Twilio

Twilio

You can use the Twilio connector to deploy an assistant that is available over text message.

Getting Credentials

You first have to create a Twilio app to get credentials. Once you have them you can add these to your credentials.yml.

How to get the Twilio credentials:
You need to set up a Twilio account.

  1. Once you have created a Twilio account, you need to create a new project. The basic important product to select here is Programmable SMS.
  2. Once you have created the project, navigate to the Dashboard of Programmable SMS and click on Get Started. Follow the steps to connect a phone number to the project.
  3. Now you can use the Account SID, Auth Token, and the phone number you purchased in your credentials.yml.

For more information, see the Twilio REST API.

Connecting to WhatsApp

You can deploy a Rasa Open Source assistant to WhatsApp through Twilio. However, to do so, you have to have a WhatsApp Business profile. Associate your Whatsapp Business profile with the phone number you purchased through Twilio to access the Twilio API for WhatsApp.

According to the Twilio API documentation, the phone number you use should be prefixed with whatsapp: in the credentials.yml described below.

Applying the Credentials

Add the Twilio credentials to your credentials.yml:

twilio:
  account_sid: "ACbc2dxxxxxxxxxxxx19d54bdcd6e41186"
  auth_token: "e231c197493a7122d475b4xxxxxxxxxx"
  twilio_number: "+440123456789"  # if using WhatsApp: "whatsapp:+440123456789"

Make sure to restart your Rasa Open Source server or container to make changes to which connectors are available.