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Introducing the Socket Python SDK
The initial version of the Socket Python SDK is now on PyPI, enabling developers to more easily interact with the Socket REST API in Python projects.
The Twilio npm package is a Node.js client library that provides tools to interact with the Twilio API for various communication solutions, including SMS, voice calls, video, chat, and more. It allows developers to programmatically send and receive text messages, make and receive phone calls, handle authentication with two-factor authentication, and work with other Twilio services.
Sending SMS
This feature allows you to send SMS messages to a specified phone number using Twilio's messaging API.
const twilio = require('twilio');
const client = new twilio('ACCOUNT_SID', 'AUTH_TOKEN');
client.messages.create({
body: 'Hello from Twilio!',
to: '+12345678901',
from: '+10987654321'
}).then(message => console.log(message.sid));
Making Voice Calls
This feature enables you to make outbound voice calls to phones around the world with a specified TwiML URL to control the call flow.
const twilio = require('twilio');
const client = new twilio('ACCOUNT_SID', 'AUTH_TOKEN');
client.calls.create({
url: 'http://demo.twilio.com/docs/voice.xml',
to: '+12345678901',
from: '+10987654321'
}).then(call => console.log(call.sid));
Handling Two-Factor Authentication
This feature is used for sending verification tokens for two-factor authentication, enhancing security for user accounts.
const twilio = require('twilio');
const client = new twilio('ACCOUNT_SID', 'AUTH_TOKEN');
client.verify.services('SERVICE_SID')
.verifications
.create({to: '+12345678901', channel: 'sms'})
.then(verification => console.log(verification.status));
Working with Video
This feature allows you to create video rooms where multiple participants can join for video conferencing.
const twilio = require('twilio');
const client = new twilio('ACCOUNT_SID', 'AUTH_TOKEN');
client.video.rooms.create({
uniqueName: 'DailyStandup'
}).then(room => console.log(room.sid));
Nexmo, now known as Vonage API, is a service similar to Twilio that provides APIs for SMS, voice, phone verifications, and other communication services. It offers similar functionality but with different pricing and API design.
Plivo is another cloud communication platform that enables businesses to integrate voice and SMS capabilities into their applications. It is often compared to Twilio in terms of features and services offered.
Bandwidth offers a range of communication APIs, including voice, messaging, and 911 access. It is a direct competitor to Twilio and provides similar services with a focus on enterprise solutions.
Sinch provides cloud-based communication services and APIs for SMS, voice, video, and verification. It competes with Twilio by offering a suite of communication tools for developers.
A Node.js Twilio helper library. This client library is under active development and is not yet fully supported by Twilio.
The existing "twilio" node module in npm represents the 0.3.x version, whose last major update came in August 2011. The original repository for this module is here. This version of the module will remain in a special 0.3.x
branch, for those users and projects still depending on that version of the API.
New development, working toward an eventual 1.0 release, will be on the master branch. Planned feature releases are:
Questions? Contact kwhinnery@twilio.com.
Looking for 0.3.x documentation? That's here.
FAQs
A Twilio helper library
The npm package twilio receives a total of 1,026,451 weekly downloads. As such, twilio popularity was classified as popular.
We found that twilio demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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