CODEWITHSUNDEEP
djangotwilio
PhoebeB
PhoebeB

Reputation: 8570

How to initiate SMS from django twilio

All the examples of using django-twilio to send an SMS assume that this is initiated by receiving one first, that my application is responding to an incoming sms by sending another one.

But how do I initiate an SMS call? I need to send an SMS notifying specific users that a new booking has come in.

This is what I want to do, but all I get is the XML that twilio needs. What is the missing step?

@login_required @user_passes_test(is_webmaster) @twilio_view def send_test_sms(request):

r = twiml.Response()
r.message('Test SMS from my app', to="+nnnnnnnn")

return r

Upvotes: 1

Views: 311

Answers (1)

phalt
phalt

Reputation: 1244

Twilio devangel here, I also maintain the django-twilio library :)

You can send outbound SMS and initiate outbound voice calls using the rest API like so:

# import this into your view / controller
from django_twilio.client import twilio_client


# Within your function, use the REST API:
m = twilio_client.messages.create(
    to='TO_NUMBER', 
    from_='FROM_NUMBER', 
    body='Join me and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son!'
)

print m.status
>>> 'sent'

You can read more on the REST API client in twilio-python over here

Upvotes: 2

Related Questions