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Twilio Best Practices

By : Rogers

4.5 (4)

Twilio Best Practices

4.5 (4)

By: Rogers

Overview of this book

If you have experience with at least one programming language and are looking to integrate Twilio into your applications, then this book is for you.

Preface

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Free Chapter

1. Working with TwiML

1. Working with TwiML

Where in my application will I be using TwiML?

Getting started with TwiML

Digging deeper – Twilio's requests

The world of TwiML verbs

Best practices for working with TwiML

Summary

2. Exploring the REST API

2. Exploring the REST API

What is the Twilio REST API?

Interacting with the API

Getting started with the Twilio PHP library

Getting started with Postman

Mastering call-related APIs

Mastering messaging APIs

Working with phone numbers, accounts, and usage

Summary

3. Calling in the Browser with Twilio Client

3. Calling in the Browser with Twilio Client

What is Twilio Client?

Where can I use Twilio Client?

How does Twilio Client work?

Adding Twilio Client to your web applications

Receiving incoming calls in the browser

Getting started with Twilio Client on iOS and Android

Summary

4. Twilio in the Real World

4. Twilio in the Real World

The callback request tool

The conference calling tool

And you're done!

Summary

5. Twilio in your language

5. Twilio in your language

PHP – a recap

Ruby

Python

C#

Java

Node.js

Apex for Salesforce.com

Summary

6. Securing your Twilio App

6. Securing your Twilio App

Enabling two-factor authentication

Verifying that requests are from Twilio

Building a circuit breaker

Summary

7. Testing, Debugging, and Deploying Twilio Apps

7. Testing, Debugging, and Deploying Twilio Apps

The power of flowcharts

Using the App Monitor

Using the Request Inspector

Fixing common errors

Summary

8. Online Resources

8. Online Resources

Hosting providers

Web frameworks

Automated testing

Using flowcharts

What next?

Index

Index

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Hosting providers

While you're building and testing your Twilio code, you can run it on your local machine with ngrok, but once you're ready to go live, you'll need a real web hosting provider (or your own server). Here are some recommendations:

Heroku (https://www.heroku.com): This is owned by the enterprise software powerhouse Salesforce, and specializes in making it easy to deploy and scale applications with no server expertise. It's free to start with and supports essentially every language and framework you can imagine. However, it quickly gets expensive as you scale.
DigitalOcean (https://www.digitalocean.com): This is the fastest growing hosting provider in history, providing cheap and endlessly configurable cloud servers from $5 per month. It's an excellent platform but requires a fair bit of knowledge to configure your own server.
Fused (http://www.fused.com): This specializes in hosting for small- and medium-sized businesses with a special focus on great customer support. You can...

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