TwilioTools enables an Agent to interact with Twilio services, such as sending SMS, retrieving call details, and listing messages.

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Prerequisites

The following examples require the twilio library and appropriate Twilio credentials, which can be obtained from here.

pip install twilio

Set the following environment variables:

export TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=***
export TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=***

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Example

The following agent will send an SMS message using Twilio:

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.twilio import TwilioTools

agent = Agent(
    instructions=[
        "Use your tools to send SMS using Twilio.",
    ],
    tools=[TwilioTools(debug=True)],
    show_tool_calls=True,
)

agent.print_response("Send an SMS to +1234567890", markdown=True)

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Toolkit Params

NameTypeDefaultDescription
account_sidOptional[str]NoneTwilio Account SID for authentication.
auth_tokenOptional[str]NoneTwilio Auth Token for authentication.
api_keyOptional[str]NoneTwilio API Key for alternative authentication.
api_secretOptional[str]NoneTwilio API Secret for alternative authentication.
regionOptional[str]NoneOptional Twilio region (e.g., au1).
edgeOptional[str]NoneOptional Twilio edge location (e.g., sydney).
debugboolFalseEnable debug logging for troubleshooting.

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Toolkit Functions

FunctionDescription
send_smsSends an SMS to a recipient. Takes recipient phone number, sender number (Twilio), and message body. Returns message SID if successful or error message if failed.
get_call_detailsRetrieves details of a call using its SID. Takes the call SID and returns a dictionary with call details (e.g., status, duration).
list_messagesLists recent SMS messages. Takes a limit for the number of messages to return (default 20). Returns a list of message details (e.g., SID, sender, recipient, body, status).

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