send-sms

Send SMS with Twilio and TypeScript

This is an example project showing how to send an SMS message with the Twilio Programmable Messaging API and TypeScript.

You can read about how to send an SMS with TypeScript using Twilio on the Twilio blog.

Running this project

Get the code

Clone the repo and change into the send-sms directory:

git clone https://github.com/philnash/twilio-typescript-examples.git
cd twilio-typescript-examples/send-sms

Dependencies

Install the dependencies:

npm install

Config

Copy the .env.example file to .env:

cp .env.example .env

Fill in the variables with details from your Twilio account, or your own phone number.

Variable	Details
TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID	Your Account SID, available on your Twilio Console
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN	Your Auth Token, available on your Twilio Console
TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER	A Twilio phone number that can send SMS messages
MY_NUMBER	Your own phone number, in e.164 format, so that you can receive the SMS that is sent

Compile the TypeScript to JavaScript

Compile the index.ts file:

npm run build

Note that this runs the TypeScript compiler, tsc, you could also run npx tsc to get the same output.

The TypeScript will be compiled into a JavaScript file in dist/index.js.

Send the message

Now send the message with:

npm run send

You should receive the message on your phone 🎉