages/{MessageSid}.json#### Send Message
POST /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages.json
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
To=+15559876543&From=+15551234567&Body=Hello%20from%20Twilio!**Required Parameters:**
**Optional Parameters:**
**Response:**
{
"sid": "SMxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"body": "Hello from Twilio!",
"from": "+15551234567",
"to": "+15559876543",
"status": "queued",
"date_created": "Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0000"
}#### Update Message (Redact)
POST /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages/{MessageSid}.json
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Body=Setting Body to empty string redacts the message content.
#### Delete Message
DELETE /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages/{MessageSid}.jsonReturns 204 No Content on success.
Calls (Voice)
#### List Calls
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Calls.json**Query Parameters:**
**Response:**
{
"calls": [
{
"sid": "CAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"from": "+15551234567",
"to": "+15559876543",
"status": "completed",
"duration": "60",
"direction": "outbound-api"
}
],
"page": 0,
"page_size": 50
}#### Get Call
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Calls/{CallSid}.json#### Make Call
POST /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Calls.json
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
To=+15559876543&From=+15551234567&Url=https://example.com/twiml**Required Parameters:**
**Optional Parameters:**
#### Update Call
POST /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Calls/{CallSid}.json
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Status=completedUse `Status=completed` to end an in-progress call.
#### Delete Call
DELETE /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Calls/{CallSid}.jsonPhone Numbers
#### List Incoming Phone Numbers
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/IncomingPhoneNumbers.json**Response:**
{
"incoming_phone_numbers": [
{
"sid": "PNxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"phone_number": "+15551234567",
"friendly_name": "My Number",
"capabilities": {
"voice": true,
"sms": true,
"mms": true
}
}
]
}#### Get Phone Number
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/IncomingPhoneNumbers/{PhoneNumberSid}.json#### Update Phone Number
POST /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/IncomingPhoneNumbers/{PhoneNumberSid}.json
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
FriendlyName=Updated%20Name&VoiceUrl=https://example.com/voice#### Delete Phone Number
DELETE /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/IncomingPhoneNumbers/{PhoneNumberSid}.jsonApplications
#### List Applications
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications.json**Response:**
{
"applications": [
{
"sid": "APxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"friendly_name": "My App",
"voice_url": "https://example.com/voice",
"sms_url": "https://example.com/sms"
}
]
}#### Get Application
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications/{ApplicationSid}.json#### Create Application
POST /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications.json
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
FriendlyName=My%20App&VoiceUrl=https://example.com/voice**Response:**
{
"sid": "APxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"friendly_name": "My App",
"voice_url": "https://example.com/voice",
"date_created": "Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:20:15 +0000"
}#### Update Application
POST /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications/{ApplicationSid}.json
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
FriendlyName=Updated%20App%20Name#### Delete Application
DELETE /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Applications/{ApplicationSid}.jsonReturns 204 No Content on success.
Queues
#### List Queues
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Queues.json**Response:**
{
"queues": [
{
"sid": "QUxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"friendly_name": "Support Queue",
"current_size": 0,
"max_size": 1000,
"average_wait_time": 0
}
]
}#### Create Queue
POST /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Queues.json
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
FriendlyName=Support%20Queue&MaxSize=100#### Update Queue
POST /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Queues/{QueueSid}.json
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
FriendlyName=Updated%20Queue%20Name#### Delete Queue
DELETE /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Queues/{QueueSid}.jsonAddresses
#### List Addresses
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Addresses.json#### Create Address
POST /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Addresses.json
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
FriendlyName=Office&Street=123%20Main%20St&City=San%20Francisco&Region=CA&PostalCode=94105&IsoCountry=US&CustomerName=Acme%20IncUsage Records
#### List Usage Records
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Usage/Records.json**Query Parameters:**
**Response:**
{
"usage_records": [
{
"category": "sms",
"description": "SMS Messages",
"count": "100",
"price": "0.75",
"start_date": "2026-02-01",
"end_date": "2026-02-28"
}
]
}Pagination
Twilio uses page-based pagination:
GET /twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages.json?PageSize=50&Page=0**Parameters:**
**Response includes:**
{
"messages": [...],
"page": 0,
"page_size": 50,
"first_page_uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages.json?PageSize=50&Page=0",
"next_page_uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages.json?PageSize=50&Page=1",
"previous_page_uri": null
}Use `next_page_uri` to fetch the next page of results.
Code Examples
JavaScript
const response = await fetch(
'https://gateway.maton.ai/twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts.json',
{
headers: {
'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
}
}
);
const data = await response.json();
const accountSid = data.accounts[0].sid;
console.log(`Account SID: ${accountSid}`);Python
import os
import requests
# Get account SID
response = requests.get(
'https://gateway.maton.ai/twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts.json',
headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
account_sid = response.json()['accounts'][0]['sid']
print(f"Account SID: {account_sid}")Python (Send SMS)
import os
import requests
account_sid = 'ACxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
response = requests.post(
f'https://gateway.maton.ai/twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{account_sid}/Messages.json',
headers={
'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}',
'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
},
data={
'To': '+15559876543',
'From': '+15551234567',
'Body': 'Hello from Python!'
}
)
message = response.json()
print(f"Message SID: {message['sid']}")
print(f"Status: {message['status']}")Python (Make Call)
import os
import requests
account_sid = 'ACxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
response = requests.post(
f'https://gateway.maton.ai/twilio/2010-04-01/Accounts/{account_sid}/Calls.json',
headers={
'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}',
'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
},
data={
'To': '+15559876543',
'From': '+15551234567',
'Url': 'https://demo.twilio.com/docs/voice.xml'
}
)
call = response.json()
print(f"Call SID: {call['sid']}")
print(f"Status: {call['status']}")Notes
- Account SIDs start with `AC`
- Message SIDs start with `SM` (SMS) or `MM` (MMS)
- Call SIDs start with `CA`
- Phone Number SIDs start with `PN`
- Application SIDs start with `AP`
- Queue SIDs start with `QU`
Error Handling
| Status | Meaning |
|--------|---------|
| 400 | Missing Twilio connection or bad request |
| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key |
| 404 | Resource not found |
| 429 | Rate limited |
| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Twilio API |
Twilio error responses include:
{
"code": 20404,
"message": "The requested resource was not found",
"more_info": "https://www.twilio.com/docs/errors/20404",
"status": 404
}Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key
**When you receive an "Invalid API key" error, ALWAYS follow these steps before concluding there is an issue:**
1. Check that the `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable is set:
echo $MATON_API_KEY2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOFResources
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