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How to Send an SMS or WhatsApp Message with Twilio Functions and TypeScript
Blog post from Twilio
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Date Published
Author
Dhruv Patel
Word Count
1,196
Language
English
Hacker News Points
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Summary
Twilio provides a serverless environment that enables developers to quickly develop and deploy Twilio-specific functions using TypeScript. To send an SMS or WhatsApp message with Twilio Functions and TypeScript, developers need to set up a Twilio account, obtain a phone number, install the twilio-cli and typescript globally, and create a Twilio Function in TypeScript. The function uses the Twilio client to send a message to the specified number. After setting up the base project, developers can test their functions locally and deploy them to production using the npm run deploy command.