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Create SMS Notifications from Tweets, Retweets, and Mentions with JavaScript and Twilio SMS

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Date Published
Author
Chuks Opia
Word Count
2,733
Language
English
Hacker News Points
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Summary

To create SMS notifications from tweets, retweets, and mentions with JavaScript and Twilio SMS, developers need to have Node.js, Ngrok, Twitter Developer account, and Twilio account. They must first set up a Twitter app by creating an app on the Twitter Developer page, enabling sign-in with Twitter, and setting permissions. Next, they need to generate credentials for their Twitter account and Twilio account. Then, they can create a Node.js project using Express and install required dependencies. The application will use Twilio's SMS API to send notifications. To receive notifications, developers must register a webhook on the Twitter Developer page. Once registered, the webhook will listen for incoming events from the Account Activity API and send corresponding messages as SMS using Twilio.