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How to Trigger a GitHub Actions Workflow Using Twilio SMS

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Dotun Jolaoso
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1,512
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53
Language
English
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Summary

This tutorial demonstrates how to trigger a GitHub Actions workflow using Twilio SMS. To achieve this, one needs to create a Flask application that responds to Twilio's webhook requests and triggers the GitHub Action workflow by making a request to GitHub's API. The workflow is defined in a `.github/workflows/twilio.yml` file and listens for the `repository_dispatch` event with the type set to `twilio_sms`. Ngrok is used to make the application accessible over the web, and Twilio's Auth Token and Personal Access Token are used to authenticate the requests. The tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up the environment and test the application.

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