Send SMS Using Twilio Connector

In this tutorial we will demonstrate how can we Send SMS Using Twilio Connector,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

Anypoint Connector for Twilio (Twilio Connector) is a cloud communications infrastructure as a service (IaaS).The Twilio platform serves APIs for text messaging, VoIP, and voice calls. Twilio Connector provides connectivity to the Twilio text messaging API

This connector provides an API for sending and receiving text messages

Prerequisites:

• You should have account for Twilio
• Module should be added in Anypoint Studio(Please visit to add module from exchange)

Operations Supported by Twilio Connector In Mulesoft

• Send Message
• Get Message
• Get Media
• Get Media List
• Get Message List
• Redact Message
• Delete Media
• Delete Message

Create twilio Account using below url:

https://twilio.com/try-twilio

Mail has been sent to registered email, Kindly verify the account

Note the Account SID and Auth Token for further use for connector configuration

Click on manage numbers and get your first twilio phone number to send message/phone calls

Congratulations message will be shown

Create a mule application in studio and configure the listener to trigger the request

Create a transform message(payload) to send message from Twilio connector

Note: From Number and To Number should be in E.164 Format

E.164 Format: E.164 is the international telephone numbering plan that ensures each device on the PSTN has globally unique number.This number allows phone calls and text messages can be correctly routed to individual phones in different countries. E.164 numbers are formatted [+] [country code] [subscriber number including area code] and can have a maximum of fifteen digits

Dataweave expression:

%dw 2.0
output application/json
---
{
    Body: "Hello this is Mulesy team and sending you test message",
    From: "+17137664893",
    To: "+91XXXXXXXXXX"
}

Drag and drop Send message from mule palette and configure the username(AccountSID) and password(AuthToken)

Test the connection

Pass the account sid and message to sent

Create the transform message to receive the success message

Deploy the application and test from soap ui

Message Received on Phone:

Sample application: twilio-sample-services