Company
Date Published
Aug. 17, 2021
Author
Dirk Nielsen
Word count
3039
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Twilio has integrated its Studio and Flex Contact Center with ServiceNow to provide omnichannel, bi-directional messaging, real-time incident updates, and live agent escalation. This integration allows for contextual outbound notifications via SMS or Voice, enabling businesses to streamline their customer service processes. The tutorial covers setting up the ServiceNow instance, connecting it to GitHub, deploying Twilio Serverless Functions, and configuring the Flex plugin. With this integration, users can test the system by logging into the Service Portal, clicking on a task, and receiving a call or message that triggers an agent response. The integration is designed to improve customer service efficiency and automate incident management processes.