Messaging

Conversations API

Manage multiparty conversations across SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, and chat.

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A single API for scalable, multiparty
conversations across channels

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Natively support conversations on SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, and chat. Integrate a unified API to manage participants and message archives, add integrations, and analyze interactions with webhooks.

Capabilities

Easily implement
conversational messaging

  • Node.js
  • C#
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • Python
  • Java
  • curl
  • twilio-cli
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install// Your Account Sid and Auth Token from twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureconstaccountSid=process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;constauthToken=process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;constclient=require('twilio')(accountSid,authToken);client.conversations.conversations.create().then(conversation=>console.log(conversation.sid));
// Install the C# / .NET helper library from twilio.com/docs/csharp/installusingSystem;usingTwilio;usingTwilio.Rest.Conversations.V1;classProgram{staticvoidMain(string[]args){// Find your Account Sid and Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/securestringaccountSid=Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");stringauthToken=Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");TwilioClient.Init(accountSid,authToken);varconversation=ConversationResource.Create();Console.WriteLine(conversation.Sid);}}
<?php// Update the path below to your autoload.php,// see https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.mdrequire_once'/path/to/vendor/autoload.php';useTwilio\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");$twilio=newClient($sid,$token);$conversation=$twilio->conversations->v1->conversations->create();print($conversation->sid);
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/ruby/installrequire'rubygems'require'twilio-ruby'# Your Account Sid and Auth Token from 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.conversations.createputsconversation.sid
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/python/installimportosfromtwilio.restimportClient# Your Account Sid and Auth Token from 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.conversations.create()print(conversation.sid)
// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/installimportcom.twilio.Twilio;importcom.twilio.rest.conversations.v1.Conversation;publicclassExample{// Find your Account Sid and Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/securepublicstaticfinalStringACCOUNT_SID=System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");publicstaticfinalStringAUTH_TOKEN=System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");publicstaticvoidmain(String[]args){Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID,AUTH_TOKEN);Conversationconversation=Conversation.creator().create();System.out.println(conversation.getSid());}}
curl -X POST https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Conversations \-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN
#Installthetwilio-clifromhttps://twil.io/clitwilioapi:conversations:v1:conversations:create

Support multimedia conversations on multiple channels

  • Multichannel messaging: Orchestrate messages across SMS, MMS, chat, and WhatsApp without additional code
  • Media support: Display photos, videos, and other file types seamlessly across channels
  • Intelligent Concatenation: Automatically segment long messages with a header that carriers use for reassembly
  • Smart Encoding: Send SMS messages in the most compact encoding possible (fall back to UCS-2 for non GSM-7 characters)
  • Node.js
  • C#
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • Python
  • Java
  • curl
  • twilio-cli
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install// Your Account Sid and Auth Token from twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureconstaccountSid=process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;constauthToken=process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;constclient=require('twilio')(accountSid,authToken);client.conversations.conversations('CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX').participants.create().then(participant=>console.log(participant.sid));
// Install the C# / .NET helper library from twilio.com/docs/csharp/installusingSystem;usingTwilio;usingTwilio.Rest.Conversations.V1.Conversation;classProgram{staticvoidMain(string[]args){// Find your Account Sid and Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/securestringaccountSid=Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");stringauthToken=Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");TwilioClient.Init(accountSid,authToken);varparticipant=ParticipantResource.Create(pathConversationSid:"CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");Console.WriteLine(participant.Sid);}}
<?php// Update the path below to your autoload.php,// see https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.mdrequire_once'/path/to/vendor/autoload.php';useTwilio\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");$twilio=newClient($sid,$token);$participant=$twilio->conversations->v1->conversations("CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX")->participants->create();print($participant->sid);
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/ruby/installrequire'rubygems'require'twilio-ruby'# Your Account Sid and Auth Token from 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)participant=@client.conversations.conversations('CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX').participants.createputsparticipant.sid
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/python/installimportosfromtwilio.restimportClient# Your Account Sid and Auth Token from 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)participant=client.conversations \
.conversations('CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX') \
.participants \
.create()print(participant.sid)
// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/installimportcom.twilio.Twilio;importcom.twilio.rest.conversations.v1.conversation.Participant;publicclassExample{// Find your Account Sid and Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/securepublicstaticfinalStringACCOUNT_SID=System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");publicstaticfinalStringAUTH_TOKEN=System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");publicstaticvoidmain(String[]args){Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID,AUTH_TOKEN);Participantparticipant=Participant.creator("CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX").create();System.out.println(participant.getSid());}}
curl -X POST https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants \-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN
#Installthetwilio-clifromhttps://twil.io/clitwilioapi:conversations:v1:conversations:participants:create\--conversation-sid CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Manage participants and permissions for flexible control

