Conversations API
Drive engagement with scalable, multiparty conversations and grow revenue. Consumers spend 20% more on average with businesses that offer conversational messaging*.
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Integrate once and scale conversations on a flexible messaging platform
Conversational messaging across preferred channels
Create 1-to-1 or multiparty conversations for customer care and conversational commerce. Get to market quickly with web and mobile SDKs, and create custom conversational experiences with just a single API.
Use Cases
High quality conversational messaging with global reach
Conversational commerce
Increase conversions and drive more sales with conversational messaging for retail, ecommerce engagement, and more.
Customer care
Support consumers in crucial moments of their journey with scalable, two-way customer care and support.
Digital marketplace
Connect customers to the parties that best meet their needs for eCommerce, recruiting, and more through conversational messaging.
Relationship management
Build and maintain lasting customer relationships from anywhere using convenient, multichannel conversational messaging.
“Twilio had the features we needed, and performed well in financial modeling; but most importantly, our engineers were excited to use it.”
“The system we built allows dealers to meet customer demands and allows us—Carsforsale.com—to provide analytics and insights that dealers can use to create more personal interactions and plan their business.”
“Twilio not only gives us a browser based solution, but also the ability to easily add features like phone calls, chat, and SMS.”
Channels
Cross-channel text and media support on your customers’ favorite channels
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SMS
Reach consumers worldwide for conversational commerce and care without requiring an application.
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MMS
Improve customer satisfaction and offer quick support with rich media directly in the conversation.
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Conversational chat
Engage customers seamlessly with an integrated, in-app, or web chat experience.
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Facebook Messenger
Connect to billions with rich messaging, live cross-channel support, and ads that click to message.
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Google’s Business Messages
Start conversations with customers directly from Google Search, Maps, and owned channels.
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WhatsApp
Provide customer care and commerce, notifications, and promotions on the world’s most popular messaging app.
Developer Resources
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Explore quick-start guides, SDKs, our comprehensive resource library, and a free demo to kickstart your build with the Conversations API.
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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureconst accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);client.conversations.v1.conversations .create({friendlyName: 'Friendly Conversation'}) .then(conversation => console.log(conversation.sid));
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/python/installimport osfrom twilio.rest import Client# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureaccount_sid = os.environ['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID']auth_token = os.environ['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN']client = Client(account_sid, auth_token)conversation = client.conversations \\ .v1 \\ .conversations \\ .create(friendly_name='Friendly Conversation')print(conversation.sid)
// Install the C# / .NET helper library from twilio.com/docs/csharp/installusing System;using Twilio;using Twilio.Rest.Conversations.V1;class Program{ static void Main(string[] args) { // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure string accountSid = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID"); string authToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN"); TwilioClient.Init(accountSid, authToken); var conversation = ConversationResource.Create( friendlyName: "Friendly Conversation" ); Console.WriteLine(conversation.Sid); }}
// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/installimport com.twilio.Twilio;import com.twilio.rest.conversations.v1.Conversation;public class Example { // Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console // and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure public static final String ACCOUNT_SID = System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID"); public static final String AUTH_TOKEN = System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN"); public static void main(String[] args) { Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID, AUTH_TOKEN); Conversation conversation = Conversation.creator() .setFriendlyName("Friendly Conversation").create(); System.out.println(conversation.getSid()); }}
<?php// Update the path below to your autoload.php,// see https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.mdrequire_once '/path/to/vendor/autoload.php';use Twilio\\Rest\\Client;// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure\$sid = getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");\$token = getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");\$twilio = new Client(\$sid, \$token);\$conversation = \$twilio->conversations->v1->conversations ->create([ "friendlyName" => "Friendly Conversation" ] );print(\$conversation->sid);
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/ruby/installrequire 'rubygems'require 'twilio-ruby'# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureaccount_sid = ENV['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID']auth_token = ENV['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN']@client = Twilio::REST::Client.new(account_sid, auth_token)conversation = @client.conversations .v1 .conversations .create(friendly_name: 'Friendly Conversation')puts conversation.sid
# Install the twilio-cli from https://twil.io/cl*twilio api:conversations:v1:conversations:create \\ --friendly-name "Friendly Conversation"
curl -X POST "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Conversations" \\--data-urlencode "FriendlyName=Friendly Conversation" \\-u \$TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:\$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN
Quickly implement multichannel conversational messaging
Support conversations across preferred channels
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Multichannel messaging
Support SMS, MMS, chat, WhatsApp, Google’s Business Messages, and Facebook Messenger.
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Cross-channel orchestration
Maintain conversations with customers across channels without the need for additional code.
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Media support
Display photos, videos, and other file types seamlessly across channels.
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Delivery statuses
View message delivery and read receipts across channels in message logs.
Define your conversational messaging
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Web SDKs
Use pre-built framework for browser-based chat applications to connect backend and frontend databases.
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Mobile SDKs
Quickly deploy in-app chat with SDKs across Android and iOS devices.
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Quick Deploy Applications and UI Kits
Get to market faster with full-featured Swift and Kotlin apps for iOS and Android.
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Scale conversations
Have 1:1 conversations with thousands of customers or one conversation with up to 1,000 people.
Deliver a custom conversational experience
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Custom attributes
Customize any part of the conversation—user, participant, or message—for an experience unique to your business.
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Participant management
Add or remove participants and assign roles via the API.
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Scoped webhooks
Add an intelligent assistant or Twilio Studio flow to a specific conversation and define an escalation path.
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Message persistence
Maintain conversation history for ongoing context with every interaction.
Ensure compliance in every interaction
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Cloud-based archives
Maintain a threaded archive of participants and message history.
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States and timers
Define conversations as active, inactive, or closed—and set conversation expiration time.
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Advanced opt-out
Customize opt-ins and opt-outs for local regulations and languages in the Console.
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HIPAA eligibility
Deliver HIPAA-compliant patient care with SMS and chat.
Combine the power of conversations with AI
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Keep the conversation going
Optimize deliverability with our AI-powered real-time routing algorithms.
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Automate the conversation
Integrate with chatbots to automate responses to incoming messages.
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Use your customer data
Leverage valuable data from customer conversations with AI and the Twilio Segment CDP to enrich customer profiles and unlock new insights.
Resources
The Total Economic Impact™ of Twilio Messaging
A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting found Twilio Messaging provided a 3% increase in messages delivered, a 15% improvement among development teams, and a 30 to 40% opt-in rate for SMS marketing.
View the 2023 study
Pricing
Scalable conversationalmessaging with flexible pricing
Only pay for the messages you send with monthly, per-user pricing. No subscriptions, and get additional volume and committed use discounts as you scale.
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*Twilio Conversational Messaging: The Next Storefront Experience