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Date Published
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Jamie Corkhill
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1808
Language
English
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Summary

You can build a service that forwards Twilio Error Events to a Slack channel using Python and Flask. To do this, you'll need to configure the Twilio Debugging Events Webhook, create a Slack App, format Slack messages with rich layouts, and install required Python dependencies such as Flask, Slack SDK, python-dotenv, and pyngrok. You can then define a function that takes the error parameters from the request body and formats them into a proper Slack API layout. The function will send the formatted message to the specified Slack channel using the WebhookClient from the Slack SDK. To test the application, you'll need to run it locally with Ngrok, which creates a secure tunnel to the Flask application, allowing you to access it from across the Internet. You can then trigger an error by setting up an invalid phone number Webhook URL and make a call to your Twilio Phone Number, which will send a new Slack message detailing the error details. Finally, you can deploy your Flask App to production using services like PythonAnywhere or Heroku.