無料のTwilioトライアルアカウントの使用方法

Twilioを試しに使ってみたい方、あるいはすでにトライアルアカウントにサインアップしたけれど、このアカウントでできること、できないことを知りたいと思っている方にとって、この記事は役立つでしょう。

Sign up for your free Twilio trial

1. First, sign up for your free Twilio trial account. The signup process includes verifying your personal phone number: this is a security measure that is mandatory before you can try Twilio.
2. サインアップが完了したら、Consoleダッシュボードが表示されます。 ここはTwilioのクレデンシャル（資格情報）や使用状況を確認したり、電話番号の取得などを行う拠点となる場所です。
3. Twilioの機能をお試しいただけるよう、少額のポイント残高を付与しています。 アップグレードを行うまでは、電話番号やサービスのご使用で課金されることはありません。

Verify your personal phone number

When you signed up for your trial account, you verified your personal phone number. You can see your list of verified phone numbers on the Verified Caller IDs page.

You must verify any non-Twilio phone numbers you wish to send SMS messages or MMS messages, or place phone calls to while in trial mode. This is an extra security measure for trial accounts that we remove once you upgrade your account. You may verify as many phone numbers as you like.

トライアル中にTwilio以外の電話番号を使用できるよう検証するには:

1. Go to your Verified Caller IDs page in the console:

   

   

2. Click on the red plus (+) icon to add a new number:

   

3. Enter the phone number you wish to call or text from Twilio:

   

   
   Note You will need access to this device to receive the call or text with your verification code.
4. 検証コードを入力します。 これでトライアルのTwilioアカウントでこの番号に電話をかけたり、SMSを送信したりできるようになりました。

   

最初のTwilio電話番号を取得

You will need a Twilio phone number — a phone number purchased through Twilio — to send messages or make phone calls using Twilio.

Twilio電話番号に特にこだわりがない場合はl、最初の電話番号をTwilioに選ばせることもできます。

After signing up for your trial account, navigate to the Phone Numbers page in your console. You’ll see the phone number that we’ve selected for you — note the phone number’s capabilities, such as Voice, SMS, and MMS:

If you don’t like the number we’ve selected for you, you can search for another Twilio phone number instead.

Click on Search for a different number to find a number that better suits your needs. You can customize country, area code, or capabilities:

プロジェクトをアップグレードすることに決めた場合は、トライアルの番号はそのまま引き継がれ、現在の音声通話、SMSの料金体系にしたがって毎月課金されます。

How to release a Twilio phone number

We only allow one Twilio phone number per trial project. If you select a number or choose your own and decide that you’d like a different phone number, you must first release your current number, then pick a new number from the Buy a Number page.

現在お使いのTwilio電話番号をリリースするには:

1. Go to the Manage Numbers page.
2. リリースしたい番号をクリックします。
3. Click on the link at the bottom of the screen that reads Release this Number:

   

4. Once you’ve clicked the link, the number will be released, and you can get a new Twilio Phone number from the Buy a Number page.

Trial Account restrictions and limitations

The processes for sending messages, making phone calls, and setting up an Elastic SIP Trunk are the same for a trial account as a full paid account. However, there are some restrictions and limitations imposed while you are in trial mode.

Making phone calls

• Calls to and from your free trial phone number will play a short trial message before your TwiML runs. Within that message, we ask you to press any key to proceed with the call itself. Only after pressing a key will the code from your website will be requested. If you don’t press a key, the call will not connect to your code.
• Calls are limited to 10 minutes while in trial mode.
• Twilio以外の電話番号へ通話の発信を行いたい場合は、それを事前に検証しなければなりません。 これを行わないと通話は失敗します。 これは全トライアルアカウントに必須なセキュリティー対策になります。
• You can use either your Twilio number or a verified caller ID as your From number. You can add a verified outbound caller ID via the console. You may verify as many phone numbers to be used as your caller ID as you like.
• You may make international calls from your trial account. However, you only have access to GA and Beta phone numbers. Check out the limited list of countries you can make calls to while in trial mode.

Sending SMS and MMS messages

You cannot send SMS messages from your personal phone number with Twilio, whether on a paid or a trial plan. You can always send messages from Twilio numbers.

• 無料のトライアル電話番号からSMSを送信する場合、必ず冒頭に「Sent from a Twilio Trial account.」という文字列が追加されます。 アップグレードを行うと、送信時にこのメッセージは追加されなくなります。
• While in trial mode, you can only send messages to non-Twilio phone numbers you’ve verified with Twilio.
• While in trial mode, you cannot send messages using an alphanumeric sender ID

Sending messages internationally

下記の条件を満たす場合、トライアルプロジェクトから国際メッセージを送信できます:

1. Ensure your trial number is SMS-enabled and not restricted to sending/receiving messages and calls from local numbers. You can see your phone number’s capabilities on the Phone Numbers page in the Console:

   

   This number is not restricted to domestic calls and messages and has Voice, SMS, and MMS capabilities.
2. SMSの地域による許可を参照し、メッセージ送信先の国がオンになっていることを確認してください。
3. Remember, you can only send messages to verified phone numbers when you’re in trial mode. Make sure you verify the international phone number you’re sending to in the Console.

Elastic SIP Trunking

How to upgrade your account

If your Twilio needs expand, or you need to accomplish something that isn’t available to your trial account, you’ll need to upgrade your trial account to a full paid account. All you need to do to upgrade is provide payment information — your credit card details or Paypal account — on the billing page. You can have Twilio automatically charge you when your balance falls below a certain threshold that you set, or you can buy Twilio credits with individual payments.