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Doug Wolfgram
Doug Wolfgram

Reputation: 2126

When I pay for a Twilio account, can I send SMS FROM any number?

I am searching for a service that will allow my website users to send sms messages FROM their own cell numbers, but using my website. Is that possible with Twilio? It appears as though the from address always must be the twilio phone number.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1346

Answers (1)

Matt Patenaude
Matt Patenaude

Reputation: 4867

While caller ID spoofing for phone calls is frowned upon, but generally permissible, federal law in many countries prohibits the spoofing of sender information on SMS messages. As a result, Twilio will only send messages from numbers purchased through Twilio, or in some circumstances, your own personal phone number that you've verified with Twilio (this is mostly just for voice calls, though).

According to the Twilio documentation for the REST API, only Twilio phone numbers are allowed as the "From" parameter:

A Twilio phone number enabled for the type of message you wish to send. Only phone numbers or short codes purchased from Twilio work here; you cannot (for example) spoof messages from your own cell phone number.

Upvotes: 4

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