Create Twilio account
This section provides:
- Instructions on how to Create Twilio account and Messaging service
- Fill in Upkip Administration Notification server/ SMS Media type.
Create Twilio account
- Navigate to Twilio site - https://www.twilio.com/try-twilio
- Create your free twilio account by filling required fields
Figure 1: CREATE TWILIO ACCOUNT
- Verification form is shown with button Verify. Click Verity and follow the instructions.
- Verification email has sent.
- Open received email with subject “Verify your email”. Click on the link Confirm Your Email.
- Log in by email and password of created Twilio account. Verify by following the instructions.
- Verify Email has passed
Figure 2: Twilio free account - enter and verify you phone
- User is prompted to enter the phone number.
- Verification code is sent as SMS
- Enter the code and finish verification
Configure SMS media type
- Configure SMS Media Type with Twilio account SID and Token
- Configure SMS Media Type with Twilio phone number
- Configure SMS Media Type with Twilio Messaging service SID
Configure SMS Media Type with Twilio account SID and Token
Get the twilio account SID and Token
- Loging in Twilio with your account
- Twilio account dashboard is opened
Figure 3: Twilio account SID and AUTH TOKEN
- Copy the Account SID and Auth Token.
Configure Upkip SMS Media Type SID and Token
- Log with user administrator in Upkip Administration
- Select menu Notification servers/Media Types
- The fields for SMS have to be configured.
Figure 4: Notification server - Media Types
Figure 5: Notification server - SMS Media Type
- Copy from Twilio account SID (1) and paste in the Upkip String identifier (SID) (1) field
- Copy from Twilio account Auth Token (2) and paste in the Upkip Token (2) field.
Configure SMS Media Type with Twilio phone number
Get a Twilio phone number
- Go back to your Twilio account dashboard and Step1: Get a Twilio trial phone number.
Figure 5: Twilio account - get a phone number
- Click the button Get a trial phone number
Figure 6: Twilio account - choose a phone number
- Click Choose this Number
- You get the number
Figure 7: Twilio account - a phone number received
Configure Upkip Administration SMS Media Type phone number
- Go back to Upkip Administration Notification Server/Media Type SMS
- Copy the received number from twilio (e.g. +17745385034)
- Paste the number in the Sender phone field (3)
- Sender phone is configured.
Configure SMS Media Type with Twilio Messaging service SID
Get a Twilio messaging service SID
- Go back to your Twilio account dashboard
- Go to Twilio documentation Messaging Services - https://www.twilio.com/docs/messaging/services
There is described how to configure messaging service’s. This is possible through Console or using the REST API.
Figure 9: Twilio Help - Send a message with a messaging service
- Receive the messaging service ID (SID) by using some of the given examples.
- From Twilio account dashboard select menu Programmable messaging
Figure 10: Twilio account dashboard - Select Programable messaging
- Programable Messaging Dashboard is opened.
Figure 11: Twilio account - Programable messaging dashboard
- Click on Messaging service
- Messaging Services page is opened. Click button Create Messaging Service.
Figure 12: Twilio account - Messaging services
- Create messaging service by filling the service name and messaging service use case and click Create.
Figure 13: Twilio account - Create Messaging services
- Follow the wizard to finish Message service creating.
- Select agin menu Messaging services and open Messaging Services page.
- Messaging service is created and visible by Name and SID.
Figure 14: Twilio account - Created Messaging service with Name and SID
- Copy the Messsaging service SID
Configure Upkip Messaging service SID
- Go back to Upkip Administration Notification Server/Media Type SMS
- Type in the field Use Message Service: True
- Type in the field Message Service SID the SID of created Messaging service.
- Click Update to update/save the SMS Media Type data.