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How to Escape Pesky Situations using Twilio Functions and TwiML Bins

What's this blog post about?

Twilio Functions and TwiML Bins offer a serverless solution to build and run applications, allowing developers to create custom phone services with synthesized speech. The tutorial demonstrates how to use Twilio Functions to create two webhooks: one for handling incoming SMS messages and another for making outgoing calls using TwiML Bins. By storing environment variables, such as the TwiML Bin URL and Twilio phone number, and configuring the webhook configuration, developers can deploy their application and test it with a code phrase, receiving an emergency call from Joanna, a synthesized voice assistant. This solution provides a practical way to explore Twilio technology in everyday life, allowing developers to expand the app by adding more prompts and creating other interesting projects.

Company
Twilio

Date published
Aug. 20, 2021

Author(s)
Dhruv Patel

Word count
1997

Language
English

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