A Brief Introduction

With version 3.0 we've simplified interaction with the Twilio REST API. No more manually creating URLS or parsing XML/JSON. You now interact with resources directly. Follow the Quickstart Guide to get up and running right now. The User Guide shows you how to get the most out of twilio-php.

Prerequisites

• PHP >= 5.2.1
• The PHP JSON extension

Quickstart

Send a SMS

require('Services/Twilio.php');

$client = new Services_Twilio('AC123', '123');
$message = $client->account->sms_messages->create(
  '9991231234', // From this number
  '8881231234', // Text this number
  "Hello monkey!"
);

print $message->sid;

Make a Call

require('Services/Twilio.php');

$sid = "ACXXXXXX"; // Your Account SID from www.twilio.com/user/account
$token = "YYYYYY"; // Your Auth Token from www.twilio.com/user/account

$client = new Services_Twilio($sid, $token);
$call = $client->account->calls->create(
  '9991231234', // From this number
  '8881231234', // Call this number

  // Read TwiML at this URL when a call connects (hold music)
  'http://twimlets.com/holdmusic?Bucket=com.twilio.music.ambient'
);

Generating TwiML

To control phone calls, your application needs to output TwiML. Use Services_Twilio_Twiml to easily create such responses.

require('Services/Twilio.php');

$response = new Services_Twilio_Twiml();
$response->say('Hello');
$response->play('https://api.twilio.com/cowbell.mp3', array("loop" => 5));
print $response;

That will output XML that looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Response>
    <Say>Hello</Say>
    <Play loop="5">https://api.twilio.com/cowbell.mp3</Play>
<Response>

Installation

You can install twilio-php via PEAR or by downloading the source.

Download the source which includes all dependencies.

Once you download the library, stick the folder in your project directory and then include the library file:

require 'Services/Twilio.php';

and you're good to go!

Via PEAR (>= 1.9.3):

Or use these PEAR commands to download the helper library:

$ pear channel-discover twilio.github.com/pear
$ pear install twilio/Services_Twilio

Full Documentation

The documentation for twilio-php is hosted at Read the Docs. Click here to read our full documentation.

Reporting Issues

Did you run into trouble using our documentation? We would love to hear your feedback. Report issues using the Github Issue Tracker or email help@twilio.com.