  • Scale conversations: Have 1:1 conversations with thousands of customers or one conversation with up to 1,000 people
  • Participant management: Add or remove participants and assign roles via the API
  • Advanced Opt-Out: Customize opt-ins and opt-outs for local regulations and languages in the Console
  • Node.js
  • C#
  • PHP
  • Ruby
  • Python
  • Java
  • curl
  • twilio-cli
// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install// Your Account Sid and Auth Token from twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureconstaccountSid=process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;constauthToken=process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;constclient=require('twilio')(accountSid,authToken);client.conversations.conversations('CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX').update({friendlyName:'friendly_name'}).then(conversation=>console.log(conversation.friendlyName));
// Install the C# / .NET helper library from twilio.com/docs/csharp/installusingSystem;usingTwilio;usingTwilio.Rest.Conversations.V1;classProgram{staticvoidMain(string[]args){// Find your Account Sid and Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/securestringaccountSid=Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");stringauthToken=Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");TwilioClient.Init(accountSid,authToken);varconversation=ConversationResource.Update(friendlyName:"friendly_name",pathSid:"CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX");Console.WriteLine(conversation.FriendlyName);}}
<?php// Update the path below to your autoload.php,// see https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.mdrequire_once'/path/to/vendor/autoload.php';useTwilio\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");$twilio=newClient($sid,$token);$conversation=$twilio->conversations->v1->conversations("CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX")->update(["friendlyName"=>"friendly_name"]);print($conversation->friendlyName);
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/ruby/installrequire'rubygems'require'twilio-ruby'# Your Account Sid and Auth Token from 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.conversations('CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX').update(friendly_name:'friendly_name')putsconversation.friendly_name
# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/python/installimportosfromtwilio.restimportClient# Your Account Sid and Auth Token from 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 \
.conversations('CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX') \
.update(friendly_name='friendly_name')print(conversation.friendly_name)
// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/installimportcom.twilio.Twilio;importcom.twilio.rest.conversations.v1.Conversation;publicclassExample{// Find your Account Sid and Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/securepublicstaticfinalStringACCOUNT_SID=System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");publicstaticfinalStringAUTH_TOKEN=System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");publicstaticvoidmain(String[]args){Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID,AUTH_TOKEN);Conversationconversation=Conversation.updater("CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX").setFriendlyName("friendly_name").update();System.out.println(conversation.getFriendlyName());}}
curl -X POST https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX \--data-urlencode "FriendlyName=friendly_name"\-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN
#Installthetwilio-clifromhttps://twil.io/clitwilioapi:conversations:v1:conversations:update\--sid CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX \--friendly-name friendly_name

Ensure compliance and improve customer satisfaction

  • Cloud-based archives: Maintain a threaded archive of participants and message history
  • Default states: Define conversations as active, inactive, or closed for easy reference
  • Configurable timers: Set parameters to create a new conversation after a defined period of time or set them to never expire
  • Delivery statuses: View SMS delivery receipts and WhatsApp read receipts in message logs
  • curl
curl -X GET 'https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Conversations/Webhooks'\-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

Get to market quickly with a custom conversational experience

  • Chat client SDKs: Use embeddable SDKs for mobile and web
  • Webhooks: Implement an integration like a profanity filter or analytics tool across an entire Conversation Service
  • Scoped Webhooks: Add an intelligent assistant or Twilio Studio flow to a specific conversation

Code Samples

Start with code samples to build
common use cases

Chat support
(in-app and web)

Build scalable chat-based customer support for web, iOS, and Android.

Android, C#, iOS, Java, Node.js, PHP

WhatsApp Business
API conversations

Engage customers for sales and support over the most popular messaging app in the world.

C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby

Anonymous SMS conversations

Protect phone numbers while making it easy for customers and employees to talk to each other.

C#, Java, Python, Ruby

Get Started

Start building conversations in
the language you know

Resources

Twilio Conversations quickstart

Create your first conversation, add and remove channels and participants, and build a proof-of-concept application.

Get started

Conversations + WhatsApp Business API

Twilio Conversations supports WhatsApp out of the box. Use this guide to set up common two-way use cases.

See docs

Programmable Chat

Add chat functionality to your web or mobile app in your language of choice with Twilio APIs.

See docs

API reference

Conversations API

Build two-way messaging across channels with multiple parties using the Conversations REST API and resources to help you get started.

See docs

Media Support in Conversations

Learn how to send and display media (photos, video, and other file types) in the chat-based portion of a Conversation using the client-side SDKs and the REST Media Content Service (MCS) API.

See docs

Pricing

Only pay for what you use

With per-user pricing, you only pay for what you use. There’s no need to predict usage or message volumes because Conversations scales for every use case.

See Conversations pricing

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