Twilio Numbers
Use this activity to perform operations, such as search a number with given criteria or purchase a number.
Settings
This tab has the following fields:
Field | Required | Description |
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Connection | Yes | Twilio connection name to use when accessing the Twilio service
If you have created multiple Twilio connections, select the one you want to use from the drop down menu for this field. |
Action | Yes |
Twilio number operation Select the number operation you want to use. Currently, the following operations are supported: Find Available Numbers - Search for available numbers Purchase Number - Purchase a found number |
Input
Action | Field | Required | Description |
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Find Available Numbers | IsoCountryCode | Yes | The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 two-letter country code of phone numbers to search for availability.
For example:
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Type | Yes | The type of phone numbers to search for availability.
Supported types are: Local, TollFree, Mobile |
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Contains | No | The pattern on which to match phone numbers.
For example, find phone numbers that match the pattern "TIBCO". |
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Purchase Number | PhoneNumber | No | The phone number you want to purchase.
The number should be formatted starting with a '+' followed by the country code and the number in E.164 format, such as
Note: This must be configured if
AreaCode is not set.
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AreaCode | No |
The desired area code for your new incoming phone number. Any three digit, US or Canada area code is valid. Twilio provisions a random phone number within this area code for you. Note: This must be configured if
PhoneNumber is not set.
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Output
This tab displays the activity output schema in a tree structure format. The output of an activity is displayed for informational purposes only and cannot be modified or altered. The information in this schema varies depending on the object and its action that you selected on the Configuration tab.
The properties that are displayed on the Output tab schema correspond to the output of this activity and can be used as input by subsequent activities in the flow.
Loop
If you want this activity to iterate multiple times within the flow, enter an expression that evaluates to the iteration details. Select a type of iteration from the Type menu. The default type is None, which means the activity does not iterate. For more information, see the Using the Loop Feature in an Activity topic in the
Retry on Error
The following table lists the details about the Retry on Error field:
Field | Required | Description |
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Retry on Error | Disabled by default | Refer to the "Using the Retry on Error Feature in an Activity" topic in the Note: If you have set the timeout at connection level and configured retry on error field, then when running the application, if the network fails, the application retries to connect to the network even after the timeout limit exceeds.
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