twilio_sms_send_message_typescript_quickstart.ts

1import { Twilio } from 'twilio';
2
3// Your Account SID and Auth Token from twilio.com/console
4// To set up environmental variables, see http://twil.io/secure
5const accountSid: string = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID || 'ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX';
6const authToken: string = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN || 'your_auth_token';
7
8const client = new Twilio(accountSid, authToken);
9
10async function sendSms(): Promise<void> {
11  try {
12    const message = await client.messages.create({
13      body: 'This is the ship that made the Kessel Run in fourteen parsecs?',
14      from: '+15017122661', // Your Twilio number
15      to: '+15558675310'    // The recipient's number
16    });
17
18    console.log(`Message SID: ${message.sid}`);
19  } catch (error) {
20    console.error('Error sending message:', error);
21  }
22}
23
24sendSms();