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Send a Text Message using JavaScript/Node.js in 30 seconds with Twilio

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Company
Date Published
Author
Sam Agnew
Word Count
450
Company Posts That Month
27
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
Post removed?
No
Summary

You're building a Node app and need to send text messages, it takes only 30 seconds to get started with Twilio. To begin, install the Twilio helper library for Node using npm, then require the library in your Node session. Instantiate a REST client using your account sid and auth token, which can be stored in environment variables or hardcoded for security reasons. You'll need three things: the recipient's number, the Twilio number to send from, and the message body. With these, you can send a text message by calling client.sendMessage() and wait for the magic to happen! After sending the message, check out the Twilio REST API documentation and Node helper library documentation to explore more features.

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