Send messages in Python

Syntax#

class twilio.rest.resources.Messages(*args, **kwargs)

Parameters#

Parameter	Details
to (str)	The destination phone number.
from_ (str)	The phone number sending this message (must be a verified Twilio number)
body (str)	The message you want to send, limited to 160 characters.
status_callback	A URL that Twilio will POST to when your message is processed.
application_sid (str)	The 34 character sid of the application Twilio should use to handle this phone call.
## Remarks#
Twilio will send SMS messages for long codes (in the US, a regular ten digit number) at a rate of one message per second. For additional throughput, you can use pools of numbers with Copilot or apply for a shortcode, which can send 30 messages or more per second.

Sending MMS

You can add an image to your message using the parameter media_url.

# Download the twilio-python library from https://twilio.com/docs/libraries
from twilio.rest import TwilioRestClient
 
# Find these values at https://twilio.com/user/account
account_sid = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
auth_token = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
client = TwilioRestClient(account_sid, auth_token)    
message = client.messages.create(
    to="+12316851234",
    from_="TWILIO_NUMBER",
    body="Hello there, StackOverflow!",
    media_url=[
        'https://demo.twilio.com/owl.png',
        'https://demo.twilio.com/logo.png'])

Sending SMS

To send your first SMS with Twilio and Python you’ll just need the Twilio-Python helper library to get started.

# Download the twilio-python library from https://twilio.com/docs/libraries
from twilio.rest import TwilioRestClient
 
# Find these values at https://twilio.com/user/account
account_sid = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
auth_token = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
client = TwilioRestClient(account_sid, auth_token)
 
message = client.messages.create(to="+12316851234", from_="TWILIO_NUMBER",
                                 body="Hello there, StackOverflow!")

Sending messages and MMS through Twilio

Twilio help build apps that communicate with everyone in the world. Voice & Video, Messaging and Authentication APIs for every application.

You can get an API key for free.

To send a message through Twilio, your application needs to make an HTTP POST request to Twilio with the following things:

The phone number you want to send the message to.
Twilio number from which you’re attempting to send the message. (Only Twilio message-enabled phone numbers will work)
The body of the message.

To send an SMS, make an HTTP POST request to the Messages resource.

    POST https://api.twilio.com/20xx-xx-xx/Accounts/xxxxxxx/Messages

Below is an example code to show how sending messeges with Twilio API will work.

# Download the twilio-python library from https://twilio.com/docs/libraries
from twilio.rest import TwilioRestClient

# Find these values at https://twilio.com/user/account
account_sid = "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
auth_token  = "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
client      = TwilioRestClient(account_sid, auth_token)

message = client.messages.create(
    to    = "+12316851234",
    from_ = "+15555555555",
    body  = "Hello there!"
)

If the Twilio number supports MMS, then you can send and receive MMS also.

Below is code to send MMS through Twilio API.

message = client.messages.create(
    to    = "+12316851234",
    from_ = "+15555555555",
    body  = "Hello there!",
    media_url=[
        'https://demo.twilio.com/owl.png',
        'https://demo.twilio.com/logo.png'
    ])